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 9-s. vi. SEPT. is, loco.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 205 out into clamour, as winds are allayed by rain," shows he missed the complete thought. While "clamour" and "tears are different manifestations of the same grief, the former was not in keeping with Cordelia's manner, which was to bear her grief in silence, and she immediately sanctified her resentment by moistening the clamour with "the holy water from her heavenly eyes." E. MEETON DEY. ' KING LEAH,' IV. vi. 168-9.— Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear; Robes and fnrr'd gowns hide all. A choice is offered between "small" of the quartos and "great" of the folio. The latter is adopted by Furness, who explains: " When looked at through tattered clothes, all vices appear great." But from the line Robes and furr'd gowna hide all, we see it is not a question as to whether the vices appear great or small, but whether they appear at all. The thought would seem to oe, "Through tattered clothes, even small vices appear; while, on the contrary, robes and furred gowns hide all vices—great and small." E. MBKTON DEY. THE SUPPRESSION OF THE ANGLICAN BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. ON 3 January, 1645, " An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parlia- ment, for the more effectual putting in exe- cution the Directory for pubiique Worship," tic., was passed, intituled " An ordinance for taking away the Booke of Common Prayer." It was (amongst other things therein contained) ordained " that the said Book of Common Prayer should not remaine or be thenceforth used in any Churcbe, Chappell, or place of pubiique worship within the Kingdome of England and dotnminion of Wales and Port or Towne of Berwicke The Knights and Burgesses of the several! counties shall send printed Books of the said Directory for God's worship, fairly bound in leather, unto the Committees of Parlia- ment residing in the said several respective Counties, who shall with all convenient speed deliver them to the respective Constables of the several parishes One Book unto the respective constables, to be paid for by the Inhabitants .... and shall deliver the same within one week or pay for every default five shillings of lawful! English money." It was also decreed that any person or persons using the Book of Common Prayer in any church or private place or family shall, for the first offence, forfeit and pay 5l.; for the second offence, 101.; and for the third shall suffer one whole year's imprisonment " without baile or Mainprize." Any pei-son bringing the Ordinance into contempt to be fined not less than 5/. and not more than 50/. All Common Prayer Books » be delivered to the respective committees within one month under a penalty of 40«. There are two title-pages to the book, one dated 1644 and the other 1645. The number of pages is ninety-four, including the prefaces ind titles. The size of the Directory is 7 in. by 5Jin. The table of contents is as under :— The Ordinance. The Preface. Of the Assembling of the Congregation. Of pubiique reading of the Holy Scriptures. Of pubiique Prayer before the Sermon. Of the preaching of the Word. Of Prayer after the Sermon. Of the Sacrement of Baptism. Of the Sacrement of the Lord's Supper. Of the Sanctification of the Lord's Day. Of the Solemnization of Marriage. Of the Visitation of the Sick. Of the Burial! of the Dead.- Of Pubiique Solemne Fasting. Of the Observation of the Dayes of Pubiique Thanksgiving. Of Singing of Psalmes. An Appendix touching Dayes and places of Public Worship. The following are the title-pages :— " A | Directory | for | the Pubiique Worship of (iod | 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 I for establish- ing and observing of this present 1 Directory throughout the Kingdom of England, | and Dominion of Wales. I Die Jovis, 13 martii, 1644. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled . in Parliament-That this Ordinance and Directory | bee forthwith Printed and Published: | Job: Brown, Cleric | Parliamentorum. | H: Elsynge, Cler. | Parl. D. Com. | London. | Printed for Evan Tyler, Alexander Fifield, Ralph | Smith, and John Field ; And are to be sold at the I Sign of the Bible, in Cornhill, near the 1 Royall-Exchange. 1644." " An I Ordinance j of the | Lords and Commons I Assembled in | Parliment, I for | the more effectual! ]>uting in execution the [Directory, | for pubiique worship, in all parish Churches I and Chappells within the Kingdome of I England and Dominion of Wales, and for the | dispersing of them in all places and | Parishes within this Kingdome, and | Dominion of Wales. I Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, That | this Ordinance be forwith printed and published : | H. Elsinge, Cler. Parl. D. Com. | Printed by T. W. for Ed. Husband, | Printer for the Honourable House of | Commons. 1645." What we call " civil and religious liberty " had not in those days been reached by Parliament or people, as we all know. The foregoing extracts may, however, interest the readers of ' N. & Q. This Prayer Book (Directory) is now a very rare book. WILLIAM PAYNE.
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