December 1644
[13 December, 1644.]
Names of Persons empowered to ordain Ministers in Lancaster.; Penalty for preaching unordained.
The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament doe hereby
Order and Ordain, That Master Charles Herle, Master Richard
Herick, Mr. James Hyet, Mr. William Ashton, Mr. William
Ward, Mr. Alexander Horrocks, Mr. Johnson of Ellenborough,
Mr. John Anger, Mr. William Bell, Mr. Edward Gee, Mr. Paul
Lathom, Mr. John Harper, Mr. Richard Whitfield, Mr. James
Wood, Mr. Johnson of Rochdale, Mr. John Tildesly, Mr. Richard
Hollinworth, Mr. John Harrison, Mr. Isaac Ambrose, Mr. James
Bradshaw, Mr. Robert Bath, or any seven of them, shall have
full power according to the Ordinance of the second of October,
for the Ordination of Ministers pro tempore, to Ordain Ministers
within the County of Lancaster: And if any person do publiquely preach, or otherwise exercise any Ministeriall Office that
shall not be Ordained, or thereunto allowed by seven of the said
Ministers, then their Names shall be returned to both Houses of
Parliament, to be dealt with as they in their wisdoms shall think
fit.