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A45977 An act for the better observation of the Lords-day commonly called Sunday.; Public General Acts. 1695. 7 Wil.III.c.17. Ireland. 1695 (1695) Wing I310; ESTC R216037 3,309 10

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AN ACT For the Better Observation of the LORDS-DAY Commonly Called SUNDAY DVBLIN Printed by Andrew Crook Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty on Ormonde-Key 1695. An Act for the Better Observation of the Lords Day Commonly called Sunday CHAP. XVII FOR the Better Observation and Keéping Holy the Lords-Day Commonly called Sunday Be it Enacted by the King 's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled and by the Authority of the same That all and Every Person and Persons whatsoever shall on Every Lords-Day apply themselves to the Observation of the same by Exercising themselves thereon in the Duties of Piety and True Religion Publickly and Privately And that no Tradesman Artificer Workman Labourer or other Person whatsoever shall Do or Exercise any Wordly Labour Business or Work of their Ordinary Callings upon the Lords-Day or any part thereof Works of Necessity and Charity only Excepted And that Every Person being of the Age of Fourteén Years or Vpwards Offending in the Premisses shall for Every such Offence Forfeit the Sum of Five Shillings And that no Person or Persons whatsoever shall Publickly Cry Shew Forth or Expose to Sale any Wares Merchandizes Fruit Herbs Goods or Chattles whatsoever upon the Lords-Day or any part thereof upon pain that Every Person so Offending shall Forfeit the same Goods so Cryed or Shewed Forth or Exposed to Sale And it is further Enacted That no Drover Horse-Courser Waggoner Carryer Butcher Higler their or any of their Servants shall Travell or come into his or their Inn or Lodging upon the Lords-Day or any part thereof upon pain that Each and Every such Offender shall Forfeit Twenty Shillings for such Offence And for prevention of Disorders and Breaches of the Peace which commonly happen in Divers parts of the Kingdom by reason of Tumultuous and Disorderly Meétings which have beén and frequently are used on the Lords-Day Commonly called Sunday under pretence of Hurling Commoning Foot-Ball-Playing Cudgells Wrestling or other Sports Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no Person or Persons whatsoever shall Play Vse or Exercise any Hurling Commoning Foot-Ball-Playing Cudgells Wrestling or any other Games Pastimes or Sports on the Lords-Day or any part thereof And if any Person or Persons shall Offend therein and be thereof Convicted in such manner as herein after Directed Every such Person and Persons shall Forfeit the Summ of Twelve-pence sterl for Every such Offence to be immediately paid to such Iustice of the Peace Officer or Officers before whom such Conviction shall be And that if any Person Offending against this Act or any thing therein Contained shall be thereof Convicted before any Iustice of the Peace of the County or of the Chief Officer of Officers or any Iustice of the Peace of or within any City Burrough or Town Corporate where the said Offence shall be Committed upon his or their View or Confession of the Party or proof of any one or more Witnesses by Oath which the said Iustices Chief Officer or Officers is by this Act Authorized to Administer The said Iustice or Chief Officer or Officers shall Give Warrant under his or their Hand and Seal to the Constables or Church-Wardens of the Parish or Parishes where such Offence shall be Committed to Seize the said Goods Cryed Shewed Forth or put to Sale as aforesaid And to Sell the same And to Levy the said other Forfeitures or Penalties by way of Distress and Sale of the Goods of Every such Offender Distrained rendring to the said Offender the Overplus of the Monies Raised thereby And in Default of such Distress or in Case of Insufficiency or Inability of the said Offender to pay the said Forfeitures and Penalties That then the Party Offending be Set Publickly in the Stocks by the space of two Hours and all and singular the Forfeitures or Penalties aforesaid shall be Imployed and Converted to the use of the Poor of the Parish where the said Offences shall be Committed saving only that it shall and may be Lawful to and for any Iustice Mayor or Head Officer or Officers out of the said Forfeitures or Penalties to Reward any Person or Persons that shall Inform of any Offence against this Act according to their Discretions so as such Reward Exceéd not the third part of the Forfeitures or Penalties Provided that nothing in this Act Contained shall Extend to the Prohibiting of Dressing Meat in Families or Dressing or Selling of Meat in Inns Cooks-Shops or Victualling-Houses for such as otherwise cannot be provided Nor the Crying or Selling of Milk or Fish