AN ORDINANCE For holding the Countie-Court for the County of CHESTER at the Town of NORTHWICH, during the Continuance of the Infection of the Plague in CHESTER.  
Tuesday 16th May, 1654.  
ORdered by His Highness the Lord PROTECTOR and the Council, that this Ordinance be forthwith Princed and Published.  
Hen. Scobel, Clerk of the Council.  
LONDON, Printed, by William Dugard, and Henry Hills, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector. 1654.   

 seal of the Commonwealth AN ORDINANCE For holding the County-Court for the County of Chester at the Town of Northwich, during the continuance of the Infection of the plague in Chester.  
WHereas the Shire-Hall of the County-Palatine of Chester is situate within the Castle of Chester; which City is now visited with the Plague, by reason whereof the Sheriff of the said County Palatine of Chester cannot, without danger to the whole County, keep his Court in the said Shire-Hall, where the same aught to be, and usually hath been kept; Be it therefore Ordained by his Highness the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland & Ireland, by, & with the consent of his Council, That the Sheriff of the said County shall have full Power and Authority, and he hath hereby full Power and Authority given him upon the same Tuesday every Month as formerly, to keep his said Countie-Court in the Town of Northwich, in the County of Chester, and to adjourn the same from time to time to any other Market Town or Public place within the said County, where he shall think convenient for the eas and safety of the Inhabitants of the said County, until the said infection of the Plague in Chester aforesaid shall reas, and no longer: at which time the said Court shall or may be adjourned unto the said Shire-Hall again there to be held & kept upon the same Tuesday every month in such manner as formerly it hath been used and accustomed, and that all Acts, Things and Proceed in Law, had and done, and to be had and done in the said County-Court since the now last Court, kept in the said Shire-Hall in the said Castle of Chester, and until the said Court shall be adjourned to the said Shire-Hall again, shall be, & shall be adjudged, deemed, taken and construed to be to all intents & purposes of the same force, effect, & validity in Law, as if the same had been kept still in the said Shire-Hall, the statute made in the three and thirtieth Year of of the Reign of the late King Henry the eight or any other Statute Law Order or Ordinance of Parliament usage or custom to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.   

Tuesday 16th May, 1654.  
ORdered by His Highness the Lord PROTECTOR and his Council, That this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and published.  
Hen. Scobell, Clerk of the Council.