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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80969	By the Protector. A proclamation commanding a speedy and due execution of the lavvs made against the abominable sins of drunkenness, profane swearing and cursing, adultery, fornication, and other acts of uncleannesse; for observing the assize of bread, ale, and fewel; and touching weights, and measures; for setting the poor on work, and providing for the impotent and aged poor, and punishing rogues and vagabonds, taking accounts of church-wardens and overseers of the poor; and against disturbing of publick preachers, and profanation of the Lords day.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1655 (1655)	Wing C7138; ESTC R211573	1,509	1

❧ By the Protector A PROCLAMATION Commanding a speedy and due Execution of the Lavvs made against the abominable sins of Drunkenness profane Swearing and Cursing Adultery Fornication and other acts of uncleannesse For observing the Assize of Bread Ale and Fewel and touching Weights and Measures For setting the Poor on Work and providing for the impotent and aged poor and punishing Rogues and Vagabonds taking Accounts of Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor and against disturbing of publick Preachers and profanation of the Lords day WHereas many good and wholesome Laws have been made and provided for the good Government of the people of this Commonwealth and for the suppressing and preventing of many sins disorders abuses and deceipts tending to the dishonour of God the scandal of Religion and the prejudice and great wrong of the People But for want of zeal and care in the Officers and Ministers of Iustice to whose Trust the execution thereof hath been committed there hath not been that due observation of those Laws and the punishment inflicted upon the Offenders as is thereby provided by reason whereof such ill disposed persons have been hardned in their evil waies and others the more bold and encouraged to commit the like offences in hope of impunity Hi Highness the Lord Protector desiring according to the Trust reposed in Him for the publique Weal of these Nations to use His utmost Power That the Laws be duly executed Iustice administred Abuses punished and the good and welfare of the People by all good ways and means procured and preserved Hath by the Advice of His Council thought fit to Recommend the same unto the Iudges and other Officers and Ministers of Iustice unto whom the due execution of the Law and Iustice is committed And doth therefore hereby Will and Require all the Iustices of Assizes in their several Circuits to give in Charge and to take especial Care that the Laws be duly executed and particularly such Laws as are in force for the better suppressing and preventing the abominable Sins of Drunkenness Prophane Swearing and Cursing Adultery Fornication and the like Vncleanness the Laws and Statutes made touching the Assize of Bread and Ale the Assize of Fewel touching Weights and Measures for Setting the Poor on work the Providing for such as by reason of age or impotency are not able to maintain themselves for punishment of Rogues Vagabonds calling themselves Egyptians and other Vagabonds or sturdy Beggers and preventing the increase of them and duly taking Accompts of Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor for punishment of such as shall disturb publique Preachers and Ministers in their publique Exercises and such as shall prophane the Lords-Day And His Highness by the Advice of His Council Doth straitly Charge and Command all Majors Iustices of the Peace Bayliffs Constables and all other Officers who are any way Intrusted with the execution of any of the Laws and Administration of Iustice to use their utmost Care Diligence and Endeavor within their Counties Cities Towns Liberties and Precincts That all and every the Laws whereby they are impowered or with the Execution whereof they are Intrusted and more especially such as concern the several Matters aforesaid be duly and vigorously put in Execution and the Offenders against the same effectually prosecuted and punished according to the said Laws And His Highness doth by the Advice of His said Council also Require and Enjoyn all the People of this Common-wealth to be aiding and assisting in Discovering of the Offenders and bringing them to condign punishment as they tender the Glory of God their own good and the good and welfare of this Commonwealth which cannot be preserved and supported without the due Observation of the Laws and the Execution of Iustice for the Terror of evil doers that others may see it and fear and not dare to do the like And His Highness doth further Charge and Require His Iudges in their several Circuits to take an exact Accompt how these things have been and shall be from time to time observed and what the success thereof shall be from whom His Highness will expect to be truly informed at their Return out of their Circuits Given at White-Hall the Ninth day of August in the Year of Our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty and five Published by His Highness special Command LONDON Printed by Henry Hills and Iohn Field Printers to His Highness 1655.