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A84458 By the Council of State. The Council of State taking notice of the tumultuous and barbarous actings at the New-Exchange ... England and Wales. Council of State. 1653 (1653) Wing E774; Thomason 669.f.17[66]; ESTC R34880 798 1

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By the COVNCIL of STATE THe Council of State taking notice of the Tumultuous and Barbarous actings at the New-Exchange in the Strand in the County of Middlesex upon the 21. and 22. of November last past The same being accompanied with the drawing of Swords discharging of Pistols and such other high Misdemeanors as are scarce to be paralleld by the actings of any persons living under the protection of a civil Government And which in the effects thereof produced not only a very great and notorious Violation of the publick Peace but also the Murdering of one and the Assaulting Wounding and Affrighting of many other of the People of this Nation pursuing their ordinary Callings and occasions And for as much as the said Exchange is a place of publick resort and Trade The Council have therefore thought it necessary hereby to declare their resentment of those proceedings and their just Displeasure against the same And as they intend vigorously to prosecute the Offenders so to the intent the like evils may be better prevented in time to come They do hereby strictly require and charge That no Person or Persons of what quality soever do presume at the said Exchange or any other like publick place to Occasion Encourage or Abet any tumultuous Meetings or hazard a breach of the civil Peace by Drawing there or in any other such place any Sword or other Weapon Discharging Presenting or Bearing any Gun or Pistol or Firing of powder in Granados or in any otherwise whatsoever Of which Command it will be expected that all Persons whatsoever take notice and demean themselves accordingly upon peril of being reputed and dealt withall as disturbers of the publick Peace Whereof a very strict account shall be taken And all Iustices of the Peace and other publick Ministers are required carefully to perform their duties in this Behalf As also to use their utmost endeavours to prevent and restrain all immodest and unhandsome demeanors of such as shall resort to the said Exchange That so no just cause of offence may be given to sober mindes nor any thing there acted dishonourable to Religion or the Nation Saturday 10. December 1653. At the Council of State at White-Hall Ordered That this Declaration be forthwith printed and published John Thurloe Sec. London Printed by Henry Hills Printer to the Council of State