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A.D. 1649] Lloid, Hugh Price, Richard Price, Richard Gruffith, Robert Grufifith, Rice Vaughan, Esqs., Samuel Big, Gent., Edward Owen of Castle-Dail, Owen Salusbury, Esq., Gruffith Hanney, John Lloyd, Lewis Owen, Robert Vaughan, Esqs., Robert Owen, Thomas Michael, Gent., William Williams, Esquire, be and hereby are constituted and appointed Commissioners for the said several and respective Counties and Island; which said Commissioners or any five of them have hereby full power and authority to do all and every such Act and Acts as may further the rating and collecting of the said sum of Twenty four Thousand pounds upon the said respective Counties and Island in the manner and proportion aforesaid; and to remove all lets and obstructions and determine all differences that may hinder the effectual prosecution of this Work, and to supervise and regulate proceedings to the best of their Judgments, according to the true intent and meaning of this Act.

Provided always, That no well affected person in any of the said Counties and Island be compelled to pay any Rate or Tax towards the raising of the said sums or any of them. Provided also, That this Act shall not extend to discharge or pardon any person excepted from pardon, or from Composition for his Estate, by the Propositions sent to the late King at Newcastle, nor by any Act, Order or Vote of Parliament not yet repealed.

2. Nor any Member of Parliament that hath deserted his Trust and adhered to the Enemy.

3. Nor any person that hath assisted the Irish Rebellion, or held correspondency or Intelligence with the Rebels in Ireland.

4. Nor any person that having been in Arms against the Parliament, doth reside in France or Ireland, or in any other Parts beyond the Seas.

5. Nor any person that hath given Intelligence to, or held correspondency in any thing against the Parliament, with Charles Stuart, the late King's son, or his Adherents in any of the parts beyond the seas.

6. Nor any Delinquent, or otherwise scandalous Minister or Clergyman (as to Ecclesiastical Promotions only) that is already duly sequestered or sequestrable nor at all to pardon such of them as have plotted or contrived the Revolt of the said Island of Anglesey.

7. Nor any Papists in arms, nor any other Papists for the two thirds of their Estates sequestered or sequesterable, according