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         England and Wales. Parliament.
      
       
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             An order of Parliament, for a thanks-giving together with a declaration of the grounds and reasons of it.
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by Edward Husband and John Field, Printers to the Parliament of England,
             London :
             1650.
          
           
             Order to print signed: Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           An
           Order
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           FOR
           A
           THANKS-GIVING
           :
           Together
           with
           a
           DECLARATION
           OF
           The
           
             Grounds
          
           and
           
             Reasons
          
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           
        
         
           EVer
           since
           that
           Wonderful
           and
           unexpected
           Victory
           ,
           which
           the
           Lord
           was
           pleased
           the
           last
           Summer
           to
           give
           unto
           a
           small
           Party
           of
           the
           Parliaments
           Forces
           then
           in
           
             Dublin
             ,
          
           against
           that
           numerous
           and
           potent
           Army
           under
           
             Ormond
             ,
          
           which
           was
           a
           Door
           of
           Hope
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           their
           Army
           then
           on
           their
           way
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           That
           the
           Lord
           ,
           who
           had
           made
           so
           open
           a
           way
           for
           them
           ,
           would
           vouchsafe
           his
           Presence
           with
           them
           ,
           to
           carry
           on
           and
           perfect
           that
           Work
           which
           himself
           had
           so
           eminently
           begun
           in
           that
           admirable
           Providence
           ,
           wherein
           he
           had
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           by
           a
           Worm
           threshed
           the
           Mountains
           :
           The
           same
           gracious
           Hand
           hath
           gone
           along
           from
           time
           to
           time
           with
           his
           Servants
           there
           ,
           vouchsafing
           them
           many
           Victories
           ,
           giving
           in
           many
           strong
           Cities
           ,
           Towns
           ,
           Castles
           and
           Garisons
           into
           their
           hands
           ,
           raising
           up
           their
           Spirits
           ,
           overcoming
           great
           Difficulties
           ,
           furnishing
           seasonable
           Supplies
           ,
           and
           dismaying
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           such
           a
           Series
           of
           continued
           Successes
           ,
           as
           is
           just
           matter
           of
           high
           Admiration
           ,
           and
           perpetual
           Thankfulness
           in
           all
           that
           truly
           fear
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           love
           his
           Cause
           and
           People
           .
           And
           seeing
           every
           Addition
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           is
           a
           further
           Obligation
           to
           Thankfulness
           and
           Duty
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           Lord
           hath
           been
           pleased
           ,
           as
           a
           further
           Manifestation
           of
           his
           Goodness
           ,
           to
           give
           up
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Parliament
           Forces
           there
           ,
           
             Carlo
             ,
          
           a
           Garison
           of
           much
           Strength
           and
           Importance
           ;
           
             Waterford
             ,
          
           a
           great
           and
           populous
           Town
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           considerable
           Harbor
           in
           all
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           upon
           Saturday
           the
           Tenth
           of
           
             August
          
           instant
           ;
           together
           with
           the
           strong
           Castle
           of
           
             Duncannon
             ,
          
           since
           likewise
           Surrendred
           upon
           Articles
           :
           The
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
          
           have
           thought
           fit
           not
           to
           let
           such
           great
           Mercies
           pass
           ,
           without
           an
           especial
           return
           of
           Thankfulness
           ,
           but
           to
           publish
           the
           Narrative
           thereof
           ,
           as
           it
           comes
           to
           us
           in
           a
           Letter
           from
           the
           Deputy
           General
           of
           
             Ireland
             ;
             (
             viz.
             )
          
           The
           effect
           whereof
           is
           as
           followeth
           :
           The
           Deputy
           having
           received
           at
           the
           late
           Leaguer
           before
           
             Catherlagh
             ,
          
           several
           Alarms
           of
           great
           Forces
           of
           the
           Enemies
           rising
           and
           appearing
           within
           the
           Counties
           of
           
             Cork
             ,
             Kerry
             ,
             Limrick
          
           and
           
             Tipperary
             ,
          
           to
           the
           distressing
           and
           endangering
           of
           our
           Parties
           and
           Garisons
           in
           those
           parts
           ;
           where
           the
           Enemy
           threatned
           to
           destroy
           our
           Quarters
           ,
           and
           probably
           designed
           a
           conjunction
           of
           their
           most
           considerable
           Forces
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           Relief
           of
           
