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Section XXII Commissioners for disbanding the Forces to take Account of Monies received and paid by Paymaster of the Land Forces.

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The said Account and of Money hereby granted to be given to the Commons in Parliament, within Three Months after disbanding.

And bee it enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That the Commissioners for disbanding the Forces or any Two or more of them are hereby authorized and required to take an Accompt of the Treasurer or Paymaster of the Land Forces of all moneyes by him received and paid for the use of or to the said Forces raised since the said Nine and twentyeth day of September One thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven or any of them or any contingent Charges in reference thereunto which the said Paymaster is hereby injoyned to make and deliver upon Oath to the said Commissioners within Ten dayes After the disbanding of the said Forces and the said Commissioners or any Two or more of them are hereby impowered to administer the said Oath to the said Paymaster, for the makeing and perfecting the same, And the said Account as alsoe the Account of the Money hereby granted to his Majestie shall be given to the Commons assembled in Parlyament of this or any succeeding Parlyament within Three moneths after the said Forces shall be disbanded and all Charges incident thereunto paid and discharged if a Parlyament shall then be sitting or in the next approaching Session that shall happen.