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rer ought not to illue an peny ol her Maieſties kreaſure.

This Auditoꝛ ought monethlv/oꝛ quarterly at fartheſlto caſt vp his accounts, that he may on any ſodain let theGeneral know what treaſure is iſſued, what remaines in

the Prealurers hand, and what wants to make kull pax ö

to anp dap certaine.

This Kuditoz allo, if an particular ſouldier chal being

his Captains bill ot debt to haue it entred, oꝛ loꝛ oꝛder tohaue it defaulked on his Captains warrant foꝛ full pay,he ought firſk to conkerre with the Muſter · maſter, to ſelhow long he hath ſerued, and whether it be likely to beakrue bill odebt, ona ſdde made, oꝛ els by colluſion, onelyto dꝛabw out treaſure vnduely. oꝛ theſe æ many mo linecunnings are vſed to dꝛaw out ſuch treaſure to pꝛiuate iſes:ſo as thereby many times there remaineth nothingtepap the ſouldier that by true ſeruice hath bet deſerued.

And albeit it be the office ol the Muſtermaſter generalto collect and cenſure the checks, c lo make out the particu-lar warrants foꝛ al officers,æ captaines ful papes, ſettinghis hand to the ft ok the warrant, befoze the L. Generalſigne the ſame. Pet is it alſo tonuenient that the Auditexamine the ſummes, whether they be truelp entered:andto the totall, at the ſide or the warrant allo, to ſet his handbefoze the Generall ſigne it.

Thele two Officers thereloꝛe, that haue no fingringolthe Qucenes treaſure, ought to haue god cozreſpondence,and familiar conferente fꝛ diſccuerie ot fraudes, x relieſeol pooꝛe Souldiers. But koʒ either ol them to be ouel fa/miliar with the Trealurer at warres, oꝛ anꝝ other Page/

dozes wohatſoeuer, it is very ſuſpicious.

This Olkicer was neuer ſo necellarie as in thele late

diloꝛdered warres, where abuſe and coꝛruption is grob

to ſuch a fineneſle, as no Officer( met foꝛ diſcouerie g con

trolment ot fraudes) ſhould be neglected. And to the ende

the ble of this Ockicer and his duetie map the better ben

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