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A80921 Instructions to be observed touching the collection appointed by the declaration of His Highness and the Council hereunto annexed inviting the people of England and Wales to a day of solemn fasting and humiliation. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; England and Wales. Council of State. 1655 (1655) Wing C7090; Thomason 669.f.19[79] 1,020 1

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INSTRUCTIONS To be observed touching the Collection appointed by the Declaration of his Highness and the Council hereunto annexed inviting the people of England and Wales to a day of Solemn Fasting and Humiliation I. THat the Ministers and Church-wardens of the respective Cities Towns Parishes and other Congregations as well within the privileged places as without by themselves or with such others whose hearts the Lord shall ingage in so charitable and pious a work do the next Lords day after the publication of this Declaration go from House to House within such City Town or Parish and ask and receive what each House-keeper and others will freely give and in the presence of the party giving set down his or her name with the sum by him or her given fairly written in a Schedule to be by them annexed to this Declaration and the total sum thereof to endorse upon the said Declaration subscribed by the said Minister Church-wardens and others who shall assist in the said Collection That all the moneys so collected together with the said Schedule and Declaration so indorsed be returned and paid by the said Minister and Church-wardens within four daies then next following unto the Maior or other Head Officer of such City or Town or to the next Justice of the Peace to the Parish where such collection shall be made who is hereby impowred and required to receive the same and to give his acquittance to such person so paying the same and within twenty daies after or sooner if it may be to return the sum and sums so received unto Christopher Pack the present Lord Maior of the City of London and Sir Thomas Vyner Knight Alderman of the said City or either of them who are hereby appointed Treasurers for receiving the whole sum which shall be gathered upon this Collection whose acquittance shall be a sufficient Discharge fur such sum so paid in And that the said Minister and Church-wardens do within six daies after such Collection certify unto Henry Scobell Esq Clerk of the Council the sum so collected in such City Town or Parish to the end an exact accompt may be taken thereof II. That Sir Gilbert Gerard Baronet Sir John Trevor Knight Edward Cresset Esquire Mr. Philip Nye Mr. Edmund Calamy Mr. Joseph Caryl Mr. William Kiffen Mr. William Jenkins and Mr. Thomas Harrison or any five or more of them be and are hereby appointed a Committee to have the care of this business that the sums so collected be paid into the said Treasurers and to consider of the best waies and means how the same may be disposed of for the relief of the said poor Protestants and to give an accompt thereof to the Council to the end the Charity afotesaid may be speedily and effectually imployed to the best advantage of the said poor Protestants and according to the intention of the Givers London Printed by Henry Hills and John Field Printers to his Highness MDCLV