Section VI What such Certificates to contain;

to be signed and sealed by certain of the Commissioners.

And to avoid mistakes it is further enacted That every Certificate shall particularly describe the degree and quality of the Officer therein certified and shall recite the qualifications according to this Act of such as ought to receive distribution in manner following To the Honourable the Commissioners for distributing the monies given by Act of Parliam[en]t amongst the truly loyal and indigent Officers These are to certifie That it doth appeare unto us that A. B. of C was a Captaine & (Et sic mutatis mutandis) and that he is truly loyal and indigent and hath had a real command of Souldiers according to his Co[m]mission and hath never to the best of our knowledge or information deserted His Mãties or his blessed Fathers service during the late times of Rebellion and Usurpation and that he hath not a sufficient livelihood of his owne nor hath since His Majesties returne obtained any Reward Office or Imployment sufficient for a livelihood Wherefore wee do hereby recommend him as a person fit to receive a p[ro]porc[i]on of all such monies as are to be by you distributed according to Act of Parliament And every

such Certificate shall be signed and sealed by the major part or any five of the respective Commissioners of any County Cities or Places respectively where the Officer so certified doth at present reside otherwise the Certificate shall be invalid and not to be allowed by the Commissioners sitting att Westminster as aforesaid