Taxation (No. 2) Act 1660

IV. Treasurers to issue Monies received by them according to Warrants from the Commissioners under c. 15. ante, who are to take Care that the said Monies are employed first

in desbanding the Army,; and then in paying off a certain Part of the Navy

And be it further enacted that all and every the summes of money which by vertue of this present Act shall be paid to, or received by the Treasurers aforesaid shall from time to time be issued out according to such Warrants and Directions onely as they or any three of them shall receive from the Commissioners named in one Act of this present Parliament intituled An Act for the speedy disbanding of the Army and Garrisons of this Kingdome who are hereby required and enjoyed at their perrils to take care and provide that the moneyes soe as aforesaid to be issued out be applyed onely to the uses intents and purposes hereafter following and to now other use intent or purpose whatsoever that is to say principally and in the first place for and towards the totall disbanding of the present. Army untill that worke be fully perfected and compleated according to such rules and instructions as touching the disbanding [X1 of] the Army in the said Act last mentioned are contained, and after the Army shall be wholly disbanded, then the residue of the moneyes to be raised by vertue of this present Act shall be imployed for and towards the paying off such part of the Fleet and Navy that shall be returned into Harbor on or before the eighth day of September One thousand six hundred and sixty according to such rules orders and instructions as touching the payment off of the Navy are in the said last mentioned Act contained and not otherwise.

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X1 interlined on the Roll.