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<HEAD>A Declaration of the Lords and Commons A&s;&s;embled in Parliament.</HEAD>
<HEAD>That none &s;hall be elected into any Office what&s;oever, that hath been in the Kings Army, ayding or a&s;&s;i&s;ting the Enemy again&s;t the Parliament, within the Kingdom of <HI>England,</HI> Dominion of <HI>Wales,</HI> and Town of <HI>B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">rwicke.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Die Jovis 9 Septemb. 1647.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_BE it Declared, Ordered, and Ordained by the Lords and Commons in Parliament a&s;&s;embled, That no Per&s;on what|&s;oever, that hath been in Armes again&s;t the Parliament, or hath been ayding or a&s;&s;i&s;ting the Forces of the Enemy, or hath been, or is Seque&s;tred, &s;hall be elected, or con&s;tituted Mayor, Alderman, Bailiffe, Sheriffe, Ju&s;tice of Peace, Steward of any Court, Con&s;table, or any other Officer in any County, Ci|ty, Borough, or Towne corporate, within the Kingdome of <HI>England,</HI> Dominion of <HI>Wales,</HI> and Towne of <HI>Berwicke;</HI> And in ca&s;e any &s;uch Per|&s;ons as afore&s;aid be elected into any of the Offices afore&s;aid, in any of the afore&s;aid Places; The Lords and Commons doe Declare all &s;uch elections to be voyd and null; Provided, that this &s;hall not extend to any Per&s;on or Per&s;ons who have been, or &s;hall be unduely Seque&s;tred as Delinquents, and have been, or &s;hall be therefore di&s;charged of the &s;aid undue Seque&s;tration, by both Hou&s;es of Parliament, or by the Lords and Commons for Se|que&s;trations.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Die Jovis 9 Septemb. 1647.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered by the Lords a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, That this Declaration con|cerning the election of Officers be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Jo. Brown Cler. Parliament.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Printed at <HI>London</HI> for <HI>John Wright,</HI> at the Kings Head in the Old Bailey. 1647.</P>
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