AN ORDINANCE Of the Lords & Commons Assembled in PARLIAMENT, For the relief of the distressed Protestants come out of IRELAND.  

Die Sabbati, 28. August, 1647.  
ORdered by the Lords in Parliament Assembled, that this Ordinance be forthwith Printed & published.  
Jo: Brown Cler: Parl.   
LONDON, Printed for John Wright at the King's head in the Olde-Baily, 1647.   

Die Sabbati, 28. August, 1647.  
AN ORDINANCE FOR The relief of the distressed Protestants come out of IRELAND.  
THE Lords and commons Assembled in Parliament taking into consideration the sad and miserable condition of divers distressed Protestants who have been stripped of their Estates, and forced to fly from the Kingdom of Ireland (by those barbarous and bloody Rebels) and do now remain about the Cities of London and Westminster, and places adjacent mentioned in the Weekly Bills of Mortality. Do order, and ordain, And be it hereby ordered and ordained that there be upon Tuesday the last of this present August, being the day of public Thanksgiving for God's great goodness in giving so glorious a Victory over the bloody Rebels by the Forces under the Command of Colonel MICHAEL JONES in the Province of Lymster in the Kingdom of Ireland, a Collection for the relief of the said distressed Protestants in all Churches, and Chappells within the Cities of London and Westminster, and places adjacent mentioned in the weekly Bills of mortality, and the monies so collected are to be paid in by the several Churchwardens, or Collectors unto Mr. John Poacock, William Greenhill, John Randall, and _____ Hutchinson. Treasurers at Christ-Church London. And it is further ordered and ordained by the authority aforesaid, That there be a Collection in all other Churches and Chappells within the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales upon Tuesday seven night next following being the day of public thanksgiving for the blessing aforesaid. And the monies so collected, are to be paid in to the Sheriffs of every county respectively, who are speedily to pay in the same unto the Treasurers above mentioned, and are to receive an Acquaintance from the said Treasurers signed under their hands, or the hands of any two of them, And the said Treasurers are to issue out the money to such distressed Protestants, and in such sums as they shall receive warrant for, from such Committee as shall be appointed by both Houses of Parliament. And especial care is to be taken that such only have warrants granted, who are real Protestants, and have constantly opposed the horrid Rebellion, who are to have Certificates or Certificates of their quality and Loesses under the hands of three Persons of good quality at the least, who have had public employment under the Parliament within the Kingdom of Ireland. And it is likewise ordered and ordained, That such warrant with an Acquittance under the hand of the party, or his or her Assigns that receive any sum; shall be a sufficient discharge to the Treasurers for any such sum so paid and received. And lastly it is ordained that the Lord Major of the City of London, and the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex do send to each Church and Chapel within the Cities of London and Westminster, and parts adjacent, expressed in the Weekly Bills of Mortality, one printed Copy of this Ordinance, and the Knights and Burgesses serving in Parliament shall send into their respective Counties within the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales, such number of printed Copies to the Sheriffs of their Counties as shall be sufficient for every Church and Chapel, who is to dispose them to every Church & Chapel, & the Ministers of every church & chapel, are to publish or cause to be published this Ordinance in the Church or Chapel on the said days, and are to exhort the people to contribute hereunto. And in case this Ordinance be not timely brought to any Minister so that it may be published as abovesaid, then shall the Minister the next Lord's day after the receipt of it publish or cause to be published the same in the Church or Chapel, and exhort the people to contribute to this so pious and charitable work.  
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