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<HEAD>AN ACT For the Ob&s;ervation of a Day of Publique Fa&s;ting and Humiliation.</HEAD>
<P>_THe Parliament acknowledging from the bottom of their Hearts the abundant Mercies of their good God continually heaped upon this Nation, Notwith|&s;tanding their great Vnworthine&s;s and unproportionable Returns of Thanks in their Lives and Actions; And being &s;en&s;ible withal of tho&s;e new Dan|gers which this Nation &s;eems to be threatned with, and hath mo&s;t ju&s;tly De|&s;erved, Have thought fit to have recour&s;e to the &s;ame God by publique Hu|miliation and Prayer, for averting his Iudgements, and removing tho&s;e Sins which otherwi&s;e may call for tho&s;e Iudgements, and for obtaining a Ble&s;sing upon the Coun|cels and Forces of this Commonwealth both by Sea and Land: Be it therefore Enact|ed by this pre&s;ent Parliament, and by Authority thereof, That a day of &s;olemn Fa&s;ting and Humiliation be &s;et apart to be ob&s;erved on Wedne&s;day the Ninth of <HI>June,</HI> One thou|&s;and &s;ix hundred fifty two, in the Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> and within the late Lines of Communication and weekly Bills of Mortality; and upon Wedne&s;day the Thirtieth of <HI>June</HI> following, in all other Cities, Towns and places within <HI>England, Wales,</HI> and the Town of <HI>Berwick</HI> upon <HI>Tweed:</HI> And that the Mini&s;ters of the re&s;pective Pari&s;hes and places afore&s;aid, be and hereby are required and enjoyned to give notice hereof on the Lords-Day next preceding the day &s;o to be ob&s;erved: To the end the people may more di|ligently attend the publique Exerci&s;es of Gods Wor&s;hip and Service on that Day; And for the better ob&s;ervation thereof, The Parliament doth inhibit and forbid the holding or u&s;e of all Fairs, Markets, and &s;ervile Works of mens ordinary Callings on the re&s;pective Days afore&s;aid: And all Majors, Sheriffs, Iu&s;tices of Peace, Con&s;tables, and other Officers, be and are hereby enjoyned to take &s;pecial care of the due Ob&s;ervation of the &s;aid Day accordingly.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Friday the Fourth of <HI>June,</HI> 1652.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered by the Parliament, That this Act be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Iohn Field,</HI> Printer to the Parliament of <HI>England.</HI> 1652.</P>
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