TWO ORDINANCES OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT ONE For the Lord mayor of the City of London, and the Justices of the Peace for the City, and parts adjacent, to suppress stage-plays, Interludes, and common plays, and commit the Actors to the Gaole, to be tried at the next Sessions, to be punished as Rogues. The Other For settling of the mayor, and Sheriffes, and Establishing Officers for the City of CHESTER. And also for indempnifying of the Charter of the City.  
Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson, in Smithfield, near the Queenes-head Tavern, 1647.   


AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT FOR settling of the mayor, Sheriffes, and establishing Officers for the City of CHESTER.  
Die Veneris 22 Octob. 1647.  
WHEREAS the City of Chester hath been and continues grievously infected with the Plague of Pestilence, so that the Citizens thereof could not without inevitable danger assemble at the usual time and place, to elect a mayor, Sheriffes, and other Officers of the said City, for this present year.  
It is therefore Ordered and Ordained by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That Robert Wright, Alderman of the said City, shall be mayor of the said City for this present year, until the usual time of Election, in the year 1648. according to the Charter of the said City. And that William Wright, and Richard Minshall, Citizens thereof; shall be Sheriffes of the same City, for this present year, until the time aforesaid.  
And the said mayor shall take the several oaths which usually the Majors of that City at their Elections have taken, which shall be administered by Christopher Blease, Esquire, Alderman of the said City, and in his absence by the Eldest Alderman, resident in the said City. And the said mayor having taken such oaths, shall give to the said William Wright, and Richard Minshall, the several oaths which the Sheriffes of the said City, have usually taken at their Elections. And the said mayor with the advice of the Aldermen and common-council, shall upon the day of the taking their said oaths, make choice of such other Officers for this present year, as are usually Elected and chosen upon the election of mayor and Sheriffes, and the said Robert Wright, mayor; shall give unto the said Officers so elected and chosen, the oaths usually taken by such Officers.  
And it is further Ordained, That the said Robert Wright, William Wright, and Richard Minshall, shall be, and hereby are made mayor and Sheriffes of the said City, during the time aforesaid, to all intents and purposes, as if they had been Elected at the usual time.  
Provided, That this Ordinance, or any thing therein contained, shall not for time to come, prejudice the Charter of the said City, nor any of the Ancient privileges, Liberties, and Immunities thereof.  


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AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT FOR The Lord mayor of the City of London, and the Justices of Peace, to suppress stage-plays, and Interludes, &c.  
Die Veneris, Octob. 22. 1647.  
FOr the better suppression of Stage plays, Interludes, and common Players. It is this day Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, that the Lord mayor Justices of the Peace, and Sheriffes of the City of London and Westminster; the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey, or any two or more of them, shall and may, and are hereby authorised and required to enter into all houses, and other places within the City of London, and Liberties thereof, and other places within their respective Jurisdictions, where stage-plays, Interludes, or other common plays are, or shall bee acted or played, and all such common players, or Actors, as they upon view of them, or any one of them, or upon oaths by two credible witnesses,( which they are hereby authorised to minister) shall bee proved before them, or any two of them, to have acted or played, in such Play-houses or places abovesaid: and all person and persons so offending, to commit to any common Gaole or prison, there to remain until the next general Sessions of the Peace, holden within the said City of London, or Liberties thereof, and places aforesaid, or sufficient security entred for his or their appearance at the said sessions, there to be punished as Rogues, according to Law.  


Jo. Brown, Cleric. Parliamentorum.  
Hen. elsing clear. Parl. Dom. come.     
FINIS.