duty And whereas the Lords and Commons in both houses of Parliament have received divers informations from severall parts of this Kingdom and Dominion of Wales of the great neglect of the due observation and keeping of the said Fast upon the dayes appointed and of the profanations of the same by many irreligous il-affected loose and scandalous persons as well of the Clergy as others who are so far from afflicting their souls and The neglect of the due observation of the Fast dayes a cause to provoke the wrath of Almighty God against us The ministers of every Parish to give publike notice to the people on the next Lords day before the day of Fast and to perswade the people to a solemn and religious observation of the whole day loosing the bands of wickednesse as that they provoke the wrath of Almighty God and make so pious a means to procure his blessings the occasion of greater judgements For the prevention whereof for the time to come the Lords and Commons do order declare ordaine that in all and every the Cathedrals Collegiate and Parish Churches and Chappels within the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales without any exception upon every Lords day next and immediately before any the daies appointed for the said publike Fast the Parson Vicar Curate or Minister that upon that day shall Officiate or exercise in any of the said Cathedralls Collegiate Parish Churches or Chappels shall give publike notice in every of the said Cathedrals Collegiate Parish Churches or Chappels respectively of the Fast day next ensuing immediately after Sermon or prayer ended in the forenoon before the Congregation be dismisled earnestly exhorting and perswading all the people to the solemne due keeping and religious observation of the whole day appointed for the That all manner of sports and pastimes travalling working and selling of all commodities be forborne on the said day And that all Vintners Ale house keepers and victuallers open not their doors nor sell any thing but in cases of extream necessity til the publike exercises be past and over said Fast and that they would repaire to some Church or Chappell there diligently and reverently to attend all such holy duties as shall be used in the observance of the same that they forbear to use all manner of sports and pastimes whatsoever and their ordinary Trades and Callings upon the said day as well Carriers Waggoners Carters Waynmen Drovers Butchers Hucksters Shop-keepers Labourers or any other using any Art Trade Mystery or mannuall occupation whatsoever and that all Vintners Taverners Ale house-keepers and keepers of Victualling-houses do forbear to keep open their doors Bulks or Shops or to sell or utter except in cases of extream necessity any Wine Bear Ale or Victuall till the publike exercises and religious duties of that day in the respective Cathedrals Collegiate Parish Churches and Chappels be past and over And lastly all and every the Justices of the Peace Mayors That the Justices of the Peace Maiors Baylists Constables and Church-wardens within their severall limits take speciall notice of all persons both ministers and others that shall neglect or contemne the same and returne their names offences to some of the Knights Citizens or Burgesses that serve for the County where such offence is committed Bayliffes Constables Church-Wardens and other Officers inhabiting or residing within the limits or percincts of any such Cathedrall Collegiate Parish Church or Chappell are hereby required to take speciall notice as well of such Person Vicar Curate or other Minister that ought to officiate at any of the said Cathedrals Collegiate and Parish Churches or Chappels upon any such day appointed for the said Fast that shall either refuse or neglect to do the same or not door cause the same to be done in that religious and solemn manner as it ought to be or that shall refuse to give notice of the Fast-day at the time and in manneras aforesaid and forthwith to return their names and the names of all such from time to time as shall wilfully offend herein in contempt of the Lawes his Majesty and both Houses of Parliament unto some one or more of the Knights Citizens or Burgesses that serve for the County where such offence is or shall be committed that some speedy course may be taken for the severe punishing of such as shall offend herein according to the Lawes Die Mercurii 24 August 1642 It is this day Ordered that this Ordinance for the better observing of the Fast be forthwith Printed and published Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. VVHereas the Lords and Commons in Parliament have made an Ordinance for the more strict and solemn keeping of the days of publike Fast which are not by all persons duly observed even in these times of publike Calamity to the great dishonour of God and the contempt of the Authority of both Houses of Parliament Now that more particular notice may be given unto all such The Constables or their deputies shall the day before every publike fast repaire to every house within their liberty and charge all persons strictly to