On December 2nd, 1646, the House of Commons ordered that the examination of this business be referred to the Committee for complaints, to examine and enquire out the authors, dispersers, printers, and publishers, and to report their opinions what is fit to be done in this business; and in the meantime to suppress the dispersing of them.[121] A copy of this paper did exist in the British Museum Library; it is entered in the old seven-volume catalogue, but is now marked as missing. 150. London's Account: or a Calculation of the Arbitrary and Tyranicall Exactions, Taxations, Impositions, Excises, Contributions, Subsidies, Twentieth Parts, and other Assessements, within the Lines of Communication, during the foure yeers of this Unnaturall Warre. What the totall summe amounts unto, what hath beene disbursed out of it, and what remaines in the Accomptants hands. 1647. A pamphlet of 12 pages, of which a copy exists in the British Museum Library. On February 3rd, 1646/7, a Committee of the House of Commons was directed to examine and enquire who were the authors, publishers, and printers of this, as also of the three following pamphlets; and they were to have further power to "consider of an ordinance for the suppressing of these and all such like scandalous pamphlets, and to prevent the publishing and vending of the like for the future; and to suppress the publishing in the streets, by ballad singers, pamphlets and ballads scandalous to the Parliament; and to give order that the venders and singers of such might be punished according to law."[122] 151. The Oppressed Man's Oppressions declared: or An Epistle written by Lieut. Col. John Lilburn, Prerogative prisoner (by the illegall and arbitrary Authority of the House of Lords) in the Tower of _London_, to Col. _Francis West_, Lieutenant thereof: in which the oppressing cruelty of all the Gaolers of _England_ is declared, and particularly the Lieutenants of the Tower. As also, there is thrown unto _Tho. Edwards_, the Author of the 3 _Ulcerous Gangrænes_, a bone or two to pick: In which also, divers other things are handled, of speciall Concernment to the present times. A pamphlet of 39 pages, but without title. A copy exists in the British Museum Library. 152.