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. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83158 of text R212313 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.9[73]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A83158 Wing E1945 Thomason 669.f.9[73] ESTC R212313 99870950 99870950 161171 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A83158) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 161171) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f9[73]) 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. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for Edward Husbands, Printer to the Honourable House of Commons, London : 1646. Order to print signed: Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Bracketed "o" in title is in superscript. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Fasts and feasts -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A83158 R212313 (Thomason 669.f.9[73]). civilwar no 2⁰ 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 838 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion 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.