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THE

PARLIAMENTARY

OR

CONSTITUTIONAL

History of England,

From the earlieft TIMES,

TO THE

Restoration of King CHARLES II.

COLLECTED

From the RECORDS, the ROLLS of Parliament, the JOURNALS
of both Houses, the Public LIBRARIES, Original MANU-
SCRIPTS, fcarce SPEECHES, and TRACTS; all compared with
the feveral Contemporary Writers, and connected, through-
put, with the Hiftory of the Times.

By SEVERAL HAND S.

THE SECOND EDITION.

IN TWENTY-FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. XVI.

From June 23, 1647, to Feb. 10. 1647.

LONDON,

Printed for J. and R. TONSON, and A. MILLAR, in the
Strand; and W. SANDBY, in Fleet-ftreet.

M DCC LXIII.

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THE

PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY

OF

ENGLAND.

N the 23d of June the Lords paffed An. 23° Car. É

a

1647.

July.

an Ordinance, fent up by the Commons, for raifing Monies for the Service of England and Ireland. This was laying aTax of 60,000l. An Ordinance Month, to continue for one Year, forment of for a monthly viz. from the 25th of March then 60,000 l. paft, to the 25th of March enfuing: A heavy Load, after all their former Preffures, on this miferable Kingdom.

The refpective Sums, charged upon each County by the faid Ordinance, were as follows:

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