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_WHEREAS it hath plea&s;ed the Parliament in and by their Act bearing Date the 14^t^h 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 <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 span"> of them, &s;peedily to &s;uppre&s;&s;e all Tumults, Ryots, and unlawfull A&s;&s;em|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="4 letters">s which &s;hall be attempted or acted, in oppo&s;ition again&s;t the Commi&s;|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="4 letters">ers of Exci&s;e, their Sub-Commi&s;sioners, Collectors, or Officers, in exe|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="4 letters">on of the Ordinances and Acts of Parliament for the Exci&s;e; and to ap|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="3 letters">hend all &s;uch ryotous and tumultuous per&s;ons, that they may be proceed|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="2 letters"> again&s;t according to Law. And whereas it is in the &s;aid Act further de|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="3 letters">ed, That no Commander, Officer, or Souldier, &s;hall &s;eize upon, forcea|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="3 letters"> take, or detayne any the Receipts of the Exci&s;e, or protect any per&s;on <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="3 letters">m payment thereof, or encourage any per&s;on not to pay the &s;ame. And <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 word"> if any Commanders, Officers, or Souldiers, &s;hall notwith&s;tanding &s;eize <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 word">, forceably take, or detayne any the Receipts of the Exci&s;e, protect any <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="4 letters">on from paying thereof, or encourage any per&s;on not to pay the &s;ame, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 span"> proofe made thereof, &s;hall be <HI>(Ip&s;o facto)</HI> Ca&s;hiered, and all his <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 word"> forfeited to the Common-wealth; and &s;uffer &s;uch other puni&s;h|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="4 letters"> as &s;hall by the &s;aid Generall or Councell of Warre, be adjudged fit|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="2 letters">&punc;</P>
<P REND="indent italic">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|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="5 letters">, unto them, or any of them, to be aiding and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="2 letters">si&s;ting, as well in prevent|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="2 letters">g of &s;uch Tumults and Ryots, as in the &s;uppre&s;sing thereof. And doe al&s;o <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="2 letters">ereby declare, That if any Collonels, Officers, or S<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">uldiers &s;hall &s;eize upon, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">orceably 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;a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">d Act is expre&s;&s;ed. </P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under my Hand and Seale <DATE>the Eight day of Novemb<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="2 letters"> 1651.</DATE></DATELINE> <SIGNED>O: CROMWELL.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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