Die Martis, 23 Martii, 1646.  
AN ORDER OF The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, FOR Putting in due execution the Laws and Ordinances for observing the lordsday, and public Fast days, and for preventing of Disorders and Tumults on those days.  
UPon Information of the great Disorders and Tumults committed in moorfield's the last lordsday (being the lordsday) by divers loose irreligious people in disorderly alehouses, It is Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That the Lord Major, justices of the Peace, and other Officers of the City of London and Liberties thereof; and the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, the justices of Peace and Officers of the County of Middlesex and Westminster, and the Liberties; the justices of Peace of Surrey, and the Borough of Southwark, be hereby enjoined to take especial care, That the Laws and Ordinances for the due observing of the lordsday, and the public Fast days, be observed, and put in strict execution; and that they do suppress all unnecessary Alehouses, & all Alehouses where any disorders shall be committed. And the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled do Declare, That they will take notice of all justices of Peace, or other Officers, as shall not with diligence perform their duties in putting in due execution the Laws and Ordinances for the observing of the lordsday, and the public Fast days. It is further Ordered, That this Order be forthwith printed, and published the next lordsday by the several Ministers in London, Westminster, and Lines of Communication, and at the next quarter Sessions in London and Middlesex, and in the Borough of Southwark, and at the next Assizes in the County of Surrey.  


Io: Brown, Cleric. Parliamentorum.  
H: Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com.     

Die Martis, 23 Martii, 1646.  
ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That this Order be forthwith printed and published.  
H: Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com.    

London, Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the honourable House of Commons. March 24. 1646.