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Whereuppon a warrant issued for payment of 3000li more, when, by the accompt passed the 28th of November, 3784li, &c., was thereby certifyed to bee due; and when the army was in possession of their lands, an accompt was prepared of what was due from each alottee, whether the same were troope, company, or private person or persons. According to this account, the following orders issued.
Whereas, by an order of the Councill of Warr, bearing date the 11th of December, 1654, it was agreed that one penny per acre should bee allowed by the officers and souldiers of the army, for and towards the admeasurement of such lands as they should receive in satisfaction of their arreares; and forasmuch as, in pursuance of the said agreement, severall summs of money were advanced and paid unto Dr Petty uppon this said accompt, by order from His Excellency the Lord Deputy, bearing date the 18th of May, 1655, out of the severall troopes and companyes of the army:
These are, in further pursuance of the said agreement, to will and require you to deduct soe many pence out of the pay of every troope and company of the army, as the said troop or company hath recived acres of land in satisfaction of their arreares, as the same shall appeare unto you by certificat from the commissioners appointed for setting out of the said lands unto them, due deduction being made of all such moneyes as you find to have been allready advanced uppon the same accompt as aiforesaid; and the said moneyes being discounted out of the next moneths pay, after your receipt of the aforementioned commissioners certificate respectively, you are to pay unto the said Dr William Petty, he giving his receipt and acquittance for the same unto each troope and company from whome it shall bee soe discounted; and for your soe doeing this shall bee your warrant. Dated this second day of December, 1656.
H. Cromwell.
To John Blackwell and Richard Deane, Esqrs, Trea-
surers at Warr, or their Deputy.
When as much money was received as might well bee collected in this way, there was presented the following petition:
