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A38366 England and Scotlands covenant with their God in viz, the protestation, the vow, and covenant, and an ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the taking the same / ordered by the Commons in Parliament that these covenants and ordinances bey forthwith printed and published. 1645 (1645) Wing E2931; ESTC R23870 17,390 60

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of their greatest enemies will doubtlessely stand by all those who with singlenesse of heart and a due sense of their own sins and a necessity of Reformation shall now enter into an everlasting Covenant with the Lord never to be forgotten to put an end to all those unhappy and unnatural breaches between the King and such as are faithfull in the Land causing their righteousnesse and praise to spring forth before all the Nations to the terrour and confusion of those men of blood the confederate enemies of God and the King who have long combined and have now raked together the dregs and scum of many Kingdoms to bury all the glory honour and liberty of this Nation in the eternall Grave of dishonour and destruction Die Veneris 9. Febr. 1643. AN Exhortation touching the taking of the Solemn League and Covenant and for satisfying of such scruples as may arise in the taking of it was this day read the first and second time and by Vote upon the Question assented unto and Ordered to be forthwith Printed H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the better Observation of the LORDS-DAY FOrasmuch as the Lords day notwithstanding severall good Laws heretofore made hath been not only greatly prophaned but divers ungodly Books have been published by the Prelaticall faction against the Morality of that Day and to countenance the prophanation of the same to the manifest indangering of Souls prejudice of the true Religion great dishonour of Almighty God and provocation of his just wrath and indignation against this Land The Lords and Commons for remedy thereof do Order and Ordain and be it Ordered and Ordained That all the Laws enacted and in force concerning the Observation of the Lords day be carefully put in execution and that all and singular person and persons whatsoever shall on every Lords day apply themselves to the sanctification of the same by exercising themselves thereon in the duties of Piety and true Religion publikely and privately And that no person or persons whatsoever shall publikely cry shew forth expose to sale any Wares Merchandizes Fruit Herbs Goods or Chattels whatsoever upon the Lords day or any part thereof upon pain that every person so offending shall forfeit the same Goods so cryed shewed forth or put to sale And that no person or persons whatsoever shall without reasonable cause for the same Travell carry Burthens or do any worldly labours or work whatsoever upon that day or any part thereof upon pain that every one travelling contrary to the meaning of this Ordinance shall forfeit for every offence ten shillings of lawfull money and that every person carrying any burden or doing any worldly labour or work contrary to the meaning hereof shall forfeit five shillings of like money for every such offence And be in further Ordained That no person or persons shall hereafter upon the Lords day use exercise keep maintain or be present at any wrestlings Shooting Bowling Ringing of Bells for pleasure or pastime Masque Wake otherwise called Feasts Church-Ale Dancing Games Sport or pastime whatsoever upon pain that every person so offending being above the age of Fourteen years shall lose and forfeit five shillings for every such offence And be it further Ordained that all and singular person persons that have the care government tuition or education of any childe or children under or within the age of Fourteen years shall forfeit and lose twelve pence for every of the said offences that shall be committed by any such childe and children And because the prophanation of the Lords day hath been heretofore greatly occasioned by May poles a Heathenish vanity generally abused to superstition and wickednesse The Lords and Commons do further Order and Ordain that all and singular May-poles that are or shall be erected shall be taken down and removed by the Constables Borsholders Tything-men petty Constables and Church-wardens of the Parishes and places where the same be and that no May-pole shall be hereafter set up erected or suffered to be within this Kingdom of England or Dominion of Wales And it is further Ordained that if any of the said Officers shall neglect to do their office in the premisses within one week after notice of this Ordinance every of them for such neglect shall forfeit five shillings of lawfull moneys and so from week to week weekly five shillings more afterwards till the said May-pole shall be taken down and removed And that if any Iustice of the Peace of the County or the chief Officer or Officers or any Iustice of the Peace of or within any City Burrough or Town Corporate where the said offences shall be committed upon his or their view or confession of the party or proof of any one or more witnesses by oath which the said Iustice chief Officer or Officers is by this Ordinance authorised to minister shall find any person offending in the premisses the said Iustice or chief Officer or Officers shall give warrant under his or their hand and seal to the Constables or Church-wardens of the Parish or Parishes where such offence shall be committed to seize the said Goods cryed shewed forth or put to sale as aforesaid and to leavy the said other forfeitures or penalties by way of distresse and sale of the Goods of every such offender rendring to the said offenders the overplus of the moneys raised thereby And in default of such distresse or in case of insufficiency or inability of the offender to pay the said forfeitures or penalties that the party offending be set publikely in the Stocks by the space of three hours And all and singular the forfeitures or penalties aforesaid shal be imployed and converted to the use of the poor of the Parish where the said offences shall be committed saving onely that it shall and may be lawfull to and for any such Iustice Maior or Head Officer or Officers out of the said forfeitures or penalties to reward any person or persons that shall inform of any offence against this Ordinance according to their discretions so as such reward exceed not the third part of the forfeiture or penalties And it is further Ordained by the said Lords and Commons that the Kings Declaration concerning observing of Wakes and use of exercise and recreation upon the Lords day The Book intituled The Kings Maiesties Declaration to His Subiects concerning lawfull Sports to be used and all other Books and Pamphlets that have been or shall be written printed and published against the Morality of the fourth Commandement or of the Lords day or to countenance the prophanation thereof be called in seized and suppressed and publiquely butnt by the Iustices of Peace or some or one of them or by the chief Officer or Officers aforesaid in their severall limits or by their warrant or command Provided and be it Declared That nothing in this Ordinance shall extend to the prohibiting of dressing of Meat in private Families or the