Stores and Goods aforesaid; as also all Commissioners, Subcommissioners,
Collectors, Auditours of Comptrollers of the Excise, seperated and [unr]
for the Service of the aby, doe forth with, and from time to time deliver
unto the said Auditors of the Prests, all Books of Accounts, Blank Books, Inbehtories,
Apprisements, Books of Cheque and Control, and all the writings
whatsoever, relating to the premises, as remain in their custody, whereby the said
Auditors of the Prests may bee enabled to charge the accounts of the said severall
persons by this Act Accountable respectively, with such sum and summes of mony,
provisions, stores, and other goods, to they and every of them ought justly to bee
charged with, and for which they stand accountable to the Commonwealth. And he
it hereby further Enacted and Drained by the Authority Aforesaid, that the said
Accounts so taken and audffed, and hereafter to be taken and audited by the said
Auditors of the Prests, shall be declared before the Barons of the Publique court of
Erchequer in such a way as they used to bee before the Lord Treasurer, of Commissioners
for the Treasury for the time being, Chancellour and Baron of the
Erchequer; and when declared, they shall be by the said Auditours of the Prests
transmitt[unr]d to the Clerke of the Pipe, to bee by him ingrossed upon the great Roll
of the pipe, or Roll of forraigne Accounts, according to the usuall course and
custome of the Exchequer; and the Clerk of the Pipe is hereby authorized and required
to give such Discharges and Quistusest to all the said Accountants that shall
finish and perfect their Accounts, to discharge the supers ocpending upon any of the
said accounts, and to [unr] and perfoze all other thing and things concerning the
same, as hath been heretofore usually done in the like kinde, according to the aucient
course and custome of the said Court of the publique Exchequer: and if it shall
happen that any the said person of persons, of the Executors, Administrators, of
Assignes of any such person of persons that ought to account as aforesaid, shall not
enter upon their respective accounts before the said Auditors of the Prests, and pay
in all the monies in their hands unto the Treasurers of the aby, or having entred
upon the same, sh[unr]ll not perfect the same, That then such Proceedings shall be had against
all such persons aforesaid, is heretofore hath been accustomed, according to
the ancient course and custom of the Exchequer. Probided always. That this Act
of any thing therein cont[unr]ined, shall not extend to the bindzing of any of the
aforesaid person or persons from pleading to their severall charges, where there
may be just matter of plea, but that the same course shall be continued therein, as
heretofore hath beene used, according to the ancient course and customs of the said
Court of the publicke Exchequer,
Hen. Scobell Cler. Parliament
Prince Charles is sending out Commissioners to the Emperour, and to the
Kings of Poland, Spaine; but that is like to be a long worke and fruitlesse: and if
the Irish designe faile. Perhaps that very designe will surcease: they are all in a
flame in France in severall parts, therefore the Court is removing to Paris. The
Treaty goes on againe with Spaine.
A Letter from his Majesty to the Parliament at Paris.
Well beloved,
Having regard to divers addresses which have been made unto us, for out returne to our
good City of Paris; and seeing that the necessities which constrained us to advance towards
our Frontier of Pichardy requireth now no more our presence, out Armies of Flanders
passed the River; L'Escant, in view of the Enemy, causing them to retreat with losse,
and confusion and having done on our part all things necessary for a Treaty and peace between