             Waterford
             ,
          
           and
           an
           Attempt
           upon
           that
           small
           party
           that
           was
           left
           to
           Block
           it
           up
           ;
           after
           he
           had
           disposed
           divers
           of
           his
           Forces
           to
           secure
           
             Carrick
             ,
          
           to
           repel
           and
           oppose
           the
           Enemy
           in
           
             Carbery
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Western
           parts
           ,
           and
           to
           march
           to
           the
           Relief
           of
           our
           Forces
           in
           
             Kerry
          
           and
           
             Limrick
             ,
          
           leaving
           Sir
           
             Hardress
             Waller
          
           with
           the
           Body
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           to
           carry
           on
           the
           business
           about
           
             Catherlagh
             ,
          
           did
           himself
           draw
           down
           with
           a
           small
           party
           of
           Foot
           towards
           
             Waterford
             ,
          
           to
           Beleaguer
           it
           more
           straitly
           :
           Coming
           before
           
             Waterford
          
           with
           those
           Foot
           ,
           and
           some
           small
           parties
           left
           there
           before
           ,
           to
           Block
           it
           up
           at
           a
           distance
           ,
           applied
           himself
           to
           a
           closer
           Siege
           of
           it
           ,
           making
           two
           Quarters
           within
           shot
           of
           their
           Walls
           ,
           which
           with
           our
           Foot
           at
           the
           Abbey
           on
           the
           other
           side
           of
           the
           Water
           ,
           kept
           them
           close
           within
           the
           Town
           on
           every
           side
           ;
           and
           then
           trying
           them
           with
           a
           Summons
           ,
           the
           Enemy
           within
           so
           despised
           our
           small
           Numbers
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           made
           an
           offer
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           durst
           set
           open
           one
           of
           their
           Gates
           ,
           and
           let
           in
           all
           our
           Foot
           to
           make
           the
           best
           of
           it
           :
           And
           to
           that
           being
           answered
           ,
           It
           was
           but
           a
           vain
           Brag
           ,
           and
           they
           durst
           not
           make
           it
           good
           ;
           they
           in
           Reply
           ,
           for
           their
           Honors
           sake
           ,
           seemed
           to
           adhere
           to
           their
           former
           Vanity
           ,
           but
           with
           such
           conditions
           and
           cautions
           ,
           as
           they
           might
           be
           sure
           would
           not
           be
           accepted
           :
           But
           that
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           might
           appear
           in
           our
           despised
           Weakness
           against
           this
           Pride
           of
           Man
           ,
           These
           Sons
           of
           Honor
           ,
           as
           they
           would
           be
           thought
           ,
           did
           even
           in
           both
           the
           same
           Letters
           ,
           unequally
           subjoyn
           to
           these
           high
           Vapors
           ,
           an
           offer
           of
           Treaty
           for
           Surrender
           :
           During
           which
           time
           ,
           News
           came
           from
           
             Catherlagh
             ,
          
           That
           it
           had
           pleased
           God
           ,
           beyond
           ,
           or
           much
           before
           Expectation
           ,
           upon
           our
           Mens
           Battering
           ,
           and
           then
           taking
           by
           Storm
           (
           without
           Loss
           on
           our
           part
           )
           a
           small
           Tower
           on
           their
           Bridge
           over
           the
           
             Barrow
             ,
          
           to
           bring
           down
           the
           Enemies
           hearts
           to
           a
           Treaty
           ,
           and
           Surrender
           of
           that
           strong
           and
           important
           Place
           .
           Hereupon
           the
           Deputy
           conceiving
           
             Waterford
          
           to
           be
           attemptible
           by
           force
           in
           one
           or
           two
           places
           ,
           though
           otherwise
           exceedingly
           fortified
           :
           while
           preparations
           were
           made
           for
           that
           Attempt
           ,
           the
           Lord
           wrought
           upon
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           Enemy
           to
           desire
           a
           Treaty
           ,
           without
           their
           terms
           of
           Honor
           ,
           which
           formerly
           they
           insisted
           on
           ;
           by
           which
           ,
           after
           high
           Demands
           ,
           rejected
           on
           our
           part
           with
           Indignation
           ,
           they
           were
           on
           Tuesday
           the
           Sixth
           of
           this
           instant
           
