Die Mercurii, 9 Decembris, 1646. Dies Publicæ Humiliationis.
Preachers thanked.
ORDERED, That Mr. Buckley do, from this House,
give Thanks to Mr. Ward, for the great Pains he took
in the Sermon he preached this Day, at the Intreaty of this
House, at St. Margarett's, Westminster, it being the Day
of Publick Humiliation; and desire him to print his
Sermon: And he is to have the like Privilege of printing
of it, as others in the like kind usually have had.
Ordered, That Mr. Oxenden do, from this House, give
Thanks to Mr. Whittacre, for the great Pains he took in
the Sermon he preached this Day, at the Intreaty of this
House, at St. Margarett's Westminster, it being the Day
of Publick Humiliation; and desire him to print his
Sermon.
Lancashire.
Resolved; &c. That the several Classes in Lancashire
shall be one Province.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Lords Day, &c.
Ordered, That the Ordinances for the better Observation of the Lord's Day, and the publick Days of Fast and
Humiliation, be printed together: And that it be referred
to the Care of the Knights and Burgesses of the several
Counties, Cities, and Boroughs, to send down a sufficient
Number of Copies of them, so printed, to the several and
respective Committees; to be distributed and dispersed to
the several Parishes: And the several and respective Ministers are hereby enjoined and required, the Lord's Day
immediately before every Day of Publick Humiliation,
to give Notice of the said Day to the Congregation assembled; and to read unto them these Ordinances for the better
Observation of the Lord's Day, and the Days appointed
for Publick Humiliation: And that the Justices of Peace,
in their several Limits, do take a strict monthly Account of
the due Execution and Observation of these Ordinances.
National Sins.
Mr. Tate, Mr. Weaver, Mr. Ashurst, Mr. Bois, Mr.
Rous, Mr. Leigh, Mr. Gourdon;
This Committee is appointed to consider and bring in
an Enumeration of those more crying national Sins, for
which the Nation hath not as yet been humbled before
God: And that Care hereof is more particularly referred
to Mr. Weaver.
League and Covenant.
Sir Richard Hoghton, Colonel Edward Rosseter, Colonel
Edmond Harvey, Colonel Thomas Wayte, Mr. Henry
Arthington, Mr. Robert Clive, Sir John Fenwick, Mr.
Robert Charlton, Mr. Thomas Boughton, Sir Francis Drake,
Colonel George Booth, Mr. Alexander Thistlethwayte, Mr.
John Spelman, Mr. Walter Kirle, Sir Richard Skeffington,
Mr. Eliz. Crymes, Mr. John Dixwell, Mr. John Lloyd,
Mr. Wm. Crowther, Sir James Harrington, Colonel Edward Harley, Mr. Robert Packer, Mr. Humphrey Edwards,
Mr. Edmond Fowell, Colonel John Birch, this Day took
Solemn League and Covenant.
Ordered, upon this Question, That, upon Wednesday
Morning next, all such Members of the House, as have
not yet taken the Solemn League and Covenant, do take
the same: And this Order to be set up at the Door; to
the end they may take Notice hereof.
Widows.
Ordered, That Widow Petie, and Widow Harrington,
be added to the Lists of poor Widows.