observe the same that shall offend herein before any exemplary punishment be inflicted upon them It is Ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament that all Constables or their Deputies shall the day before every publike Fast repair to every house within their severall respective Liberties and charge all persons that they strictly observe the Fast according to the directions in the said Ordinance And they shall upon the said dayes of the publike Fast walk And they shall upon the said dayes search diligently for all offences thorow their said Liberties diligently serching for and taking notice of all persons who either by following the work of their calling or sitting in Taverns Victualling or Alehouses or any other wayes shall not duly observe the same and they And returne the names of the offenders to the Committee for examinations are hereby required to return the names of all such persons as they shall finde so offending as also such Informations as they shall receive against any other persons within their Liberties guilty of the least offence unto the Committee for Examinations that so they may be proceeded against for the contempt of the said Ordinance And all Constables are to observe these direrections from time to time so long as the said publike Fast shall be kept without expecting any further Order H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. The Form of an Oath concerning the Office of a Constable YOu shall swear that you shall well and truly serve our Dalton fol. 363. Soveraign Lord the King in the Office of a Constable you shall see and cause his Majesties Peace to be well and duly kept and preserved according to your power you shall arrest all such persons as in your sight and presence shall ride or go armed offensively or shall commit or make any Riot Affray or other breach of his Majesties Peace you shall do your best indeavour upon complaint to you made to apprehend all Felons Barrettors and Riotors or persons riotously assembled and if any such Offender shall make resistance with force you shall levie Huy and Cry and shall pursue them untill they be taken you shall do your best indeavour that the Watch in and about your Town be duly kept for the apprehending of Rogues Vagabonds Night-walkers Evesdroppers Scouts such as go armed and the like and that Huy and Cries be duly raised and pursued according to the Statute of Winchester against Murtherers Theeves and other Felons And that the Statutes made for the punishment of Rogues and Vagabonds and such other idle persons coming within your Bounds and Limits be duly put in execution you shall have a watchfull eye to such persons as shall maintain or keep any common house or place where any unlawfull game is or shall be used as also to such as shall frequent or use such places or shall use or exercise any unlawfull games there or elsewhere contrary to the Statutes At your Assises Sessions of the Peace or Leet you shall present all and every the offences done contrary to the Statutes made 1. Jacobi 4. Jacobi 21. Jacobi Regis to restrain the inordinate hanting or tippling in Innes Alehouses and other Victualling houses and for repressing of drunkennesse you shall there likewise true presentment make of all Blood-sheddings Affrays Out-cries Rescous and other offences committed or done against the Kings Majesties Peace within your Limits and you shall have a care for the maintenance of Archerie according to the Statute you shall well and duly execute all Precepts and Warrants to you directed from the Justices of Peace of this County And you shall well and duly according to your knowledge power and ability do and execute all other things belonging to the Office of a Constable so long as you shall continue in this Office So help you God FINIS
strong therefore and let not your hands be weak for your worke shall be rewarded Therefore let us as the holy Ghost saith in the 1 Chron. 22. and the 16. verse Arise and be doing and the Lord will be with us Thus I humbly wish that this worke may be seriously thought upon and faithfully carried on to the high pleasure of Almighty God and the profit and quiet of the Common wealth Yours W. B. The Titles of the Statutes and Ordinances contained in this Collection viz. 1. Car. 1. There shall be no Assemblies for unlawfull Pastimes on the Lords day Page 1. 3. Car. 1. A Restraint of divers abuses committed on the Lords Day pag. 3. 1. Jac. 22. The duty of Shoomakers pag. 5. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the better observation of the Lords day pag 5 21. Jac. 20. None shall prophanely swear or curse pag. 9 1. Jac. 9. Severall penalties of Ale-house-keepers for their severall offences pag. 10. 4. Jac. 5. The penalty of a Drunkard and of him that continueth drinking in an Ale-house pag. 14. 7. Jac. 10. The penalty for an offence committed against any of the Branches of the Statute of 1. Jac. 9. or 4. Jac. 5. touching Ale-house-keepers and Drunkards pag. 18. 21. Jac. 7. The Statutes of 1. Jac. 9. and 4. Jac. 5. made perpetuall One witnesse shall be sufficient to convince a man of Tipling or Drunkennesse pag. 18. 