             August
             ,
          
           brought
           to
           Surrender
           upon
           Articles
           ,
           which
           was
           performed
           on
           Saturday
           following
           ;
           At
           which
           time
           there
           marched
           out
           about
           Seven
           hundred
           men
           well
           armed
           ,
           the
           Townsmen
           more
           numerous
           then
           before
           was
           believed
           ,
           and
           the
           Town
           better
           Fortified
           in
           all
           parts
           ,
           and
           more
           difficult
           to
           be
           attempted
           then
           our
           Forces
           conceived
           ,
           there
           being
           many
           private
           Stores
           ,
           sufficient
           to
           have
           maintained
           them
           a
           long
           time
           :
           whereby
           we
           may
           see
           the
           Hand
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           over-powering
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           onely
           cause
           of
           their
           present
           Surrender
           .
           By
           this
           of
           
             Waterford
          
           and
           
             Catherlagh
             ,
          
           God
           was
           pleased
           to
           extend
           his
           Hand
           toward
           
             Duncannon
             ,
          
           the
           Enemy
           there
           (
           though
           a
           Priest
           were
           Governor
           )
           having
           on
           the
           same
           Saturday
           ,
           with
           Colonel
           
             Cooks
          
           leave
           ,
           sent
           one
           to
           
             Waterford
             ,
          
           to
           see
           whether
           it
           were
           Surrendred
           ,
           did
           on
           the
           Eleventh
           of
           this
           Moneth
           desire
           a
           Treaty
           ,
           which
           produced
           ,
           through
           the
           same
           Divine
           Mercy
           ,
           a
           Surrender
           of
           the
           same
           Castle
           of
           
             Duncannon
             ,
          
           upon
           Articles
           ,
           on
           Saturday
           the
           seventeenth
           of
           this
           Moneth
           ;
           since
           which
           time
           ,
           the
           strong
           Garison
           and
           Castle
           of
           
             Charlemount
          
           is
           likewise
           Surrendred
           ,
           whereby
           the
           whole
           Province
           of
           
             Ulster
          
           is
           now
           intirely
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           
             
               FOr
               all
               which
               great
               Mercies
               ,
               the
               Parliament
               doth
               Order
               and
               Appoint
               ,
               That
               all
               Ministers
               of
               the
               several
               Congregations
               within
               the
               Cities
               of
            
             London
             
               and
            
             Westminster
             ,
             
               and
               the
               late
               Lines
               of
               Communication
               ,
               and
               Weekly
               Bills
               of
               Mortality
               ,
               do
               in
               their
               respective
               Churches
               and
               Chappels
               return
               humble
               Thanks
               unto
               Almighty
               God
               ,
               on
               the
               next
               Lords-Day
               ,
               being
               the
               First
               day
               of
            
             September
             
               next
               :
               And
               all
               Ministers
               of
               all
               other
               Churches
               and
               Chappels
               within
            
             England
             ,
             Wales
             ,
             
               and
               Town
               of
            
             Berwick
             
               upon
            
             Tweed
             ,
             
               do
               upon
               that
               day
               Fortnight
               ,
               being
               the
               Fifteenth
               day
               of
               the
               said
               Moneth
               of
            
             September
             ,
             
               render
               Thanks
               to
               God
               for
               the
               same
               .
               And
               that
               upon
               the
               said
               respective
               days
               ,
               all
               and
               every
               the
               said
               Ministers
               do
               Reade
               this
               Order
               and
               Narrative
               in
               their
               said
               Congregations
               ,
               immediately
               after
               the
               Psalm
               before
               the
               Sermon
               ,
               for
               the
               better
               stirring
               up
               of
               the
               hearts
               of
               the
               People
               to
               praise
               God
               for
               the
               same
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Die
               Veneris
               ,
               30o
               Augusti
               ,
               1650.
               
            
          
           
             ORdered
             by
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             That
             this
             Order
             and
             Declaration
             be
             forthwith
             printed
             and
             published
             .
          
           
             
               Hen
               :
               Scobell
               ,
               Cleric
               .
               Parliamenti
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             Edward
             Husband
          
           and
           
             John
             Field
             ,
          
           Printers
           to
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             .
          
           1650.
           
        
      
      
  

