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A45964 An act declaring which days in the year shall be observed as holy-days; Public General Acts. 1695. 7 Wil.III.c.14. Ireland. 1695 (1695) Wing I299; ESTC R216029 1,903 7

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a_o act_n declare_v which_o day_n in_o the_o year_n shall_v be_v observe_v as_o holiday_n dublin_n print_v by_o andrew_n crook_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n on_o ormonde-key_n 1695._o a_o act_n declare_v which_o day_n in_o the_o year_n shall_v be_v observe_v as_o holiday_n chap._n fourteen_o whereas_o many_o idle_a person_n refuse_v to_o work_n at_o their_o lawful_a call_v and_o labour_n on_o several_a day_n in_o the_o year_n on_o pretence_n that_o the_o same_o be_v dedicate_v to_o some_o saint_n or_o pretend_a saint_n patron_n or_o pretend_a patron_n for_o who_o they_o have_v or_o pretend_v to_o have_v reverence_n or_o respect_n and_o choose_v rather_o to_o spend_v such_o day_n in_o idleness_n drunkenness_n and_o vice_n to_o the_o scandal_n of_o religion_n rather_o than_o follow_v and_o work_v in_o their_o lawful_a call_v and_o usual_a employment_n which_o have_v be_v find_v by_o experience_n to_o tend_v very_o much_o to_o the_o impoverish_v and_o hinder_v the_o improvement_n of_o this_o kingdom_n for_o remedy_n whereof_o be_v it_o enact_v by_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n by_o and_o with_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o commons_o in_o this_o present_a parliament_n assemble_v and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o that_o if_o any_o common_a labourer_n be_v hire_v or_o other_o servant_n retain_v shall_v refuse_n to_o work_n upon_o any_o other_o day_n than_o the_o several_a day_n hereafter_o mention_v be_v thereunto_o require_v upon_o the_o usual_a and_o accustom_a wage_n that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o sunday_n in_o the_o year_n the_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o circumcision_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n of_o the_o epiphany_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o saint_n paul_n of_o the_o purification_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n of_o saint_n mathias_n the_o apostle_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n of_o saint_n mark_v the_o 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