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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Friday <HI>the Four and twentieth day of</HI> December, 1652.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P><HI>Re&s;olved by the Parliament,</HI><LB>
_THat the Markets be kept to Morrow, being the Five and twentieth day of <HI>December;</HI> And that the Lord Major, and Sheriffs of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>Middle&s;ex,</HI> and the Iu&s;tices of Peace for the City of <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter</HI> and Liberties thereof, do take care, That all &s;uch per|&s;ons as &s;hall open their Shops on that day, be protected from VVrong or Violence, and the Offenders puni&s;hed.</P>
<P><HI>Re&s;olved by the Parliament,</HI><LB>
That no Ob&s;ervation &s;hall be had of the Five and twentieth day of <HI>December,</HI> commonly called <HI>Chri&s;tmas-Day;</HI> nor any Solemnity u&s;ed or exerci&s;ed in Churches upon that Day in re&s;pect thereof.</P>
<P><HI>Ordered by the Parliament,</HI><LB>
That the Lord Major of the City of <HI>London,</HI> and Sheriffs of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>Middle&s;ex,</HI> and the Iu&s;tices of Peace of <HI>Middle&s;ex</HI> re&s;pectively, be Authorized and Required to &s;ee this Order duly ob&s;erved within the late Lines of Commu|nication, and weekly Bills of Mortality.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>John Field,</HI> Printer to the Parliament of <HI>England.</HI> 1652.</P>
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