England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I). By the king. A proclamation commanding [th]e use of [th]e Book of common-prayer according to law notwithstanding [th]e pretended ordinances for [th]e new directory

Folger bibliographic ID: 353763
Folger call number: X.d.771
Folger holdings ID: 502123
Accession Number: 270683

Proclamation issued "By the king" (i.e., Charles I) during the English Civil War and signed by Samuel Turner commanding "every congregation, church, chappel, and place of publik worship" to continue using the book of common prayer instead of the directory for public worship, which Parliament had ordained be used for worship earlier that year

General notes

Title transcribed from top of page Place of production and date at the end of proclamation: "Given at o[u]r Court at Oxford, this thirteenth day of November in [th]e one & twentieth year of o[u]r reign 1645." Manuscript version of: Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714, I, 2637 Response to: Ordinance for taking away the Book of Common Prayer and putting in Execution the Directory for the Public Worship of God, 1644/45 January 4 Acquired from A.R. Heath (direct quote), 2018-02-23, who wrote that the item was "Found among a small archive of papers belonging to the Airay family of Headington, Oxford, which was purchased at auction. A member of the Airay family married into the Turner family in the 17th century."

Uniform title: Proclamations. 1645-11-13
Extended title: By the king. A proclamation commanding [th]e use of [th]e Book of common-prayer according to law notwithstanding [th]e pretended ordinances for [th]e new directory 1645 November 13. signed manuscript
Alternate titles: Proclamation commanding the use of the Book of common-prayer, Proclamation commanding ye use of ye Book of common-prayer, By the king. A proclamation commanding ye use of ye Book of common-prayer

Church of England. Book of common prayer Liturgical reform Great Britain

issuing body: England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
signer: Turner, Samuel, -1647?
associated name: Scotland. Sovereign (1542-1567 : Mary)
associated name: England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
associated name: England and Wales. Sovereign (1547-1553 : Edward VI)