1. Car. 4. Forreiners as well as Inhabitants shall not be permitted to Tipple in Innes Ale-houses c. pag. 21. 5. 6. Ed. 6. cap. 25. None shall sell Ale or Beer without Licence and they shall be bound by Recognisance pag. 22. 3. Car. 3. The forfeiture and punishment of him that keepes an Ale-house without Licence pag. 25. 4. Jac. 4. In what case only Ale or Beer may be sold to an Alchouse-keeper having no Licence pag. 28. 33. Hen. 8. cap. 8. Artillery shall be maintained and unlawfull Games debarred pag. 30. 2. 3. Phil. Mar. cap. 9. All Licences to keep houses for unlawfull Games shall be void pag. 35. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled for the better observation of the Monethly Fast pag. 36. Dalton fol. 363. The Form of an Oath concerning the Office of a Constable pag. 39. Anno primo CAROLI REGIS CAP. I. There shall be no Assemblies for unlawfull Pastimes upon the Lords-day FOrasmuch as there is nothing more acceptable to God then the true and sincere Service and Worship of him according to his holy will and that the holy keeping of the Lords-day is a principall part of the true Service of God which in very many places of this Realm hath been and now is profaned and neglected by a disorderly sort of people in exercising and frequenting Bear-baiting Bull-baiting Enterludes common Playes and other unlawfull exercises and pastimes upon the Lords-day And for that many quarrels bloodsheds and other great inconveniencies have grown by the resort and concourse of people going out of their own Parishes to such disordered and unlawfull exercises and pastimes neglecting Divine-worship both in their owne Parishes and elsewhere Be it enacted by the Kings most excellent Majestie and the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same That from and after forty dayes next after the end of this Session of Parliament there shall be no meetings assemblies or concourse of No meetings out of their own Parishes on the Lords day for any sports No unlawfull pastimes to be used by any person within his own Parish 3. 5. 4. d. for every offence to the poor people out of their own Parishes on the Lords day within this Realm of England or any the Dominions thereof for any sports and pastimes whatsoever nor any Bear-baiting Bull-baiting Enterludes common Playes or other unlawfull exercises and pastimes used by any person or persons within their own Parishes and that every person persons offending in any the premises shall forfeit for every offence three shillings four pence The same to be employed and converted to the use of the poor of the Parish where such offence shall be committed And A Justice of the County or chief officer of any Corporate Town upon view confession or proof of one witnes upon oath shall give warrant to the Constables or Church-wardens of the Parish to levie the said penalty by distresse that if any one Justice of the Peace of the County or the chief Officer or Officers of any City Borough or Town Corporate where such offence shall be committed upon his or their view or consession of the party or proof of any one or more witnesses by oath which the said Justice or chief Officer or Officers shall by vertue of this Act have authority to minister shall finde any person offending in the premisses the said Justice or chief Officer or Officers shall give Warrant under his or their hand and seal to the Constables or Church-wardens of the Patish or Parishes where such offence shall be committed to levie the said penalty so to be assessed by way of distresse and sale of the goods of every such offender rendring to the said offenders the over-plus of the money raised of the said goods so to be sold In default of distress the offender shall be set in the stocks for three hours If any be sued for executing this Law he may plead the generall issue None to be impeached unlesse questioned within a moneth after the offence committed And in default of such distresse that the party offending be set publikely in the stocks by the space of three hours And that if any man be sued or impeached for the execution of this Law he shall and may plead the generall Issue and give the said matter of Justification in evidence Provided that no man be impeached by this Act except he be called in question within one moneth next after the said offence committed Provided also that the Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction within this Realm or any the Dominions thereof by vertue of this Act or any thing therein contained shall not be abridged but that the Ecclesiasticall Court may punish the said offences as if this Act had not been made Anno tertio CAROLI REGIS CAP. I. A Restraint of divers abuses committed on the Lords-day FOrasmuch as the Lords-day commonly called Sunday is much broken and profaned by Carriers Wagoners Carters Wain-men Butchers and Drovers of Cattell to the great dishonour of God and reproach of Religion Be it therefore enacted by the Kings most excellent Majestie the Lords Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same That no Carrier with any Horse or Horses nor Waggon-men No Carrier with horse waggon-man nor Carman with Waggons or Carts Wain-men with Wains nor Drover with Cattell shal travell on the Lords-day upon forfeiture of 20. 3. for every offence If a Butcher kill or sell any
