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A83158 2[o] Decembris. 1646. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the better observation of the monethly fast England and Wales. Parliament. 1646 (1646) Wing E1945; Thomason 669.f.9[73]; ESTC R212313 1,451 1

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2o Decembris 1646. AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament for the better Observation of the MONETHLY FAST THE LORDS and COMMONS in Parliament Assembled Taking notice of the great neglect and prophanation of the Monethly Fast in diverse places of this Kingdome do for prevention thereof in time to come Order and Ordaine and be it Ordained by the said LORDS and COMMONS that all Justices of the Peace Mayors Bayliffes Constables and other Officers and Ministers whatsoever in their respective places shall put in Execution all Orders and Ordinances of PARLIAMENT heretofore made for the due observation of the said monethly Fast and are hereby authorized and required to use and exercise the same power and to inflict penalties upon the offenders therein in such manner and form as is limited and appointed by any Statute Law Order or Ordinance whatsoever now in force for the Sanctification of the Lords Day or against the prophanation thereof And for the better incouragement of all such Persons as have or shall testifie their good affections to the State by their readinesse in observing and putting in Execution of this and other the Ordinances of this PARLIAMENT and for prevention of causelesse and contentious suits against them It is further Ordained by the said Lords and Commons that if any Action Bill Plaint or Suite upon the Case Trespasse Battery or false Imprisonment now be or hereafter shall be brought for or concerning any matter cause or thing done or to be done hereafter by any Person or Persons whatsoever by Vertue of any Ordinance of PARLIAMHNT or by any Person or Persons in their ayde and assistance or by their Commandment according to any such Ordinance of PARLIAMENT the said Action Bill Plaint or Suite shall be layed within the County where the Trespasse or Fact was or shall be done and committed and not elsewhere and that it shall be lawfull to and for all and every Person and Persons aforesaid to plead thereunto the General issue that he or they are not Guilty And for their Justification to give in Evidence to the Jury which shal try the same any Ordinance or Ordinance of PARLIAMENT which they or any of them shal produce by vertue whereof the Fact Complained of was done or Committed And that if upon the Tryal of any such Action Bil Plaint or Suit the Plaitiffe or Plaintiffs therein shal not prove to the Jury which shal try the same that the Trespass Batterv Imprisonment or other Fact or Cause of his her or their said Action Bil Plaint or Suit was or were had made committed or done within the County wherein such Action Bil Plaint or Suit is or shal be layed That then in every such Case the Jury which shal Try the same shal find the Defendant or Defendants in every such Action Bil Plaint or Suit not Guilty without having regard or respect to any evidence given by the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs therein touching the Trespass Battery Imprisonment or other Cause for which the same Action Bil Plaint or Suit is or shal be Brought And if the Verdit shal Pass with the Defendant or Defendants in any such Action Bil Plaint or Suit or the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs therein become Non-suits or suffer any discountenance thereof that in every such Case the Justices or Justice or such other Judge before whom the said Matter shal be tryed shal by force and vertue of this Ordinance allow unto the Defendant or Defendants his or their double Costs which he or they shal have susteined by reason of their wrongful vexation in Defence of the said Action or Suit for which the said Defendant or Defendants shal have remedy as in other Cases where Costs by the Laws of the Realm are given to the Defendants Die Mercurii 2o Decembr 1646. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That the Ordinance for the better Observation of the Fast Day be forthwith Printed and that the Knights and Burgesses Members of this House do take Care of the sending down convenient Numbers of the said Ordinances unto the several Counties and Places for which they serve Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. LONDON Printed for Edward Husbands Printer to the Honourable House of COMMONS 1646.