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B02996 Act against profaness. Edinburgh, the 9. of August 1693. Edinburgh (Scotland). Town Council.; McLeod, Æneas. 1693 (1693) Wing E160CE; ESTC R175145 2,104 2

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NISI DOMINVS FRVSTRA ACT Against Profaness Edinburgh the 9. of August 1693. THe which day the Lord Provost Baillies Council and Deacons of Crafts Ordinar and Extraordinar being conveened in Council considering that the Profanation of the Lords Day excessive drinking and drukenness profane Swearing and Cursing and other Immoralities are discharged by several Acts of Parliament under certain Penalties therein contained and particularly that by the 3d Act of the sixth Parliament of King James the sixth It is Statute and Ordained that there be no Mercats holden nor handle-labouring or working used on the sabbath-Sabbath-day or passing to Ale-houses or Taverns or selling of Meat or Drink or wilfull remaining from their Paroch-Church in time of Sermon under the respective penalties contained in the said Act which Act is ratified by the first Act of the thirteenth Parliament and by the sixth Act of the fourteenth Parliament of the said King James as also particularly mentioned in the eighteenth Act of the first Session of the first Parliament of King Charles the second whereby all former Acts made for Observation of the sabbath-Sabbath-day are ratified and all keeping of Mercats or using any sort of Merchandise on the said day and all other profanation thereof is expresly discharged under the Penaltie of Ten pounds Scots at least And if the Partie Offender be not able to pay the Penaltie foresaid then to be examplary punished in his Body according to the merit of his Fault Likeas by the Act Ja. 6. Parl. 22. cap. 20. It is Statute that persons convict of Drukenness and haunting of Taverns and Ale-houses after Ten of the Clock at Night or any time of the day except the time of Travel or for refreshment pay for the first Fault Three pounds Scots or be put in Jogs or Goal six hours For the second five pounds or be put in Jogs or Goal twelve hours And for the Third Ten pounds or to be put in Stocks or Goal tw 〈…〉 ●ours And if they thereafter transgress to be put in Goal till they find Caution for their better Behaviour And that by the 〈…〉 Parl. 1. Sess 1. Cap. 19. All former Acts against Drunkenness are ratified And it is further Statute that who drink to excess 〈…〉 the Noblemen twenty pounds the Barron twenty Merks the Gentleman Heretor or Burgess ten Merks the Yeoman fo● 〈…〉 ng and the Servant twenty shilling toties quoties and the Minister the fifth part of his Stipend and that those unable to pay be punished in their Persons Both which Acts are again ratified Ch. 2d Parl. 2d Sess 3d. Act 22. Likeas by the Act Mary Parl. 5. Cap. 16. Profain Swearing of abominable Oaths and detestable Execrations is forbid under the particular pains therein 〈◊〉 prest which pains arising gradually for the repeated Transgressions do at length end in Banishment or imprisonment for year and day Which Act is by the Act. Ja. 6. Parl. 7. Cap. 103 ratified with an Augmentation of the pains And it is further Statute that Magistrats to Burgh and Landwart appoint Censores in publick Mercats and Fairs with power to exact the said pains and that Housholders dilate Offenders within their House under the pain to be esteemed as Offenders themselves And the said Acts against profain Swearing and Cursing are again ratified Ch. 2. Parl. 1. Sess 1. Act 19. Whereby it is further Statute that who shall Blasphame Swear or Curse shall pay the Noblemen twenty Pounds the Barron twenty Merks the Gentleman Heretor or Burgess ten Merks the Yeamen fourty shilling the Servant twenty shilling toties quoties and the Minister the fifth part of his Stipend and the persons insolvent to be punished in their persons which Acts are of new ratified Ch. 2d Par. 2d Sess 3d. Cap. 22. All which Acts are again ratified and revived by the 40 Act of the 4. Sess of this current Parliament and Ordained to be put to strict Execution with all diligence Notwithstanding of all which Acts and the most holy and express Law of God the Foundation thereof and the many Promisses and Threatnings contained in his Word for the establishing the same Yet it is most manifest and cannot be enough regreted that the aforesaid Transgressions and Excess do every where abound to the Dishonour of God and the Reproach of the Protestant Religion Therefore the Lord Provost Baillies and Council of this Burgh do hereby declare that they will be careful to see the foresaid Acts of Parliament strictly observed and the Pains thereof exacted and execute within all their Bounds and Suburbs without Exception And for the better Observance of the foresaids Acts made against the profanation of the Lords Day they strictly prohibit and discharge all Persons whatsoever within this City or Suburbs thereof to Brew or to work any other handle-work or labour on the Lords Day or to be found on the Streets standing or walking idlie or to go in Company or vage to the Castle-hill publick Yards or Fields on that day at any time thereof And discharge all persons to go to Ale-houses or Taverns for Eating or Drinking the time of Sermon or unseasonably or unnecessarly at any time on the Lords Day And all Keepers of Taverns Ale-houses to sell any time of the said day to the saids Persons any Meat or Dri●● to be eaten or drunken otherwise than as above exprest as also all persons to bring in Water from the Wells to Houses on that day in greater Quantities then single Pints Certifying all such persons who shall contraveen thir presents as also all Parents and Masters who shall not restrain their Children Apprentices and Servants that they shall be fined in Ten pounds Scots for every such Deed of Contravention And if the Party offender be not able to pay the Penaltie foresaid then He or She shall be examplary punished in his or her Body according to the Merit of the Fault And appoints this Act to be printed and published that none may pretend ignorance Extracted by AENEAS M CLEOD GOD save King William and Queen Mary Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to Their Most Excellent Majesties 1699.