A COLLECTION Of certaine Statutes in force VVith full and ready notes in the Margent containing their effect in briefe As also the ORDINANCES for the better observation of the Lords Day and the Fast Dayes Published For the better caution of such as are inclinable to Delinquency against the severall effects of those STATUTES and Ordinances And also For the better Information of all such Officers and Ministers as are by late speciall Warrants authorised and commanded to put the same Statutes and Ordinances in execution For the better suppressing 1. Of unlawfull Pastimes Pastimes and abuses on the Lords day 2. Of prophane Swearing and Cursing 3. Of the loathsome sin of Drunkennesse 4. Of the severall offences committed by Inne-keepers Alehouse-keepers and unlicensed Ale-house-keepers 5. Of unlawfull Games And severall other abuses Being appointed by the Lord Mayor of the City of London to be published in all Congregations within his Jurisdiction London printed by Robert White and are to be sold at his house On Adling-Hill MDCXLIV THE EPISTLE TO The READER To whose serious consideration are presented some Arguments to move all good Christians to consider their Vows made in their late solemn Covenant And accordingly to assist in this great work of active Reformation Courteous Reader HEre is set out to thy view in this ensuing Treatise some of the penall Statutes now in force against the hainous and common offences of vain swearing cursing prophaning of the Lords day drunkennesse and common gaming c. which offences have from one end of the Kingdom to the other deeply dishonoured our God provoked his wrath against us disgraced the gospell and Religion professed amongst us and made the land to mourne and languish under many heavy judgements and now at last under that sore Plague of civill war the effectuall suppressing of which abominations how happily may it conduce to repaire the honour of God to appease the wrath of the most high to adorne and credit the Gospel of Christ and to obtaine healing for a bleeding languishing dying Nation The vowes of God are upon us most strongly obliging us sincerely to assist in this worke as appears by our late nationall Covenant for Reformation which we have solemnly sworne That we shall sincerely really and 〈…〉 constantly through the grace of God in our severall places and callings without respect of persons endeavour the extirpation of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schisme Prophanesse and whatsoever Artic ◠shall be found to be contrary to sound doctrine and the power of godlinesse least we partake of other mens sins and thereby be in danger to receive of their Plagues We shall also according to our places and callings Artic. 6. in this Common Cause of Religion Liberty and peace of the Kingdoms assist and defend all those that enter into this League and Covenant in the maintaining and pursuing thereof Now the forenamed sins are ringleaders in prophannesse directly opposite both to sound doctrine and the power of godlinesse and such person or persons as zealoustie imploy themselves by warrant from authority to see that the penall Statutes and the Ordinances against such sins be effectually put in execution do really proceed as by our Covenant we are strictly engaged according to our places and callings The crushing of these outragious and most scandalous offences in this Kingdom will be no small progresse in the pious designe of Reformation which hath been begged with so many prayers and tears yea dearly bought with so much blood Gods people may herein learne wisdom of the children of this world in their generation for when the Prelatic all and Popish faction had designed the utter ruine of the true Religion amongst us both in truth of doctrine and power of godlinesse and the introducing of Atheisme Popery and prophanesse their compendious method was to stock up the Lords day by the roots both by preaching and publishing licentious Pamphlets against the doctrine and morality of the Sabbath and by sending forth Declarations in the Kings name to be read in all Churches and Chappels directly against the practicall sanctification of the Sabbath Whereby both all godly Ministers all publike Ordinances and therein the whole life of Religion were exposed to contempt So that now we are by Gods great blessing upon the great worke of Reformation in removing the rubbish of sin and advancing pure Ordinances and the power of godlinesse one most compendious way thereto is the carrying on of this worke in the suppressing of the aforesaid abuses and that the Lords day may be restored to her primative glory Much good successe hath already crowned these endeavours in the City of London and places adjacent especially in putting a stop to drunken courses sensuall sports and other prophanations of the Lords day which inviteth London to persist and