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Ordinance for Prohibiting Cock-Matches 1654

Great Britain Interregnum-Commonwealth of England: Cromwell Protectorate-Parliament of the Protectorate

An Ordinance for Prohibiting Cock-Matches

[1654-Mar-31] "An Ordinance for Prohibiting Cock-Matches," in Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660 (London, 1911; British History Online): 831.

Evils by Cock-matches: Publique or Set-meetings on Matches for Cock-fighting declared Unlawful Assemblies

Whereas the Publique Meetings and Assemblies of People together in divers parts of this Nation, under pretence of Matches for Cock-Fighting, are by experience found to tend many times to the disturbance of the Publique Peace, and are commonly accompanied with Gaming, Drinking, Swearing, Quarreling, and other dissolute Practices, to the Dishonor of God, and do often produce the ruine of Persons and their Families; For prevention thereof, Be it Ordained by His Highness the Lord Protector, by and with the Advice and Consent of His Council, That from henceforth there shall be no Publique or Set-meetings or Assemblies of any persons within England or Wales, upon Matches made for Cock-Fighting; and that every such Meeting and Assembly of People for the end and purposes aforesaid, is hereby Declared to be an Unlawful Assembly.

¹Ordinances issued by the Protector and his Council in the years 1653-4…operated for a time as Acts of Parliament…binding and in force, until order shall be taken in Parliament concerting the same. (Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660 (1911), "Introduction " British History Online)