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         England and Wales. Parliament.
      
       
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             Die Martis 8. Iunii 1647. Forasmuch as the feasts of the Nativity of Christ, Easter, and Whitsontide, and other festivals commonly called Holy-dayes; have beene heretofore superstitiously used and observed bee it ordained by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled; that the said feasts of the Nativity of Christ, Easter, and Whitsontide, and all other festivall dayes, commonly called holy-dayes be no longer observed as festivals or holy-dayes within this kingdome of England and dominion of Wales, any law, statute, custome, constitution, or cannon to the contrary in any wise not withstanding : ...
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             for John Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley,
             Printed at London :
             1647.
          
           
             Establishes regular vacations instead of festival days for schools -- Cf. Steele.
             Order to print signed: Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Holidays -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
           Fasts and feasts -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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             Die
             Martis
             8.
             
             Iunii
             1647.
             
          
        
         
           FOrasmuch
           as
           the
           Feasts
           of
           the
           Nativity
           of
           Christ
           ,
           Easter
           ,
           and
           Whitsontide
           ,
           and
           other
           Festivals
           commonly
           called
           Holy-dayes
           ;
           have
           beene
           heretofore
           superstitiously
           used
           and
           observed
           ,
           Bee
           it
           Ordained
           by
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           assembled
           ;
           That
           the
           said
           Feasts
           of
           the
           Nativity
           of
           Christ
           ,
           Easter
           ,
           and
           Whisontide
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Festivall
           dayes
           ,
           commonly
           called
           Holy-dayes
           ,
           be
           no
           longer
           observed
           as
           Festivals
           or
           Holy-dayes
           within
           this
           Kingdome
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           Dominion
           of
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           any
           Law
           ,
           Statute
           ,
           Custome
           ,
           Constitution
           ,
           or
           Cannon
           to
           the
           contrary
           in
           any
           wise
           notwithstanding
           :
           And
           to
           the
           end
           that
           there
           may
           be
           a
           convenient
           time
           allotted
           to
           Schollers
           ,
           Apprentices
           ,
           and
           other
           Servants
           for
           their
           Recreation
           ,
           be
           it
           Ordained
           by
           the
           Authority
           aforesaid
           ,
           That
           all
           Schollers
           ,
           Apprentices
           ,
           and
           other
           Servants
           shall
           with
           the
           leave
           and
           approbation
           of
           their
           Masters
           respectively
           first
           had
           and
           obtained
           ,
           have
           such
           convenient
           reasonable
           Recreation
           and
           Relaxation
           from
           their
           constant
           and
           ordinary
           Labours
           on
           every
           second
           Tuesday
           in
           the
           Moneth
           thorowout
           the
           yeare
           ,
           as
           formerly
           they
           have
           used
           to
           have
           on
           such
           aforesaid
           Festivals
           ,
           commonly
           called
           Holy-dayes
           .
           And
           that
           Masters
           of
           all
           Schollers
           ,
           Apprentices
           ,
           and
           Servants
           shall
           grant
           unto
           them
           respectively
           such
           time
           for
           their
           Recreations
           on
           the
           aforesaid
           second
           Tuesdayes
           in
           every
           Moneth
           ,
           as
           they
           may
           conveniently
           spare
           from
           their
           extraordinary
           and
           necessary
           Services
           and
           Occasions
           .
           And
           it
           is
           further
           Ordained
           by
           the
           said
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           ,
           that
           if
           any
           difference
           shall
           arise
           betweene
           any
           Master
           and
           Servant
           concerning
           the
           Liberty
           hereby
           granted
           ,
           the
           next
           Justice
           of
           the
           Peace
           shall
           have
           power
           to
           order
           and
           reconcile
           the
           same
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             
               Die
               Martis
               8
               Junii
               1647.
               
            
          
        
         
           ORdered
           by
           the
           Lords
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           That
           this
           Ordinance
           be
           forthwith
           printed
           and
           published
           .
        
         
           
             Joh.
             Brown
             Cler.
             Parliamentorum
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           Printed
           at
           
             London
          
           for
           
             John
             Wright
          
           at
           the
           Kings
           Head
           in
           the
           old
           Bayley
           .
           1647.
           
        
      
      
  

