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         England and Wales. Parliament.
      
       
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             2[o] Decembris. 1646. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the better observation of the monethly fast
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed for Edward Husbands, Printer to the Honourable House of Commons,
             London :
             1646.
          
           
             Order to print signed: Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.
             Bracketed "o" in title is in superscript.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Fasts and feasts -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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               2o
               Decembris
               .
               1646.
               
            
          
        
         
           AN
           ORDINANCE
           OF
           THE
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           Assembled
           in
           Parliament
           for
           the
           better
           Observation
           of
           the
           MONETHLY
           FAST
           .
        
         
           THE
           LORDS
           and
           COMMONS
           in
           Parliament
           Assembled
           ,
           Taking
           notice
           of
           the
           great
           neglect
           and
           prophanation
           of
           the
           Monethly
           Fast
           ,
           in
           diverse
           places
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           do
           for
           prevention
           thereof
           in
           time
           to
           come
           ,
           Order
           and
           Ordaine
           ,
           and
           be
           it
           Ordained
           by
           the
           said
           LORDS
           and
           COMMONS
           ,
           that
           all
           Justices
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           Mayors
           ,
           Bayliffes
           ,
           Constables
           ,
           and
           other
           Officers
           and
           Ministers
           whatsoever
           in
           their
           respective
           places
           shall
           put
           in
           Execution
           all
           Orders
           ,
           and
           Ordinances
           of
           PARLIAMENT
           heretofore
           made
           for
           the
           due
           observation
           of
           the
           said
           monethly
           Fast
           ,
           and
           are
           hereby
           authorized
           and
           required
           to
           use
           and
           exercise
           the
           same
           power
           ,
           and
           to
           inflict
           penalties
           upon
           the
           offenders
           therein
           in
           such
           manner
           and
           form
           as
           is
           limited
           and
           appointed
           by
           any
           Statute
           Law
           ,
           Order
           ,
           or
           Ordinance
           whatsoever
           now
           in
           force
           for
           the
           Sanctification
           of
           the
           Lords
           Day
           ,
           or
           against
           the
           prophanation
           thereof
           :
           And
           for
           the
           better
           incouragement
           of
           all
           such
           Persons
           as
           have
           or
           shall
           testifie
           their
           good
           affections
           to
           the
           State
           by
           their
           readinesse
           in
           observing
           and
           putting
           in
           Execution
           of
           this
           and
           other
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           this
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           and
           for
           prevention
           of
           causelesse
           and
           contentious
           suits
           against
           them
           ;
           It
           is
           further
           Ordained
           by
           the
           said
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           that
           if
           any
           Action
           ,
           Bill
           ,
           Plaint
           ,
           or
           Suite
           upon
           the
           Case
           ,
           Trespasse
           ,
           Battery
           ,
           or
           false
           Imprisonment
           now
           be
           or
           hereafter
           shall
           be
           brought
           ,
           for
           or
           concerning
           any
           matter
           ,
           cause
           ,
           or
           thing
           done
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           done
           hereafter
           by
           any
           Person
           or
           Persons
           whatsoever
           ,
           by
           Vertue
           of
           any
           Ordinance
           of
           PARLIAMHNT
           or
           by
           any
           Person
           or
           Persons
           in
           their
           ayde
           and
           assistance
           or
           by
           their
           Commandment
           ,
           according
           to
           any
           such
           Ordinance
           of
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           the
           said
           Action
           ,
           Bill
           ,
           Plaint
           ,
           or
           Suite
           shall
           be
           layed
           within
           the
           County
           where
           the
           Trespasse
           or
           Fact
           was
           or
           shall
           be
           done
           ,
           and
           committed
           and
           not
           elsewhere
           ;
           and
           that
           it
           shall
           be
           lawfull
           to
           and
           for
           all
           and
           every
           Person
           ,
           and
           Persons
           aforesaid
           to
           plead
           thereunto
           the
           General
           issue
           that
           he
           or
           they
           are
           not
           Guilty
           ,
           And
           for