before Ten of the Clock in the Morning or after Four of the Clock in the Afternoon Nor to the Vsing of Hackney-Coaches in or about the City of Dublin Provided also that no person or persons shall be Impeached Prosecuted or Molested for any Offence before-mentioned in this Act unless he or they be Prosecuted for the same within Ten Days after the Offence Committed Provided And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any person or persons whatsoever which shall Travell on the Lord's-Day shall be then Robbed that no Hundred or the Inhabitants thereof shall be Charged with or Answerable for any Robbery so Committed but the person or persons so Robbed shall be harred from bringing any Action for the said Robbery Any Law to the Contrary Notwithstanding Nevertheless the Inhabitants of the Counties Hundreds or Baronies after Notice of any such Robbery to them or some of them given or after Huy and Cry for the same to be brought shall make or Cause to be made fresh Suite and Pursuite after the Offenders with Horsemen and Foot-men according to the Statute made in the Tenth Year of the Reign of King CHARLES the First upon pain of Forfeiting to the King's Majesty His Heirs and Successors as much Money as might have béen Recovered against the said Hundred or Barony by the Party Robbed as if this Law had not beén made Provided also and be it Enacted That no person or persons upon the Lord's-Day Commonly called Sunday shall Serve or Execute or Cause to be Served or Executed any Writt Process Warrant Order Iudgment or Decreé Except in Cases of Treason Felony or Breach of the Peace But that the Service of Every such Writt Process Warrant Order Iudgment or Decreé shall be Void to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever And the person and persons so Serving or Executing the same shall be as Lyable to the Suite of the Party grieved and to Answer Damage to him for Doing thereof as if he or they had done the same without any Writt Process Warrant Order Iudgment or Decreé at all And for the better preventing Drinking and Intemperance on the lord's-Lord's-Day Commonly called Sunday Be it also Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no Keéper of any Tavern Ale-House or publick Victualling-House shall Receive Entertain or permit to remain in his House any person or persons During the Time of Divine Service Except those who are of their own Family or Lodgers in the said House or furnish them with Wine Ale Beér or other Liquor of any sort upon the penalty of Forfeiting of Ten Shilings for Every such Offence to be paid by Every such Keéper of Taverns Ale-Houses or Publick Victualling-Houses and also of the sum of Five Shillings to be Forfeited by Every such person or persons who shall Enter or Remain in such Taverns Ale-Houses or Victualling-Houses Contrary to this Act. And for the better Execution thereof all Constables and Church-Wardens of Parishes within the several Cities and Towns Corporate within this Realm are Commanded and Required Frequently and as often as they have Reasonable Cause so to Do to Enter into all Taverns Ale-Houses and Victualling-Houses within their Parishes or Districts where they shall Reasonably suspect any person to be and Remain Contrary to the Intent of this present Act And to Apprehend such persons as they shall find or Reasonably suspect to be Offenders against the same And also the Master or Keéper of such House where such Offenders shall be Apprehended and them in Custody to Carry before the next or some other Iustice of Peace near the place where such person shall be Apprehended which Iustice or Iustices of the Peace are hereby Impowred to Examine Witnesses upon Oath touching the Breach of this Law And after Examination to proceéd to a Conviction or Acquittal of the persons Accused which shall be Final to all Parties And if such Iustice or Iustices of the Peace shall upon proof Convict the persons Accused to have Offended against this Law the said Iustice of Peace shall forthwith Demand from such Offenders the Penalties on them Intended to be Imposed by this Act and to Receive the same and in Default of payment to Commit the Offender to the Goal of the said County till he shall have made payment of the same which Summ so paid and Received shall be Applyed to the Vse of the Poor of the Respective Parishes where such Offences have beén or shall be Committed Provided nothing herein Contained shall Extend to Persons who have beén in any Inns before the Lords-Day Commonly Called Sunday and Design to Abide there on Sunday But it shall and may be Lawful for such persons to Continue and Remain in such Inns and Publick Houses as if this Act hade never beén made Provided always that this Act shall Commence and Take Effect on the First Day of November in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Five and not before FINIS