WHereas His most Excellent Majestie was graciously pleased, by the advice, and with the assent of His Parliament to command a publike Fast to be kept and observed by both Houses of Parliament and the City of London, on Wednesday the 22. of this in­stant December, and by the City of West­minster on Thursday the 23. of this Moneth, and that the like Fast should be observed and kept thorow the whole King­dom of England and Dominion of Wales, on Thursday the 20. of Ianuary next:

Now to the end that all places may the better take notice hereof; It is this day Ordered by the Commons now as­sembled in Parliament, That the Knights, Citizens, Bur­gesses, and Barons of the Cinque-Ports, that serve for the severall Counties, Cities, Boroughs, and Cinque-Ports re­spectively, shall forthwith send down Copies of this Order to the severall Sheriffs, requiring them to deliver Copies thereof to the severall Head-Constables, and they are like­wise required to deliver the like Copies to the Pettie-Consta­bles and Church-wardens, and they to the Ministers of each severall Parish respectively. And that they may the more speedily and conveniently be dispersed;