138 MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



DIRECTORY 



for the Publique 

 WORSHIP OF GOD 

 Throughout the three Kingdoms 

 of 

 England, Scotland and Ireland. 

 Together with an Ordinance of Parlia- 

 ment for the taking away of the Book 

 of 

 COMMON-PRAYER : 

 and 

 for establishing and observing of this present Directory 

 throughout the Kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales. 



Die Jovis, 13 Martii, 1644. 

 Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parlia- 

 ment, that this Ordinance and Directory be forthwith 

 printed and published : Joh : Brown, Cleric. Parliamentorum. 

 H. Elvynge, Cler. Pari. D. Com. 



London : 

 Printed by G. M. and J. F. for the Company of Stationers. 1646, 



Prefixed to the Directory are copies of the Ordinance of 

 January 3rd, 1644, abolishing the Book of Common Prayer, and 

 of the Ordinance of August 23rd, 1645, " for the more effectual 

 putting in execution the Directory." The latter Ordinance fixes 

 the penalty for using the Prayer Book, either in public or private, 

 for the first offence at ^5, for the second at ^10, and for the 

 third " one whole yeares imprisonment without baile or main- 

 prize." 