likewise all the Counties of the Kingdom to set upon the like worke it being a worke that doth so much conduce to the glory of God And it is not doubted but that the Royall City of London will be an exemplary patterne to all the Cities and Counties of the Kingdom of England in spewing out all these loathsome sins for which the Lord might justly cause the land to vomit out her Inhabitants The life of all our politicall Laws consists in their lively and faithfull execution the publishing of these Statutes therefore may be very usefull to all but chiefly for a rule for those to walke by that are authorised to put the same in execution and also for those that are subject to violate the said Lawes that so they may take warning and avoid the penalties A happy thing it were and much to be desired as being a matter much conducing to the carrying on of this worke that all godly Ministers would informe the judgements of the people in their preaching of the greatnesse of these offences that so the sword of the Magistrate and the sword of the Ministry going together the work may be carried on with the more ease to the glory of God the credit of the Gospel and the comfort of the Godly It was the practice of good King Jehosaphat 2 Chro. 17. 8 9. He sent the Priests and Levites to instruct the people and in the 10. verse saith the holy Ghost the feare of the Lord fell upon all the Kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah so that they made no war against Jehosaphat such glorious effects may this worke produce if it be done with courage for God God now cals for men to put too their helping hand in this active worke for Reformation And let no man think the worke too low for him for the worke is Gods and our Covenant binds us to it and there is a curse pronounced against those that do it not in the 48. of Jer. and the 10 verse Cursed be he that doth the worke of the Lord negligently And for our incouragement it is said in the 2 Chron. 15. and the 7. verse Be ye
Victuall on the Lords-day he shall forfeit 6. s. 8. d. for every offence to be levied by distress with any Waggon or Waggons nor Car-men with any Cart or Carts nor Wain-men with any Wain or Wains nor Drovers with any Cattell shall after fourty dayes next after the end of this present Session of Parliament by themselves or any other travell upon the said Day upon pain that every person and persons so offending shall lose and forfeit twenty shillings for every such offence Or if any Butcher by himself or any other for him by his privity or consent shall after the end of the said fourty dayes kill or sell any Victuall upon the said Day That then every such Butcher shall forfeit and lose for every such offence the summe of six shillings and eight pence The said offences and every of them being done in view of any Justice of the Peace Major or other head Officer of any City or Town Corporate within their limits respectively or being proved upon Oath by two or more witnesses or by the confession of the party offending before any such Justice Major or head Officer within their severall limits respectively wherein such offence shall be committed To which end every such Justice Major or head Officer shall have power by this Act to minister an Oath to such witnesse or witnesses All which summes or penalties shall or may be levied by any Constable or Church-warden by warrant from any such Justice or Justices of the Peace Major or other head Officer as aforesaid within their severall limits where such offence shall be committed or done by distresse and sale of the offenders goods rendring to the party the over-plus or shall be recovered by any person or persons that will sue for the same by Bill Plaint or Information in Or to be recovered by any that will sue by Bill Plaint or Information All which forfeitures shall be to the poor any of his Majesties Courts of Record in any City or Town Corporate before his Majesties Justices of the Peace in their generall Sessions of the Peace All which forfeitures shall be employed to and for the use of the poor of the Parishes where the said offences shall be committed or done saving onely that it shall be lawfull to and for any such Justice Major or head Officer out of the said forfeitures to reward any such person or persons that shall inform or otherwise prosecute any person or persons offending against this present Act according to their discretions so that such reward exceed not the third part Saving a third part to the Informer that shall sue Which suit shall be in the County City or Town where the offence shal be committed and not elsewhere If Suit or Action be brought against any constable or church-warden for any distres taken by them to plead the generall issue None shall be impeached if not questioned within six moneths of the forfeiture Provided that such Bill Plaint or Information shall be commenced sued and prosecuted in the County City or Town Corporate where such offence shall be committed and done and not else-where wherein no Essoigne Protection or Wager of Law shall be allowed to the Defendant Provided alwayes that it