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The estates of parliament, now convened in the second session of this first triennial parliament by virtue of the last act of the last parliament held by his majesty and three estates in 1641, considering that the committees of war of the several shires of this kingdom are appointed by the act made anent the maintenance of the armies to be sent forth against the Irish rebels who have lately invaded this kingdom and their associates to be answerable for the proportion of the said maintenance imposed upon their shires (except the lands possessed by the enemy or totally burnt and wasted) as the said act at length bears, and considering that certain noblemen and gentlemen of the shires have undertaken presently to advance their whole first month's maintenance of the same shires without any deduction of the lands within the shires totally burnt, wasted or possessed by the enemy, therefore do hereby statute and ordain that the committee of war of the said shires shall have deduction of their second month's maintenance aforesaid of their proportion thereof which is due out of the lands or burghs within the same shires possessed by the enemy or totally burnt and wasted, both for the first and second month's maintenance aforesaid and so forth monthly thereafter during the time of the said maintenance, and for clearing thereof do hereby give power to the committee which goes with the army after due trial to set down a roll or inventory of the particular lands or burghs of the said shires totally burnt, wasted or possessed by the enemy and of the several proportions of the said monthly maintenance due out thereof, and to send the same to the collector of the said maintenance subscribed by the president of the said committee and by the clerk thereof, and declare that there shall be no retention until the losses be declared.