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<HEAD>At the Council of State at White-Hall.</HEAD>
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<P>_THE <HI>Parliament</HI> having lately intru&s;ted this Council to take care that the good People of <HI>England, Scotland,</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> be protected in their peaceable A&s;&s;emblies for the Wor&s;hip of GOD; (not intending thereby any Sufferance, Protection, or Countenance to any <HI>Popi&s;h</HI> or <HI>Idolatrous</HI> Wor&s;hip.)</P>
<P>It is hereby declared, in pur&s;uance of the &s;aid Tru&s;t, That this Council will &s;o protect all the good People of the&s;e Nations; And that no Di&s;turbance may be offered to any &s;uch, in their peaceable A&s;&s;emblies for the Wor&s;hip of GOD, It is expected and required of all Mini&s;ters of Ju&s;tice to proceed again&s;t Offenders herein as Di|&s;turbers of the Publique Peace, and of all other Per&s;ons what&s;oever to take notice hereof.</P>
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<P><DATE>Saturday November 12. 1653.</DATE> At the Council of State at <HI>White-Hall,</HI> Ordered, That this Declara|tion be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>JOHN THURLOE, Secr.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Henry Hills,</HI> Printer to the Council of State, MDCLIII.</P>
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