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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 4, South east
The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, covering the south east of the county, including the towns of Burnham, Hornchurch and Upminster.
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 2, Central and South west
The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, covering the centre and south west of the county, including the cathedral city of Chelmsford and the abbey at Waltham Holy Cross.
August 1643: An Ordinance for the speedy Pressing of 20000 Souldiers, with so many Gunners, Trumpeters, and Chirurgions, as shall be thought fit by the Committees for the six associated Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridge, Hertford-shire and Huntingtonshire, with the City of Norwich, and Isle of Ely.
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
July 1644: An Ordinance for putting the Associated Counties of Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Huntington, Hertford, Cambridge, Lincoln, the Isle of Ely, and the Cities of Lincoln and Norwich into a Posture of Defence, by the better regulating of the Trained-Bands, and raising other Forces of Horse and Foot, for the preservation and safety of the said Counties and Cities.
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
March 1644: An Ordinance for the Raising, Maintaining, Paying and Regulating of 3000. Foot; 1200. Horse, & 500 Dragoones, to be commanded by Sir William Waller as Serjeant Major Generall of the said Forces (under his Excellency the Earle of Essex, Lord Generall), and of all other Forces raised or to be raised in the Associated Counties of Southampton Surry, Sussex, and Kent.
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
March 1645: An Ordinance for charging and taxing a Monethlv rate of 300. pounds upon the County of Essex, for the safety and defence of the said County, and to continue untill the first day of December next, if this unnaturall Warre shall so long continue.
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
May 1643: An Ordinance and Declaration Authorizing Colonell Walter Long to take and collect such Moneys as have been formerly by him and others Assessed, and are yet unpaid in severall Hundreds of Essex, by vertue of a Commission from his Excellency the Earle of Essex.
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
May 1643: An Ordinance appointing such monies as shall be raised (upon a former Ordinance) from such as have not sufficiently contributed or lent to be imployed for such Forces as are raised out of the associated Counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge, Isle of Ely, Hertford and County of the City of Norwich.
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
Novembris 1643: A Declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That all Colonels, Captains, and other Officers, with all other well-affected Persons, inhabiting in the several Counties of Hampshire, the Town and County of Southampton, Sussex, Surrey, and Kent, shall and may associate themselves, in the mutual Defence and Preservation of each other; and shall have Power to raise Forces of Horse and Foot, to suppress all such as are or shall be raised to levy War against the Parliament, or that make any Insurrection, plunder and destroy His Majesty's good Subjects in those Counties: And that the Lord General the Earl of Essex be desired to grant a Commission to Sir William Waller Knight, to command in Chief, as Major General over the said Forces.
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum