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 A. D. 1662. Anno deciino tertio &; quarto Caroli IL C. 3. 22' true IntOT^ of this A(S any of his Majcfty's Lieutenants, prliis or their Deputies, or any of them, might jB any refpedlive County nfe or -execute. _ . KXIIi. Pi^ovided neveithelefs, and be it ena<Sled by the Authority aforefaid. That in Cafe of apparent Power to his, Danger to the prefent Government, it (hall and may be lawful for his Majefty at any Time or Times '^ol»^ p°er^''^^ that the fame fliall fo happen, during the Space of three Years, from the five and twentieth Day oi June'^Armam for in the Year one thoufand fix hundred fixty and two, to raife fuch Sum or Sums of Money for the De- tii^ee Years fraying of the Whole, or fuch Part of the Militia aforefaid, as his Majefty fliall find Jiimfelf obliged tp ^P^^pOc"'"'''"' nhplpy, in order to the Quiet and Security of this Nation, the faid Sum not exceeding feventy thoufand Founds in one whole Year ; [z] and the fame to be raifed by his Majefty's Lieutenants, or in tlieir Ab^ VS^l' c' fence as aforefaid, by tlieir Deputies in their refpedlive Counties, according to the Rules and Dire-<Stions * '"' ^'^' in an Adt in this prefent Parliament, For the Raifmg of eighteen Months Affejfment after the Rate of feventy thoufand Pounds per men fern:, as alfo to continue the Space of tliree Years from the aforefaid hve aji^ twentieth Day of 'June^ and no longer; any Thing in this Acl, .or .arty fOttec, to She .contrary not- ■VHthflanding, tXXIV. Be it alfo enadled. That all Conftables, Tithingmen, or other OfEcer or Officers, who,^ fmce Such as have the four and twentieth Day of June one thoufand fix hundred and fixty, have paid or difburfed, or be- ^^'s^'btfore'tho fere the Settlement of the Militia to be eftablilhed by Virtue of this A£t fl^all pay or dilburfe, any Mo- 241^1 of June iiies for buying of Arms, £ir defraying of Charges of Soldiers, fet or to be fet upon their refpedtive Pa- »66o. how to •rifties, fliall be reimburfed the fame by thofe who have refufed to pay their Proportions thereof ; (z) and be^rniburfed, in Cafe he or they fhall refufe to pay the fame, then to be levied by Diftrefs and Sale of Goods, ren- ^ring the Overplus to the Owner or Owners, by Warrant imder the Hand and Sea] of the Lieutenant ^or Lieutenants, or in his or their Abfence, or otherwife by their Diredtioa when they are not abfent, of any two of their Deputies, direfted to the refpe<5tive Conftables, Tithingmen, px other Officer or OiR- cers aforefaid, of their refpeftive Parifhes. XXV. Provided always, and it is hereby, further enaded and :declared. That no Perfon charged with No Man charged -the finding of Horfe or Foot, or with contributing thereunto, as aforefaid, fViall be compellable to f^fve j^^J^^^^°^'^^_^^'° in his or their proper Perfon, but may according to fuch Proportion as they are or Ihall refpedively he but may find a' charged by this A6i, find one or more fit or fufficient Man or Men qualified according to this A6t, to be fufficient.Man .approved by his or their Captain refpeclively, fubjedt neverthelefs ito be altered upon Appeal to the Lieu- for li'™- tenant, or in his Abfence, as aforefaid, to his Deputy Lieutenants, .or any two of them, as there fliall fee Caufe; and that every fuch Perfon or Perfons fo foimd and provided, fliall and hereby are required to ierve as a Soldier and Soldiers, in fuch Manner, and under fuch Penalties, as are before appointed in
 * this Adt ; (z) and that every Perfon .or Perfons who fhall ferve in chis or their own Perfons (who are alio

•to be approved of as aforefaid) or fuch Perfon or Perfons as fhall be accepted in his or their Stead, fhall !at the next Mufter of fuch Troop or Company in which i.e or they are to ferve, give in his or thejr' 'Ghriftian and Surnames, and Places of Abode, unto fuch Perfon as the Lieutenant, or in his Abfencp;: as aforefaid, or by his Diredlion when he is not abfent, any two Deputy-Lieutenants fhall appoint, to the End the fame may be lifted j (3) and that from thenceforth fuch Perfon fo lifted fhall not be ex- m°''d*"tthe^ changed, or defert the faid Service, or be difcharged thereof, but by the Leave and Order of the Lieute- service, or be nant, or two Deputy-Lieutenants, or his Captain, upon reafonable Caufe (fubjedt neverthelefs upon Ap- difcharged, or peal to be determined as aforefaid) firft obtained in Writing under his or their Hands and Seals; (4) un- Leav^e'^ipon rea- der Pain that fuch Perfon departing from the faid Service without Leave as aforefaid, fhall forfeit the fonabie caufe. * iSum of twenty Pounds, to be levied .upon his Goods and Chattels in fuch Manner as is by this hdi ap- The Ptmityi •pointed for the Levying of other Penalties .; and for Non-payment or Want of Diftrefs, then every fuch Perfon to be committed to the Common GaOl of the County for any Time not exceeding three Months,, without Bail or Mainprife ; any Thing in this Adt to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. XXVL Provided always, and be it enadted, That nothing in this Adt contained fhall extend to putProvifoforthe- any new Charge of Arms upon the Tinners in the Counties of Devon and Cornwall, other than the Tax "^'""^^^ °f ^^" mentioned in the former Provifo ; but that the Lord-Warden of the Stannaries for the Time being, in JJ^a"]^" '"^"* Purfuance of his Majefty's Commiffion in that Behalf, and fuch -as he fhall commiflionate and authorize under him, according to the Rules and Dirediions before-mentioned in this AdV, fhall and may have and ufe the like Powers, and Array, Affefs, Arm, Mufter and Exercife the faid Tinners within the faid Counties, and either of them, as hath been heretofore ufed, and according to the antient Privileges and Cuftoms of the faid Stannaries, obferving the Rules and Proportions appointed by this Adl ; any Thipg, in this Adt to the contrary notwithftanding. XXVn. Provided always, and be it enadled by the Authority aforefaid. That his Majefty's Lieute- Pfoy'/ ^^r ■*;' nants that are or fhall be commifTioned for the Militia of the City of London, may and fhall continue to^n"" of Lou- lift and levy the Trained Bands and Auxiliaries of the faid City, as to Number and Quality of the Per- fons, in fuch Manner as was ufed in forming the prefent Forces now raifed by his Majefty's CommifTion ; •(2) and in regard of the extraordinary Duties, which the Forces of the faid City that now are and for- merly were raifed in order to his Majefty's happy Reftauration, have of late, and may again be put to, ^for the Safety of his Majefty's Perfon, and for fjppreiring or preventing of Infurredtions ; {■>,) That it fhall and may be lawful for his Majefty's Lieutenants of the faid City, by V/arrant from his Majefty, 'to impofe and levy yearly in the fame, fo much Money as they fhall find needful, for defraying the Ar- rears of thofe firft raifed for his Majefty's happy Reftauration, and the Arrears and neceiTary Charge of thofe that now are and fhall be raifed, with the Ammunition and other incident Expences of their Mi- litia, in fuch Manner as the prefent AflefTment is now levied, and not exceeding in any one Year the 'Proportion of one Month's Tax, which the faid City now pays towards the Tax of ^ feventy thoufand 'Pounds by the Month, and fhall be accountable for the fame, as by this Adt is- ordained ; any Thing in this Adt to the contrary of this Provifo in any wife notwithftanding.
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