           their
           Justification
           to
           give
           in
           Evidence
           to
           the
           Jury
           which
           shal
           try
           the
           same
           ,
           any
           Ordinance
           ,
           or
           Ordinance
           of
           PARLIAMENT
           which
           they
           or
           any
           of
           them
           shal
           produce
           ,
           by
           vertue
           whereof
           the
           Fact
           Complained
           of
           was
           done
           or
           Committed
           .
           And
           that
           if
           upon
           the
           Tryal
           of
           any
           such
           Action
           ,
           Bil
           ,
           Plaint
           ,
           or
           Suit
           the
           Plaitiffe
           or
           Plaintiffs
           therein
           shal
           not
           prove
           to
           the
           Jury
           which
           shal
           try
           the
           same
           ,
           that
           the
           Trespass
           ,
           Batterv
           ,
           Imprisonment
           ,
           or
           other
           Fact
           or
           Cause
           of
           his
           ,
           her
           ,
           or
           their
           said
           Action
           ,
           Bil
           ,
           Plaint
           ,
           or
           Suit
           was
           or
           were
           ,
           had
           ,
           made
           ,
           committed
           ,
           or
           done
           ,
           within
           the
           County
           wherein
           such
           Action
           ,
           Bil
           ,
           Plaint
           ,
           or
           Suit
           ,
           is
           or
           shal
           be
           layed
           ,
           That
           then
           in
           every
           such
           Case
           the
           Jury
           which
           shal
           Try
           the
           same
           ,
           shal
           find
           the
           Defendant
           or
           Defendants
           in
           every
           such
           Action
           ,
           Bil
           ,
           Plaint
           ,
           or
           Suit
           not
           Guilty
           without
           having
           regard
           or
           respect
           to
           any
           evidence
           given
           by
           the
           Plaintiff
           or
           Plaintiffs
           therein
           touching
           the
           Trespass
           ,
           Battery
           ,
           Imprisonment
           ,
           or
           other
           Cause
           for
           which
           the
           same
           Action
           ,
           Bil
           ,
           Plaint
           ,
           or
           Suit
           ,
           is
           or
           shal
           be
           Brought
           :
           And
           if
           the
           Verdit
           shal
           Pass
           with
           the
           Defendant
           or
           Defendants
           in
           any
           such
           Action
           ,
           Bil
           ,
           Plaint
           ,
           or
           Suit
           ,
           or
           the
           Plaintiff
           or
           Plaintiffs
           therein
           become
           Non-suits
           or
           suffer
           any
           discountenance
           thereof
           ,
           that
           in
           every
           such
           Case
           the
           Justices
           ,
           or
           Justice
           ,
           or
           such
           other
           Judge
           ,
           before
           whom
           the
           said
           Matter
           shal
           be
           tryed
           ,
           shal
           by
           force
           ,
           and
           vertue
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           allow
           unto
           the
           Defendant
           ,
           or
           Defendants
           ,
           his
           ,
           or
           their
           double
           Costs
           ,
           which
           he
           or
           they
           shal
           have
           susteined
           by
           reason
           of
           their
           wrongful
           vexation
           in
           Defence
           of
           the
           said
           Action
           ,
           or
           Suit
           ,
           for
           which
           the
           said
           Defendant
           or
           Defendants
           shal
           have
           remedy
           as
           in
           other
           Cases
           ,
           where
           Costs
           ,
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Realm
           are
           given
           to
           the
           Defendants
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 Die
                 Mercurii
                 2o
                 Decembr
                 .
                 1646.
                 
              
            
          
           
             ORdered
             by
             the
             Commons
             assembled
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             That
             the
             Ordinance
             for
             the
             better
             Observation
             of
             the
             
               Fast
               Day
            
             be
             forthwith
             Printed
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             Knights
             and
             Burgesses
             ,
             Members
             of
             this
             House
             ,
             do
             take
             Care
             of
             the
             sending
             down
             convenient
             Numbers
             of
             the
             said
             Ordinances
             unto
             the
             several
             Counties
             and
             Places
             for
             which
             they
             serve
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Elsynge
               Cler.
               Parl.
               D.
               Com.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Edward
             Husbands
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           COMMONS
           .
           1646.
           
        
      
      
  

