¶ Order for the redress of abuse in diet, by her majesties express pleasure, and absolute commandment, to be observed in the time of this scarcity and dearth, both by the Ministers, and others of the Laitic of this Realm, within this diocese of Norwich.  
IN primis, every minister shall read and say public prayers, according to the book of common prayer, in every several parish church, and chapel, on all Weddensdayes and Fridays, orderly and devoutly, at due and convenient times.  
2 Item, all such Ministers as have any benefices, shall reside on their livings, keep hospitality there, relieve their neighbours: and such as have pluralities, shall do the like by their Farmers, and such others as rend their livings at their hands.  
3 Item, all and every the Ministers within this Diocese, shall recommend the orders by her Majesty commanded unto the people, in their several charges, carefully to be observed.  
4 Item, they shall in their sermons, and exhortations, earnestly and pithily exhort and stir up every of their parishioners to fervent prayer, both public and private, to abstinency, fasting and true humiliation, and to forbear all excess in diet.  
5 Item, they shall exhort, and move all and every their parishioners, to relieve the poor and needy, by good housekeeping, by setting them on work, and by other deeds of alms, and brotherly compassion.  
6 Item, they shall exhort and move all and every their parishioners, to have patience in this time of scarcity, and not to give ear to mutinies, and discontented persons, or the persuasions of idle brains, who serve or repine from the humble duties of good subjects, to the further oftence of God, and discontenting of her Majesty, that hath so tender a care of their welfare.  
7 Item, the parishioners within this Diocese shall orderly, soberly, devoutly and diligently, frequent their several parish Church, or chapel on all Weddensdaies', and Fridays, to hear public prayers, there read according to the book of common prayer of this realm.  
8 Item, all and every person such as be of better ability, shall use a greater moderation in their diet then heretofore they have done.  
9 Item, none of what degree soever he or she be, shall suffer any flesh to be dressed or eaten in their houses, on such days as by law stand already prohibited, except that those persons by reason of infirmity, be lawfully thereunto licenced.  
10 Item, on Fridays, and other days now already by law appointed, for fasting days, no suppers at all shallbe by them provided, or taken either for themselves or household.  
11 Item, all and every person being not let by grievous sickness, shall abstain from suppers, altogether on each Weddensdayes at night.  
12 Item, the collectors for the poor in every parish, shallbe diligent to make the collection carefully for their relief: and the same shallbe increased, in respect of this present want, by those who be of good ability, and reasonably bestowed for the succour of the most distressed.  
13 Item, no persons which have households shall for sparing, discharge any of their households, to shift for themselves: or sojourn from their usual habitation themselves.  
14 Item, whatsoever is sorborne from any meal, or meals: by abstinency or sparing of any superfluous diet or far, shall be especially by the vealthier sort charitably converted to the 〈◊〉 of the poor and needy, so as not●●e may be taken thereof according to her majesties expectation.  
15 Item, no person shall under colour of these orders, forsake their own parish church in time of prayer, and assemble themselves, as some heretofore of their own heads offensively have attempted, under colour of general fasts, and repair to other churches.  
16 Item, all and every the said Ministers and Churchwardens, in every parish, or other charitable discreet men by them to be appointed and nominated, shall carry a watchful eye unto all Inns, Taverns, and victualling houses, how both the keepers of them, with their household, and all their guests and resorters to their houses, do observe these here majesties commandements.  
17 Item, the Ministers and Churchwardens shall monthly make a true and just certificate to the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, containing aswell the names of disobedient delinquentes in any the premises, as of those well disposed persons, who have had a dutiful regard to her majesties commandment, touching a charitable compassion for the relief of the poor, as is prescribed.  
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