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         Public General Acts. 1649-10-11.
         England and Wales.
      
       
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             An Act for a day of publique thanksgiving to be observed throughout England and Wales, on Thursday on the first of November, 1649 Together with a declaration of the grounds thereof.
             Public General Acts. 1649-10-11.
             England and Wales.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             printed by John Field for Edward Husband, printer to the Parliament of England,
             London :
             1649.
          
           
             With an order to print dated 11 Oct. 1649.
             Arms 48A; Steele notation: forth them of.
             Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Fasts and feasts -- Law and legislation -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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           blazon or coat of arms incorporating the Commonwealth Flag (1649-1651)
        
         ●ct
         for
         a
         Day
         of
         Publique
         Thanksgiving
         to
         be
         observed
         throughout
         
           England
        
         and
         
           Wales
           ,
        
         on
         
           Thursday
        
         the
         First
         of
         
           November
           ,
        
         1649.
         
         
           Together
           with
           a
        
         DECLARATION
         
           of
           the
           Grounds
           thereof
           .
        
      
       
         
           THe
           great
           and
           wonderful
           Providences
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Lord
           hath
           eminently
           gone
           forth
           in
           mercy
           towards
           this
           Nation
           ,
           have
           been
           such
           ,
           that
           however
           many
           do
           shut
           their
           eyes
           ,
           or
           murmure
           against
           them
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           refuse
           to
           joyn
           in
           Publique
           Acknowledgements
           ,
           and
           Thanksgiving
           to
           Almighty
           God
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           Nevertheless
           ,
           the
           Lord
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           publish
           to
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           the
           work
           of
           his
           own
           hand
           :
           Nor
           hath
           his
           infinite
           goodness
           and
           favor
           been
           restrained
           to
           
             England
          
           onely
           ,
           but
           extended
           to
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           which
           he
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           remember
           in
           its
           low
           estate
           ;
           and
           when
           his
           People
           there
           were
           as
           dry
           bones
           ,
           He
           hath
           not
           onely
           revived
           them
           in
           a
           way
           almost
           as
           miraculous
           as
           a
           Resurrection
           from
           the
           Dead
           ,
           but
           been
           pleased
           to
           raise
           both
           them
           and
           us
           to
           a
           high
           pitch
           of
           hope
           ,
           That
           the
           Lord
           will
           go
           on
           to
           perfect
           his
           work
           in
           ●●●d
           ,
           and
           make
           it
           likewise
           at
           last
           a
           quiet
           Habitation
           for
           his
           People
           ,
           and
           establish
           the
           power
           and
           purity
           of
           ●●●el
           there
           .
           The
           consideration
           whereof
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Goodness
           and
           Power
           of
           God
           in
           the
           late
           wonderful
           〈◊〉
           which
           he
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           give
           unto
           the
           Parliaments
           Forces
           there
           before
           
             Dublin
          
           (
           never
           to
           be
           for●●●●●
           And
           the
           further
           progress
           God
           hath
           made
           in
           giving
           in
           
             Drogheda
             ,
          
           a
           place
           of
           great
           Strength
           and
           Conse●●●●●●●efended
           by
           a
           considerable
           number
           of
           their
           prime
           Officers
           and
           Soldiers
           ,
           the
           particulars
           whereof
           are
           ex●●●●●●●n
           the
           Lord
           Lieutenants
           and
           other
           Letters
           ,
           lately
           Printed
           ;
           and
           since
           that
           ,
           by
           striking
           Terror
           into
           the
           〈…〉
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           have
           yielded
           up
           or
           deserted
           many
           other
           considerable
           Castles
           and
           Garisons
           ,
           as
           
             ●●●●●ndalk
             ,
             Carlingford
             ,
          
           the
           
             Newry
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Places
           ,
           and
           some
           other
           additional
           Victories
           which
           God
           hath
           cast
           in
           〈…〉
           not
           but
           make
           a
           deep
           impression
           on
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           that
           fear
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           provoke
           them
           to
           exceeding
           ●●●●●lness
           and
           Rejoycing
           .
        
      
       
         
           ●●on
           consideration
           of
           all
           which
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           out
           of
           their
           deep
           sense
           of
           so
           great
           and
           ●ontinued
           Mercies
           ,
           Have
           thought
           fit
           ,
           as
           in
           duty
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           set
           apart
           a
           day
           for
           publique
           ●nd
           solemn
           Thanksgiving
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           the
           Author
           of
           these
           Mercies
           :
           And
           they
           do
           there●●
           act
           and
           Ordain
           ,
           That
           
             Thursday
          
           the
           First
           of
           
             November
          
           next
           ,
           be
           kept
           as
           a
           day
           of
           pub●●●●●●hanksgiving
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           Churches
           and
           Chappels
           ,
           and
           places
           of
           Divine
           〈◊〉
           within
           this
           Commonwealth
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           Dominion
           of
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           and
           Town
           of
           
             Berwick
          
           up●●●●●ed
           
             :
          
           And
           that
           the
           Ministers
           of
           the
           respective
           Parishes
           and
           places
           aforesaid
           ,
           be
           and
           here●●●●
           are
           required
           and
           enjoyned
           to
           give
           publique
           notice
           on
           the
           Lords-day
           next
           preceding
           the
           ●●●●st
           of
           
             November
             ,
          
           of
           the
           day
           so
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           the
           People
           of
           their
           several
           Con●●●●●ons
           may
           the
           more
           generally
           and
           diligently
           attend
           the
           publique
           Exercise
           of
           Gods
           Wor●●●●
           〈◊〉
           Service
           ,
           there
           to
           be
           dispensed
           upon
           this
           occasion
           ;
           At
           which
           time
           ,
           that
           the
           People
           may
           〈…〉
           particularly
           and
           fully
           informed
           of
           this
           great
           Victory
           and
           Successes
           ,
           the
           said
           Ministers
           〈…〉
           by
           required
           to
           publish
           and
           read
           this
           present
           Act.
           And
           for
           the
           better
           observation
           of
           the
           day
           ,
           〈…〉
           ●arliament
           doth
           hereby
           inhibit
           and
           forbid
           the
           holding
           or
           use
           of
           all
           Fairs
           ,
           Markets
           ,
           and
           ser●●rks
           of
           mens
           ordinary
           Callings
           upon
           that
           day
           :
           And
           all
           Majors
           ,
           Sheriffs
           ,
           Iustices
           of
           ●●●ce
           ,
           Constables
           and
           other
           Officers
           ,
           be
           and
           are
           hereby
           enjoyned
           to
           take
           especial
           care
           of
           〈◊〉
           observance
           of
           the
           said
           day
           of
           Thanksgiving
           accordingly
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             
               Die
               Jovis
               ,
               11
               Octobr.
               1649.
               
            
          
        
         
           ●●●●red
           by
           the
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           That
           this
           Act
           be
           forth
           with
           printed
           and
           published
           ▪
        
         
           
             Hen
             :
             Scobell
             ,
             Cleric
             '
             Parliamenti
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             John
             Field
          
           for
           
             Edward
             Husband
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             .
          
           1649.
           
        
      
      
  

