Debts Due to the Army, etc. Act 1698

II. Auditor and other Officers of the Exchequer, and other Persons herein named, to obey Orders of the said Commissioners touching the taking of the said Accounts.

Time and Place of Commissioners sitting; may summon Persons and send for Books, &c.; and administer Oath; His Majesty's Officers to obey Precept of Commissioners; Commissioners may appoint Clerks, &c. and administer Oath of Office to them; Salary to Clerks, &c.

And for the better enabling the said Commissioners or any Three or more of them to take and determine the said Accounts Be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Auditor of the Receipt otherwise called the Writer of the Talleys of His Majesties Exchequer and the Clerks of the Pells for the Time being and all other the Officers Auditors Tellers Chamberlaine and Ministers of the Exchequer and the Receipt thereof and the Secretary at War and Treasurers at War Muster-master and Pay-masters of His Majesties Land-Forces in England and Ireland by what Name or Names they or any of them are called or distinguished and all Agents Officers and every other Person and Persons whatsoever whom the said Commissioners or any Three or more of them shall thinke fitt to examine in order to the due Execution of the Powers of this Act shall and are hereby required to observe and execute such Orders and Directions as they or any Three or more of them shall by Writing under their Hands direct and ordaine touching the takeing the Accounts by this Act appointed to be taken and determined and all Things requisite for the Knowledge and Discovery thereof And the said Commissioners or any Three or more of them are hereby authorized to sitt from Time to Time in such Places within the Cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs thereof where they shall thinke fitt with or without Adjournment and to send their Precept [X1 or] Precepts for any other Person or Persons whatsoever and such Books Papers Writings or Records as they shall judge necessary for their Information in all Things relating to the said Accounts and Matters in this Act contained and to administer an Oath for the better Discovery of the Truth of the Enquiries by them to be made to any Person or Persons therein concerned And all His Majesties Officers are hereby required to obey and execute such Orders and Precepts as shall be sent to them by the said Commissioners or any Three or more of them touching the said Accounts or other Matter in this Act committed to their Care And the said Commissioners or any Three or more of them are hereby authorized to appoint and employ such Clerks Messengers and Officers as they shall thinke meete and to give to every of the said Clerks and Officers an Oath for his true and faithfull Demeanour in all Things relateing to the Trust and Performance thereof in him reposed and faithfully to execute and performe the said Trust in them reposed severally and respectively without takeing any thing for such their Service other than such Salary or Reward as the said Commissioners or any Three or more of them shall thinke fitt to direct and appoint in that Behalfe

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: & O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]