Accounts of Public Moneys Act 1667

IV. Commissioners may reward Informers;

not exceeding One-third nor less than One-tenth Part of the Monies, &c. discovered.

And be it further enacted That the said Commissioners or any five or more of them by Warrant under theire Hands and Seales shall and may and are hereby directed to assign and allow such part and proportion of all such moneys and goods as shall be discovered and sufficiently proved before them by any person or persons to have been unjustly gotten or detained from his Majesty by meanes of any the frauds exactions or abuses menc[i]oned in this Act as they the said Commissioners in theire discretion shall thinke a fitt reward for such discovery not exceeding one third nor being lesse then one tenth part of the money or goods soe discovered the same to be had and taken by the person and persons makeing such discovery from time to time in such manner and in such proportions as the said Commissioners shall appoint by such theire Warrant as aforesaid out of such Receipt into which the same money shall att any time be paid without any further or other Warrant or Allowance in that behalfe