Section XXVII The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Chamberlain of London to repay out of the said £400,000. Monies lent or engaged to be paid by the Public Faith, with Interest at £8. per Cent. per Ann. in such Manner as the Commissioners herein named shall, under theire Hands, appoint.
Warrant of the said Commissioners to be a Discharge to the Treasurers.
And be it further enacted by the authority of this present Parliament That the said Sir Richard Gurney Knight and Baronet Lord Maior of the Citie of London Sir John Cordall Sir Thomas Soame Sir John Gayer Sir Jacob Garret Alderman Atkins Alderman Pennington Sir John Wollaston Alderman Adams Alderman Warner Master Samuel Vassell Master John Venn the Chamberlain of the City of London for the time being and other persons by this present act of Parliament constituted and ordained to be Treasurers and Receivers of the said Four hundred thousand pounds and other su[m]m and su[m]ms of money payable by this act the Survivors and survivor of them respectively shall and may satisfie pay and deliver out of the said Four hundred thousand pounds and other su[m]m and su[m]ms aforesaid unto all and every County Place person or persons who have lent or advanced or to whom any moneys are or shall be due arreare or owing and for the payment whereof both Houses of Parliament or the House of Commons onely is are or shall be engaged by any act or Order of publique faith all and every such su[m]m and su[m]ms of money which shall be soe due arreare or unpaid so far as the said Four hundred thousand pounds and other su[m]m and su[m]ms granted by this act shall extend to together with such other and further su[m]m and su[m]ms of money as the damages of and for the said su[m]ms so lent or advanced due arreare or owing shall amount unto after the rate of eight pounds per centum for a yeare from the day and time that the same was laid out and advanced or did or shall become due and payable untill they shall respectively have received the said su[m]ms so disbursed due or payable in such manner & forme as William Earle of Bedford William Marquesse of Hertford Robert Earle of Essex William Earle of Salisbury Robert Earle of Warwick Henry Earle of Holland Thomas Earle of Berkshire Henry Earle of Stamford Francis Lord Dacres Philip Lord Wharton William Lord Pagett Robert Lord Brooke Edward Mountague Lord of Kimbolton John Lord Pawlet Edward Lord Howard of Escrick Francis Leigh Lord Dunsmore or any four or more of them Denzill Hollis Esquire John Pym Esquire Sir Christopher Wray Knight Sir John Hotham Baronet Thomas Lord Wenman Sir Christopher Yelverton Knight William Cage Esquire Henry Martin Esquire Sir Dudley North Knight Sir Thomas X1Bower Baronet Sir Edward Aiscough Knight Sir John Culpeper Knight Chancellor of his Majesties Court of Exchequer Sir Robert Crane Knight and Baronet John Hampden Esquire Sir Edmund Munford Sir Walter Earle Sir Arthur Ingram Knights Sir Gilbert Gerrard Baronet Sir Guy Palmes Knight Sir Samuel Owfield Knight Sir Henry Vane junior Knight Sir Hugh Cholmeley Knight Harbottell Grimston Esquire Sir Philip Stapleton Knight Sir Edward Hales Knight and Baronet Sir Thomas Widdrington Knight Thomas Lord Gray Sir Norton Knatchbull Knight and Baronet Edmund Waller Esquire Henry Lord Gray of Ruthyn or any eight or more of them and so proportionably in such manner and quality by any one or more writing or writings under theire hands during this Parliament shall limit appoint and declare And that the Warrant X2and Warrants of the said Commissioners before named for the issuing out of the said moneys or of such number of them as before is expressed proportionably togeather with the Acquittance and Acquittances from the person or persons which shall be appointed as aforesaid by the said Commissioners or of such number of them proportionably as before is expressed for receipt of the said su[m]m or su[m]ms of money according to this act shall be a sufficient discharge to the Treasurers in this act named for so much money as shall be comprehended in such acquittance or acquittances for the issuing out and payment of the said su[m]m or su[m]ms of money respectively
Annotations
Editorial notes
- X1
Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Bowyer O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]
- X2
Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Or O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]