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July, one thousand six hundred forty and three, and the thirteenth of November, one thousand six hundred forty and seven.
And it is further ordered, that the said committee be authorized to receive one penny upon the pound of and for every adventurer, for so much land as he shall be entitled or lay claim unto, towards the defraying of all incident charges here for carrying on this service.
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The Commission with Instructions confirmed by this Act.
The Commission.The keepers of the liberty of England, by authority of Parliament, to our trusty and well-beloved Charles Fleetwood, Esq., Lieutenant-General of the Army in Ireland, Edward Ludlow, Esq., Lieutenant-General of the Horse, Miles Corbet, Esq., and John Jones, Esq., greeting.
Whereas since the beginning of the late horrid rebellion in Ireland, in the year one thousand six hundred forty and one, four several Acts of Parliament have been made for the encouragement of well-affected persons, bodies politique and corporate, to pay in divers considerable sums of money by way of adventure towards the suppression of the said rebellion, Ihat is to say, one Act, entituled, "An Act for the speedy and effectual reducing of the Rebels in His Majestie's Kingdom of Ireland to their due Obedience to His Majesty and the Crown of England." And one other Act, entituled, "An Act for adding unto and explaining of certain Clauses in another Act made this Parliament, entituled, 'An Act for the speedy and effectual reducing of the Rebels in His Majestie's Kingdom of Ireland to their due Obedience to His Majesty and the Crown of England'." And one other Act, entituled, "An Act to enable Corporations and Bodies Politique to participate of the benefit of an Act lately passed, entituled, 'An Act for the speedy and effectual reducing of the Rebels in His Majestie's Kingdom of Ireland to their due Obedience to His Majesty and the Crown of England'." And one other Act, entituled, "An Act for the further Advancement of an effectual and speedy Reduction of the Rebels in Ireland to the Obedience of His Majesty and the Crown of England." And whereas since the making of the said four Acts, one ordinance was also made, entituled, "An Ordinance or Declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the Encouragement of the Adventurers to make new Subscriptions for Towns, Cities, and Lands in Ireland." And likewise another ordinance of the thirteenth of November, one thousand six hundred forty and seven. Upon which several Acts and ordinances great sums of money have been subscribed and paid in to the respective treasurers therein named, which by the said Acts and ordinances are to be satisfied by several proportions of the lands of the rebels aforesaid. And whereas, also, several great sums of money are grown due and