Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen CenturiesDawson, W. F. (William Francis)
History
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries
Dawson, W. F. (William Francis)
Christmas -- History
"Whereas by the contagious poyson, and spreadinge malice
of some ill disposed persons, hath been threatned not
onelye the danger of subvertinge peaceable & orderlye proceedinges,
but the allmost utter annihilatinge of auncient &
laudable customes--It hath been thought convenient, or
rather absolutely necessarye for the avoydinge of a most
dangerous ensuinge Anarchie, a more settled order of
goverment, for the better safetye of all well meaninge
Subjects, and curbinge of discontented, headstronge persons,
should bee established. And whereas through wante of good
lawes by wise and discreet Magistrates to bee duely and
truely executed, a giddye conceipt hath possest the
mindes of manye turbulent spirites, of endueringe no
superiour, hardly an equall, whereby the common-wealth
might growe to bee a manye-headed monster--It hath
been provided by the staide and mature deliberations of
well-experienced governours and provident counsellours, that
one whose highe deserts might answere his high advancement
should bee sett over all to the rulinge and directinge
of all--Therefore by these presentes bee it knowne unto
all of what estate or condicion soever whome it shall
concerne that Thomas Tucker, an honorable wise & learned
Gentleman to the great comeforte of the weale-publique from
hence-forth to be reputed, taken and obayed for the true,
onely and undoubted Monarche of this revellinge Climate,
whom the generall consent and joynte approbation of the
whole Common-wealth hath invested and crowned with
these honours and titles followinge:
"The most magnificent and renowned Thomas by the favour
of Fortune, Prince of Alba Fortunata, Lord St. Johns,
high Regent of the Hall, Duke of St. Giles, Marquesse
of Magdalens, Landgrave of the Grove, County Palatine
of the Cloisters, Chiefe Bailiffe of the Beaumonts, high
Ruler of Rome, Maister of the Manor of Waltham, Governour
of Gloster-greene, sole Commaunder of all Titles, Tourneaments,
and Triumphes, Superintendent in all Solemnities
whatsoever.
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