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<HEAD><DATE>Die Martis, 16 <HI>Januarii,</HI> 1648.</DATE></HEAD>
<HEAD>AN ACT OF THE COMMONS of ENGLAND A&s;&s;embled in PARLIAMENT, For the Adjourning of part of The Term of Hilary, 1648.</HEAD>
<P>THe Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, holding it convenient and nece&s;&s;ary, for divers weighty Rea&s;ons and occa&s;ions, to Adjourn part of the next Term of <HI>Hilary;</HI> that is to &s;ay, From the fir&s;t Return thereof, called <HI>Octabis Hilarii,</HI> until the Return of <HI>Cra&s;tino Purificationis</HI> next en&s;uing: Be it therefore Ordained and Enacted by the Com|mons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, and by the Authority afore&s;aid, That the &s;aid Term of <HI>Hi|lary</HI> be Adjourned, that is to &s;ay, From the Return of <HI>Octabis Hilarii,</HI> unto the &s;aid Return of <HI>Cra&s;tino Purificationis:</HI> And all and every per&s;on or per&s;ons which hath Cau&s;e or Com|mandment to appear in any of the Courts at <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> in or at the &s;aid Return of <HI>Octabis Hilarii,</HI> or in or at any day or time from and after the &s;aid Return of <HI>Octabis Hilarii,</HI> and before the &s;aid Return of <HI>Cra&s;tino Purificationis,</HI> may tarry at their dwellings, or where their bu&s;ine&s;&s;es otherwi&s;e &s;hall lie, without re&s;orting to any of the &s;aid Courts for that cau&s;e, before the &s;aid return of <HI>Cra&s;tino Purificationis</HI> next coming, and that without danger or forfeiture, penalty or contempt to be in that behalf. And be it al&s;o Ordained and Enacted by the Authority afore&s;aid, That VVrits of Adjournment &s;hall be directed to the Iu&s;tices of the &s;aid Courts, giving them Authority to Adjourn the &s;aid Term of <HI>Hilary;</HI> that is to &s;ay, From <HI>Octabis Hilarii,</HI> until the &s;aid Return of <HI>Cra&s;tino Purificationis,</HI> as before is &s;aid; And the &s;aid Adjournment &s;hall be made in the fir&s;t day of the &s;aid <HI>Octabis Hilarii.</HI> And be it further Enacted and Ordained, That all Matters, Cau&s;es and Suits depending in any of the &s;aid Courts &s;hal have continuance, and the parties &s;hall have day from the date of the&s;e pre&s;ents unto <HI>Cra&s;tino Purificationis,</HI> as before is &s;aid: And the Commi&s;sioners of the Great-Seal are required to i&s;&s;ue forth VVrits accordingly. And be it further Ordained, That the Sheriffs of <HI>London,</HI> and all other Sheriffs of the &s;everal Counties in <HI>England</HI> and <HI>Wales,</HI> do forthwith proclaim and publi&s;h this Act in the chief Market-Towns within their &s;everal and re&s;pe|ctive Counties.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H: Scobel, Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>ORdered by the Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, That this Act be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed; And that the Members of this Hou&s;e do take care for &s;peedy &s;ending it down to the Sheriffs of the re&s;pective Counties within the Kingdom of <HI>England</HI> and Dominion of <HI>Wales.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H: Scobel, Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>Edward Hu&s;band,</HI> Printer to the Honorable Hou&s;e of Commons, <HI>Jan.</HI> 16. 1648.</P>
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