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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78976	By the King. A proclamation commanding the use of the Book of Common-Prayer according to law notwithstanding the pretended ordinances for the new directory.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1645 (1645)	Wing C2557; Thomason 669.f.9[47]; ESTC R212261	2,239	1

C R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE BY THE KING A Proclamation commanding the use of the BOOK OF COMMON-PRAYER according to Law notwithstanding the pretended Ordinances for the New DIRECTORY WHEREAS by a Printed Paper dated the third of Ianuary last past intituled An Ordinance of Parliament for taking away the Book of Common-Prayer and for establishing and putting in execution of the Directory for the publique worship of God It is said to be ordained amongst other things That the Book of Common-Prayer should not remaine or be from thenceforth used in any Church Chappell or place of Publique Worship within the Kingdome of England or Dominion of Wales And that the Directory for Publique Worship in that Printed Paper set forth should be from thenceforth used pursued and observed in all Exercises of Publique Worship of God in every Congregation Church Chappell and place of Publique Worship And by another Printed Paper dated the 23 day of August last past intituled An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the more effectuall putting in execution the Directory for Publique Worship c. particular Directions are set downe for the dispersing publishing and use of the said Directory in all Parishes Chappelries and Donatives and for the calling in and suppressing of all Books of Common-Prayer under severall forfeitures and penalties to be levyed and imposed upon Conviction before Justices of Assize or of Oyer and Terminer and of the Peace as by the said two Printed Papers may appeare And taking into Our Consideration that the Book of Common-Prayer which is endeavoured thus to be abolished was Compiled in the times of Reformation by the most Learned and Pious Men of that Age and defended and confirmed with the Martyrdome of many and was first established by Act of Parliament in the time of King Edward the sixth and never repealed or laid aside save only in that short time of Queene Maries Reigne upon the Returne of Popery and Superstition and in the first yeare of Queene Elizabeth it was againe revived and established by Act of Parliament and the repeale of it then declared by the whole Parliament to have been to the great decay of the due honour of God and discomfort to the Professors of the truth of Christs Religion and ever since it hath been used and observed for above fourescore yeares together in the best times of Peace and Plenty that ever this Kingdome enjoyed and that it conteines in it a excellent Forme of Worship and Service of God grounded upon the Holy Scriptures and is a singular meanes and help to Devotion in all Congregations and that or some other of the like Forme simply necessary in those many Congregations which cannot be otherwise supplyed by learned and able men and keeps up an uniformity in the Church of England And that the Directory which is sought to be introduced is a meanes to open the way and give the liberty to all ignorant Factious or evill men to broach their owne fancies and conceits be they never so wicked or erroneous and to mislead People into sinne and Rebellion and to utter those things even in that which they make for their Prayer in their Congregations as in Gods presence which no Conscientious man can assent or say Amen to And be the Minister never so Pious and Religious yet it will break that uniformity which hitherto hath been held in Gods Service and be a meanes to raise Factions and Divisions in the Church And those many Congregations in this Kingdom where able and Religious Ministers cannot be maintained must be left destitute of all help or meanes for their Publique Worship and Service of God And observing likewise that no reason is given for this alteration but only inconvenience alleadged in the Generall and whether Pride and Avarice be not the ground whether Rebellion and destruction of Monarchy be not the Intention of some and Sacriledge and the Churches Possessions the aymes and hopes of others and these new Directories the meanes to prepare and draw the People in for all We leave to him who searches and knowes the hearts of men And taking into Our further Consideration that this alteration is introduced by colour of Ordinances of Parliament made without and against Our Consent and against an Expresse Act of Parliament still in force and the same Ordinances made as perpetuall binding Lawes inflicting penalties and punishments which was never before these times so much as pretended to have been the use or power of Ordinances of Parliament without an Expresse Act of Parliament to which We are to be Parties Now least Our silence should be interpreted by some as a Connivance or indifferency in Us in a matter so highly-concerning the Worship and Service of God the Peace and Vnity of the Church and State and the establish'd Lawes of the Kingdome We have therefore thought fit to Publish this Our Proclamation And We doe hereby Require and Command all and singular Ministers in all Cathedrall and Parish-Churches and other places of Publique Worship within Our Kingdome of England or Dominion of Wales and all other to whom it shall appertaine That the said Book of Common-Prayer be kept and used in all Churches Chappells and places of Publique Worship according to the said Statute made in that behalfe in the said first yeare of the said late Queene Elizabeth And that the said Directory be in no sort admitted received or used the said pretended Ordinances or any thing in them contained to the contrary notwithstanding And We doe hereby let them know that whensoever it shall please God to restore Vs to Peace and the Lawes to their due Course wherein We doubt not of his assistance in his good time We shall require a strict Account and prosecution against the breakers of the said Law according to the force thereof and in the meanetime in such places where We shall come and find the Book of Common-Prayer supprest and laid aside and the Directory introduced We shall account all those that shall be Ayders Actors or Contrivers therein to be Persons disaffected to the Religion and Lawes establish'd and this they must expect besides that greater losse which they shall sustaine by suffering themselves thus to be deprived of the use and comfort of the said Book Given at Our Court at Oxford this Thirteenth day of November in the One and Twentieth yeare of Our Reigne 1645. GOD SAVE THE KING Printed at Oxford by Leonard Lichfield Printer to the Vniversitie 1645.