Section VII Members of the Commons to send Copy of act to Sheriffs, who, together with Mayors, &c. are to publish and execute the same.

Sheriffs, Mayors, &c. in England and Wales, to take Notice of act, and all Parsons, &c. are to make the same known.

And for the more speedy execution of this p[re]sent act in respect of the said p[re]sent and pressing necessity of the said poore distressed persons. Be it further likewise enacted that immediately after the imprinting of this Act the severall Knights Citizens Burgesses and Barons of the Cinque Ports for this present Parliament shall forthwith respectively send unto the Sheriffs of the said severall Counties and to the Cities Boroughs and Ports for which they serve one or more severall books of this present act of Parliament which said act the said severall Sheriffs of each severall Countie and the Maiors Bayliffs and Head Officers of each severall City Borough and Towne Corporate or Port are hereby required to receive and forthwith by all good and lawfull wayes and meanes to publish and put the same in due execution And all Sheriffs Maiors Bayliffs Head Officers Ministers Parsons Vicars Curates Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poore whatsoever within this Realme of England & Dominion of Wales are by this act required to take notice of the p[re]misses And also all Ministers Parsons Vicars Curates Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor to use theire best endeavors for the performance thereof by publishing the same in the severall Parish Churches and Chappels within X1this Realme of England and Dominion of Wales as by all other good wayes and meanes whatsoever