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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<P>_WHEREAS it hath plea&s;ed the Parliament in and by their Act bearing Date the 14^th of <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> 1649. concerning the Exci&s;e, to appoint the Generall of their Forces for the time being, to Order and enjoyne all Collonels, Captaines, Officers &amp; Soul|diers under his Command, upon application made to them, or any of them, &s;peedily to &s;uppre&s;&s;e all Tumults, Ryots, and unlawfull A&s;&s;em|blies which &s;hall be attempted or acted, in oppo&s;ition again&s;t the Commi&s;|&s;ioners of Exci&s;e, their Sub-Commi&s;sioners, Collectors, or Officers, in exe|cution of the Ordinances and Acts of Parliament for the Exci&s;e; and to ap|prehend all &s;uch ryotous and tumultuous per&s;ons, that they may be proceed|ed again&s;t according to Law. And whereas it is in the &s;aid Act further de|clared, That no Commander, Officer, or Souldier, &s;hall &s;eize upon, forcea|bly take, or detayne any the Receipts of the Exci&s;e, or protect any per&s;on from payment thereof, or encourage any per&s;on not to pay the &s;ame. And that if any Commanders, Officers, or Souldiers, &s;hall notwith&s;tanding &s;eize upon, forceably take, or detayne any the Receipts of the Exci&s;e, protect any per&s;on from paying thereof, or encourage any per&s;on not to pay the &s;ame, upon due proofe made thereof, &s;hall be <HI>(Ip&s;o facto)</HI> Ca&s;hiered, and all his Arrears forfeited to the Common-wealth; and &s;uffer &s;uch other puni&s;h|ment as &s;hall by the &s;aid Generall or Councell of Warre, be adjudged fit|ting.</P>
<P><HI>IN pur&s;uance whereof I doe hereby require all Collonels, Captains, Officers, and Souldiers under my Command, upon application from time to time of the &s;aid Commi&s;sioners of the Exci&s;e, their Sub-Commi&s;sioners, Collectors, or Of|ficers, unto them, or any of them, to be aiding and a&s;si&s;ting, as well in prevent|ing of &s;uch Tumults and Ryots, as in the &s;uppre&s;sing thereof. And doe al&s;o hereby declare, That if any Collonels, Officers, or Souldiers &s;hall &s;eize upon, forceably take, or detayne any the Receipts of the Exci&s;e, or &s;hall protect any per&s;on from paying thereof, or encourage any per&s;on not to pay the &s;ame, &s;hall be proceeded again&s;t, and &s;uffer according as in the &s;aid Act is expre&s;&s;ed.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Given under my Hand and Seale the Eight day of</HI> <DATE>Novemb. 1651.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>O: CROMWELL.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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