Mutiny Act 1701

XXX. Account of Money due, according to Muster Rolls, to be made on the 1st July 1702; and so from time to time, as herein mentioned.

Such Accounts to be registered, and subscribed as herein mentioned; Duplicate without Fee; Balance, &c. paid as herein mentioned; Penalty on Paymaster General £100; on Deputy, Loss of Office; on Colonel £100 ;

And be it enacted That there shall be an exact Account of all Money due according to the Muster Rolls to every Regiment in His Majesties Service made upon the First Day of July One thousand seven hundred and two or Six Days after between the Paymaster of the Army for the Time being and Colonel of every such Regiment or the Agent by such Colonel respectively appointed and authorized to receive the Pay thereof from the First Day of March in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and one to the Thirtieth Day of April One thousand seven hundred and two and so successively from time to time when Four Months become due an Account shall be stated as aforesaid for the Two preceding Months and after the said Account shall be so made up and perfected it shall be registred in a Book to be kept for that Purpose in the Pay Office and there subscribed by such Paymaster Generall or his Deputy and the Colonel or Agent of the Regiment who together with the said Paymaster made up the same and a Duplicate thereof [X1 by them] respectively signed shall be given to the said Collonel or Agent without any Fee or Reward to be paid for the same which Collonel or Agent shall deliver to each Captain of the Regiment an Account of so much thereof as respectively appertained to him and his Troop or Company and the inferior Officers and Soldiers thereof and the Balance which shall remain upon making up every such Account as aforesaid and also all other Money as shall then become due to every such Regiment shall be by the said Paymaster Generall paid to the said Colonel or Agent respectively at such Time as His Majesty shall direct and the Paymaster General for the Time being offending herein shall lose and forfeit for every such Offence the Sum of One hundred Pounds to any Person or Persons who will sue for the same in any of His Majesties Courts of Record and if any Deputy of the said Paymaster or any Agent of a Regiment shall offend in the Premisses upon Proof thereof made at a Court Martial such Deputy or Agent shall ipso facto lose his Place and if any Colonel of a Regiment shall offend therein such Colonel shall forfeit for every such Offence the Sum of One hundred Pounds to any Person or Persons who will sue for the same to be recovered as aforesaid.

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.