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A.D. 1659] farmed, Estimated, Received or Accompted, for in the year One thousand six hundred forty nine, and so Communibus Annis to this time. And how many Ministers and School Masters have been at any time since the year aforesaid Ejected and Amoved: And how many of them are fit to be restored, what Churches, Vicaradges, Rectories and Places have since become void and for how long time they so remained by the Death, Ejection or Removal of the former Incumbents, Ministers and School-Masters To whom the presentation and right of patronage to such vacant Places did and doth belong. How the respective Churches and Parishes have been supplied since the said two and twentieth day of February, One thousand six hundred forty nine, And by whom and how the persons are qualified that supplied the same; And the said Commissioners, or any three or more of them, are hereby further Impowered and Required to examine and certify, by whom the said Church-Livings, Rectories, and Vicarages, Impropriations, and other the Premises, since the time aforesaid, have been sequestred, farmed, received, collected or disposed of. And to what real value the same did and doth amount unto, and how Accompted; And how much thereof doth remain in the hands of any person or persons within the said respective Counties, due and unaccompted for to the Commonwealth; And to certify the same with all other their proceedings by virtue of this Act. And the Commissions and Instructions aforesaid to the Council of State, and one other part thereof to the Court of Exchequer at Westminster, with a Schedule of the Debtors and Accomptants sum and sums of money due, and payable from them and every of them to the Commonwealth, whereby the same may be proceeded upon according to the Course of Exchequer, against like Accomptants, to force the payment thereof, without any further Commission, Inquiry or Inquisition thereon to be had, which they are hereby enabled to do: Any former Act or Ordinance concerning the same to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.

And the Council of State from time to time are hereby enabled to give further Instructions and Directions for the carrying on of the Service aforesaid, and to give such allowances to the persons by them to be imployed therein as they shall think fit.

And the Council of State are hereby further impowered and required. That in all Cases where the Presentation doth or shall belong to the State either of meer right or by lapse, That they shall take speedy care for the supply of them.