❧
Die
Mercurii
8ᵒ
Septemb.
1641.
WHereas
divers
Innovations
in
or
about
the
worship
of
God
,
have
been
lately
practized
in
this
Kingdom
,
by
injoyning
some
things
,
and
prohibiting
others
without
warrant
of
Law
,
to
the
great
grievance
and
discontent
of
his
Majesties
Subjects
.
For
the
suppression
of
such
Innovations
,
and
for
preservation
of
the
publike
Peace
,
It
is
this
day
Ordered
by
the
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
That
the
Church-Wardens
of
every
Parish
Church
and
Chappell
respectively
,
do
forthwith
remove
the
Communion
Table
from
the
East
end
of
the
Church
,
Chappell
,
or
Chancell
,
into
some
other
convenient
place
,
and
that
they
take
away
the
Railes
,
and
levell
the
Chancels
,
as
heretofore
they
were
,
before
the
late
Innovations
.
That
all
Crucifixes
,
scandalous
Pictures
of
any
one
or
more
persons
of
the
Trinitie
,
and
all
Images
of
the
Virgin
Mary
shall
be
taken
away
and
abolished
,
and
that
all
Tapers
,
Candlesticks
,
and
Basins
,
be
removed
from
the
Communion
Table
.
That
all
corporall
Bowing
at
the
name
(
JESUS
)
or
towards
the
East
end
of
the
Church
,
Chappell
,
or
Chancell
,
or
towards
the
Communion
Table
,
be
henceforth
forborn
:
That
the
orders
aforesaid
be
observed
in
all
the
severall
Cathedrall
Churches
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
〈…〉
Churches
or
Chappels
in
the
two
Vniversities
,
or
any
other
part
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
in
the
Temple
Church
,
and
the
Chappels
of
the
other
Innes
of
Court
,
by
the
Deans
of
the
said
Cathedrall
Churches
,
by
the
Vice
Chancellour
of
the
said
Vniversities
,
and
by
the
Heads
and
Governours
of
the
severall
Colledges
and
Halls
aforesaid
,
and
by
the
Benchers
and
Readers
in
the
said
Innes
of
Court
respectively
.
That
the
Lords
Day
shall
be
duly
observed
and
sanctified
:
All
Dancing
,
or
other
Sports
,
either
before
or
after
Divine
Service
be
forborn
and
restrained
;
and
that
the
preaching
of
Gods
word
be
permitted
in
the
afternoon
in
the
severall
Churches
and
Chappels
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
that
Ministers
and
Preachers
be
incouraged
thereunto
.
That
the
Vice-Chancellors
of
the
Vniversities
,
Heads
and
Governours
of
Colledges
,
all
Parsons
,
Vicars
,
and
Church-Wardens
,
do
make
Certificates
of
the
performance
of
these
Orders
:
and
if
the
same
shall
not
be
observed
in
any
the
places
aforementioned
,
upon
complaint
thereof
made
to
the
two
next
Iustices
of
Peace
,
Major
,
or
head
Officers
of
Cities
or
Towns
Corporate
,
It
is
Ordered
that
the
said
Iustices
,
Major
,
or
other
head
Officer
respectively
,
shall
examine
the
trueth
of
all
such
complaints
,
and
certifie
by
whose
default
the
same
are
committed
,
All
which
Certificates
are
to
be
delivered
in
Parliament
before
the
thirtieth
of
October
next
.
Resolved
upon
the
Question
.
That
this
Order
now
read
shall
be
an
Order
of
it self
without
any
addition
for
the
present
,
and
that
it
shall
be
Printed
and
published
.
It
is
further
Ordered
,
That
the
Knights
,
Citizens
,
and
Burgesses
of
every
Shire
,
Citie
,
and
Borough
,
do
take
care
to
publish
this
Order
in
their
severall
Counties
,
Cities
,
and
Boroughs
.