By the Lord Protector. A proclamation of his Highnes, with the consent of his Council, for continuing all persons being in office for the execution of publike justice at the time of the late change of government until his Hignes further direction. Proclamations. 1653-12-21 England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A80991 of text R211779 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.17[70]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A80991 Wing C7156A Thomason 669.f.17[70] ESTC R211779 99897150 99897150 170831 2240938338

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By the Lord Protector . A PROCLAMATION of his HIGHNES , with the consent of his Council , for continuing all Persons being in Office for the Execution of Publike Justice at the time of the late Change of Government , until his HIGHNES further direction .

OLIVER , LORD PROTECTOR of the Common-wealth of England , Scotland , and Ireland , considering , That whereas the exercise of the chief Magistracy , and the Administration of Government within the said Common-wealth , is invested and established in his Highness , assisted with a Council , And lest thereupon the setled and ordinary course of Iustice in the Common-wealth ( if remedy were not provided ) might receive interruption , his Highness in his care of the State , and publike Iustice thereof , ( reserving to future consideration the reformation and redress of any abuses by misgovernment , upon better knowledge taken thereof ) is pleased , and doth hereby expresly signifie , declare and ordain , by and with the advice and consent of his Council , who have power until the meeting of the next Parliament to make Laws & Ordinances for the peace and welfare of these Nations , where it shall be necessary , which shall be binding and in force until Order shall be taken in Parliament concerning the same , that all persons who on the 10. day of this instant Decem. were duly and lawfully possessed of any place of Iudicature , or Office of Authority , Iurisdiction or Government , within this Common-wealth , shall be , and shall so hold themselves continued in the said Offices and places respectively as formely they held and enjoyed the same , and not otherwise , until his Highness pleasure be further known ; And all Commissions , Patents , and other Grants , which respect or relate unto the doing and executing of publick Iustice , and all Proceedings of what Nature soever in Courts of Common Law , or Equity , or in the Court of Admiralty , or by Commissioners of Sewers , shall stand and be in the same and like force to all Intents and Purposes as the same were on the said tenth day of this instant December , until further Order given by his Highness therein ; And that in the mean time ( for preservation of the publike Peace , and necessary proceedings in matters of Iustice , and for Safety of the State ) all the said Persons , of whatsoever Place , Power , Degree , or Condition , may not fail , every one severally according to his respective Place , Office or Charge , to proceed in the performance and execution of all Duties thereunto belonging , as formerly appertained to them and every of them , whilst the former Government was in being .

Given at White-Hall this 21. of December , in the year of our Lord 1653.

London , Printed by Henry Hills , Printer to his Highness the Lord Protector , 1653.