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Section XXIV Further Regulations as to paying and disbanding the Forces by Paymaster.

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Certificate by him to Exchequer of Monies paid, &c.

And bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Treasurer or Paymaster of the Land Forces shall in the first place pay off and discharge the Wages and Pay due to the Officers and Soldiers at the respective time of their disbanding and shall within twenty dayes after the disbanding of any Regiment Troope or Company or any number of Horse or Foote returne into the Receipt of His Majestyes Exchequer a Certificate fairely written in Parchment of the Money he paid and the numbers of men together with the dayes of their Muster whereby a due account may appeare thereof and out of the residue of the Money he sail pay and discharge what appeares due for Cloathes and other Necessaries and Charges relateing to the said Forces and shall in like manner returne Certificates of the same into the Exchequer.