Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	keep_v	law_n	10,477	5	5.1659	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03315	An abstract of those laws commanded by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, to be put in speedy execution by her Majesty's most gracious and pious letter (lately sent to the justices of the peace of the county of Middlesex) met at their general quarter-sessions by adjournment, Friday, the 10th of July, 1691. Published for the ease and direction of the several and respective officers in the performance of their duty.	England and Wales. Laws, etc.	1691 (1691)	Wing E871; ESTC R236481	4,223	2

ABSTRACT of those LAWS Commanded by the QUEEN's most Excellent MAJESTY to be put in speedy Execution by Her MAJESTY's most Gracious and Pious Letter lately set to the Justices of the Peace of the County of Middlesex met at their General Quarter-Sessions by Adjournme●t Friday the 10th of July 1691. Published for the Ease and Direction of the several and respective Officers in the Performance of their Duty OFFENCES LAWS and STATVTES PENALTIES Prophanation of the Lord's Day     ALL Laws in force concerning the Observation of the Lord's Day shall be put in execution This day is by every one to be sanctified and kept holy and all Per●●●●●●st be careful herein to exercise them●●●●●● in the Duties of Piety and true Re 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 publickly and every one on this day 〈◊〉 ●●ving a reasonable Excuse must dili●●●●●● resort to some publick place where 〈◊〉 ●●●vice of God is exercised or must be 〈◊〉 at some other place allow'd of by 〈…〉 the Practice of some Religious Du … … er of Prayer Preaching Reading 〈◊〉 … ounding of the Scriptures or Con … upon the same and also privately 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. 1 Will. M. 1 Eliz. Cap. 2. 3 Jac. Cap. 4. NOTE that Their Majesties Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England and qualified according to the late Statute of Indulgence are exempted from the Penalties of the Statutes 3 Jac. 1 Eliz. 23. Eliz. 29. Eliz. and some other Statutes 〈…〉 as repare not to Church c. on Sun●●●● 〈◊〉 Holy-days ●●e Witness 1 Eliz. 23 Eliz. 3 Jac. Cap. 1. 19 Eliz. Cap. 1. Twelve Pence for every default to be levied by distress and for want of distress to be committed to some Prison until the same be paid … ting for a Month 〈◊〉 ●welve Month or more 3 Jac. Cap. 4. Twenty Pounds per Month and forfeiture of Two parts in Three of their Estates 〈…〉 come not to the Sacrament of the 〈◊〉 ●upper once a Year   Their Names and Sirnames to be presented Forty Shillings reward to such as present them 〈…〉 shall speak or do any thing in Con … 〈◊〉 the most Holy Sacrament 1 Ed. 6. Cap. 1. By Oath of Two lawful Witnesses by Three Justices Quorum un to be bound over and prosecuted in Sessions … oever shall disturb any Preacher al … 〈◊〉 his open Sermon or Collation or … ng or abetting thereunto or shall 〈…〉 any Offender c. … ion must be by Two Witnesses or 〈…〉 1 M. Cap. 3. To be committed by any Justice of the County to safe Custody and within six days the said committing Justice with one other Justice if the Offender upon examination shall be found Guilty shall commit him to Goal without Bail c. for Three Months and farther to the next Quarter Sessions 〈…〉 meet or assemble out of their 〈…〉 ●●rish upon the Lord's Day for any 〈…〉 ●●orts or Pastimes whatsoever or such as 〈…〉 use any unlawful Exercise or Pastime in 〈…〉 own Parish upon the Lord's Day 1 Car. Cap. 1. 3 Cr. Cap. 4. Three Shillings and four Pence to the Poor where c. to be levied by distress and sale restoring the Overplus c. and for want of distress to be sent to the Stocks for Three Hours but they must be questioned within a Month. If any Carrier Waggoner c. with 〈…〉 Horse Wain or Cart or Drover with Cattle shall travel upon the Lord's Day by themselves or any other for them 3 Car. Cap. 1. Twenty Sh●llings for every offence to be levied by distress and 〈…〉 of the Poor If an● Butcher or any other for him shall kill or sell any Victuals upon the Sunday One Witness View or Confession 3 Car. Cap. 1. He shall forfeit six Shillings and eight Pence if questioned within six Months to be levied c. or may be sued for in Sessions c. If any Shoe-maker shall go with intent to ●ell any Boots Shoes c. on the Sunday 1 Jac. Cap. 22. He shall forfeit such Goods and Three Shillings and four Pence for every Pair If any Person of the Age of 14 shall on the Lord's Day or any part thereof do any worldly Labour c. except Works of Necessity and Charity 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. He shall forfeit Five Shillings for every offence If any Person shall cry shew forth or put to sale any Wares Fruit Goods c. except Milk only before the Hours of Nine in the Morning and after Four in the Afternoon 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. He shall forfeit the said Wares Fruit Goods c. to the Use of the Poor No Drover Horse-courser Waggoner Butcher Higler or any of their Servants ●●all travel or come to their Inns on the ●ord's Day 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. The Forfeit is Twenty Shillings for every offence No Person shall use or travel upon the ●ord's Day with any Horse Boat Wher●● c. except allow'd by one Justice of ●eace so to do By View Confession or one Witness This Act ex●ends not to dressing of Meat in Cooks-Sho●s Inns or Victualling-houses 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. The Forfeiture is Five Shillings for every offence The Conviction upon this Statute must be before any Justice of the County c. who shall give warrant to the Constables c. to seize the Goods shewed c. and to levy the Forfeitures by distress c. and for want of distress to put the Offender in the Stocks for Two Hours The Justices c. may reward the Informer out of the Forfeitures not exceeding the third part Drunken●ess     If any ●e convicted for being Drunk by One Witness or View 4 Jac. Cap. 5. 21 Jac. Cap. 7. Every Person must be impeached upon this Act within Ten Days after the Offence The Offender for the first to pay Five Shillings to the Church-Wardens where c. within one Week after Conviction or else to be levied by distress and sale and for want of distress to sit in the Stocks six Hours If any Ale-●ouse-keeper be convicted of ●●unkenness ●e is disabled for Three Years 〈◊〉 keep any Al●house This Convic●●●n of Drunkenness must be ●●thin six Mon●●s after the Offence com●●ted For the second Offence must be bound in Ten Pounds with Two Sureties to the good Behaviour and for want of Sureties to be sent to the Goal If the Constable levy not the Forfeitures he forfeits Ten Shillings to the Poor ut Supra Inn-keepers Ale-house-keepers or Victuallers suffer any of the same Parish to continue tipling in their Houses One Witness or View 1 Jac. Cap. 9. 21 Jac. Cap. 7. Ten Shillings to be levied by distress and sale after six days and for want of distress to be committed till payment and disabled for Three Years from keeping any Ale-house c. If the Constable or Church-Warden do not levy the Penalty or shall not certify the want of distress within Twenty Days he forfeits Forty Shillings to be levied by distress and sale ut supra If any Inn-keeper