Die
Sabbati
,
24.
Decemb.
❧
An
Order
for
a
charitable
Contribution
for
the
relief
of
maymed
Souldiers
.
WHereas
many
well
affected
People
,
out
of
Zeal
and
faithfullnesse
to
the
preservation
of
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
Laws
,
and
Liberties
of
this
Kingdom
,
have
gone
forth
under
the
command
of
his
Excellency
the
Earl
of
Essex
,
in
the
Army
set
forth
by
the
Parliament
;
and
divers
of
them
have
in
severall
Battles
,
and
fights
,
with
the
Enemies
of
the
King
and
Kingdom
,
lost
their
lives
;
leaving
poor
Widows
,
and
Fatherlesse
Children
unprovided
for
behinde
them
:
And
others
of
them
have
received
,
Wounds
and
Maymes
in
their
Bodies
;
Whereby
some
of
them
are
dis-enabled
to
help
themselves
for
getting
a
Livelyhood
hereafter
:
and
all
of
them
having
been
at
charges
,
expences
,
and
losses
,
in
the
said
service
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
curing
of
their
Mayms
and
Wounds
.
It
is
this
day
Ordered
by
the
Commons
in
Parliament
,
That
a
generall
Collection
by
way
of
contribution
,
towards
the
relief
,
and
support
of
the
aforementioned
poor
distressed
People
be
made
in
every
Parish
Church
of
London
,
Aswell
within
the
Walls
,
as
in
the
Suburbs
thereof
,
And
in
the
City
of
Westminster
,
and
Borough
of
Southwark
and
the
liberties
thereof
,
By
the
Church-Wardens
,
Collectors
for
the
Poor
,
Sidesmen
,
or
Constables
of
each
Parish
,
or
Ward
,
within
the
aforesaid
Cities
of
London
and
Westminster
,
and
the
Borough
of
Southwark
as
aforesaid
,
on
the
two
next
Lords-dayes
,
both
in
the
Fore-noon
,
and
After-noon
of
the
same
dayes
.
And
the
Monyes
so
collected
by
them
,
to
pay
unto
Master
Holland
,
and
Master
Jennour
,
Members
of
the
House
of
Commons
,
or
such
as
they
shall
appoint
to
receive
the
same
at
Gold-Smiths-Hall
,
London
,
on
the
Thursday
next
,
after
the
said
Lord-dayes
respectively
,
By
them
to
be
disposed
of
to
the
uses
aforesaid
in
such
manner
as
the
Committee
appointed
by
the
House
of
Commons
,
for
Maymed
Souldiers
,
shall
from
time
to
time
direct
.
And
it
is
further
Ordered
,
That
the
Minister
of
every
Parish
,
shall
publish
this
Order
in
their
Churches
on
the
said
Lords-dayes
,
both
in
the
Fore-noon
,
and
Afternoon
,
And
shall
exhort
the
people
to
a
liberall
contribution
to
this
so
pious
and
charitable
a
Work
.
Hen.
Elsynge
,
Cler.
Parl.
D.
Com.