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 By which it appeares in what forwardness this vast worke was in the three very first moneths of itts proceedure, and what it was allways the intention both of the State and army, as alsoe of both the parties to the contract for surveying, that downe admeasurement and finall subdivision should be carried on together, and that regiment after regiment should be gradually and successively dispatcht absolutely. Now, the reasons how the summ came to be altered, and how Dr Petty thereby was cast into great and unexspected hardshipps, will appeare from the ensueing summary, vizt:

After severall dayes meetings and debates, they appointed out of their number a committee to consider of and propose unto the said councill such particular things for their debate as they should conceive reasonable and meet, in order to the armyes satisfaction of their arreares.

A returne of the said proposalls being made, and the councill having debated the particulars, they ordered the afforesaid committee to draw up the substance thereof into a petition to be againe offered unto them, in order to the presenting of the same unto the Lord Deputy and Councill. The purport of the said petition was, that a plenary satisfaction, notwithstanding the former order for ⅔, might be speedily given to their possession. To which petition were added severall reasons for their said desire. The said petition was accordingly received by the councill of agents, and by the greatest number of them signed, and delivered to the Lord Deputy and Councill, who, uppon consideration had thereof, did verbally referr it to the councill of agents, to give them a further accompt how the disbanded party, and those who have arreares due for service before 1649, should be equally provided for with themselves, if the foresaid petition should be granted.

His Excellency the Lord Deputy meeting in the Castle-hall with severall officers of the army, they together did resolve that that which should be proposed in generall for the officers throughout the army freely to subscribe and contribute towards the relief of the distressed Waldenses, should be a fortnights pay, and for the private souldiers one weeks pay; but severall of the officers