shall be lawfull for any Constable or Church-warden that shall have any Suit or Action brought against them for any distresse by them or any of them to be taken by force of this present Act to plead the generall Issue and to give the speciall matter in evidence Provided likewise that no person or persons whatsoever shall be impeached by this Act unlesse he be thereof questioned within six moneths after the offence committed Provided further that this Act shall not in any sort abridge or take away the authority of the Court Ecclesiasticall Anno primo JACOBI REGIS CAP. XXII The duty of Shoomakers NO Cordwainer or Shoomaker shall shew to the intent to No Shomaker shall make shew or put to sale any Wares upon the Lords-day upon pain of 3. s. 4. d. for every time and the value of the ware besales put to sale any Shoes Boots Buskins Startups Slippers or Pantosles upon the Sunday upon pain of forfeiture for every pair of Shoes Boots Buskins Startups Slippers and Pantosles made sold shewed or put to sale contrary to the true meaning of this Act three shillings four pence and the just and full value of the same An Ordinance of the LORDS and COMMONS assembled in Parliament for the better observation of the LORDS-DAY FOrasmuch as the Lords-day notwithstanding severall good Laws heretofore made hath been not onely greatly prophaned but divers ungodly Books have been published by the Prelaticall Faction against the morality of that Day and to countenance the profanation of the same to manifest the indangering of souls prejudice of the true Religion great dishonour of Almighty God and provocation of his just wrath and indignation against this Land The Lords and Commons for remedy All Laws enacted and in force concerning the observation of the Lords-day are to be put in due execution thereof do Order and Ordain and be it Ordered and Ordained That all the Laws enacted and in force concerning the observation of the Lords-day be carefully put in execution and that all and singular person and persons whatsoever shall on every Lords-day apply themselves to the sanctification of the same That all persons apply themselves to the Sanctification of the Lords day both in publike and private That no person cry or expose to sale any goods upon forfeiture of the same by exercising themselves thereon in the duties of Piety and true Religion publikely and privatly And that no person or persons whatsoever shall publikely cry shew forth or expose to sale any Wares Merchandizes Fruit Herbs Goods or Chattels whatsoever upon the Lords-day or any part thereof upon pain that every person so offending shall forfeit the same goods so cried shewed forth or put to sale And that no person or persons whatsoever shall without reasonable cause for the same None to travell upon forfeiture of ten shillings for every offence None to worke or carry burthens upon forfeiture of five shillings for every offence travell carry burthens or do any worldly labours or work whatsover upon that day or any part thereof upon pain that every one travelling contrary to the meaning of this Ordinance shall forfeit for every offence ten shilling of lawfull money and that every person carrying any burthen or doing any worldly labour or work contrary to the meaning hereof shall forfeit five shillings of like money for every such offence And be it further ordained that no person or persons shall No person above the age of 14. years shall be present at any sport or pastime whatsoever upon forfeiture of 5. shillings for every offence hereafter upon the Lords-day use exercise keep maintaine or be present at any Wrestlings Shooting Bowling Ringing of Bels for pleasure or pastime Masque Wake otherwise
called Feasts Church-Ale Dancing Games Sport or Pastime whatsoever upon pain that every person so offending being above the age of fourteen years shall lose and forfeit sive shillings for every such offence And be it further ordained that all and singular person and Those that have the government of children under the age of 14. years shall forfeit 12. pence for every of the said offences All May-Poles to be taken down and no more to be crected persons that have the care government tuition or education of any childe or children under or within the age of fourteen years shall forfeit and lose twelve pence for every of the said offences that shall be committed by any such childe and children And because the prophanation of the Lords-day hath been heretofore greatly occasioned by May-Poles a Heathenish vanity generally abused to superstition and wickednesse The Lords and Commons do further Order and Ordain that all and singular May-Poles that are or shall be erected shall be taken down and removed by the Constables Borsholders Tythingmen petty Constables and Church-Wardens of the Parishes and places where the same be and that no May-pole shall be hereafter set up erected or suffered to be within this Kingdom of England or Dominion of Wales And it is further Ordained that if any of the said Officers The Officers for their neglect to forfeit 5. s. for every weeke shall neglect to do their Office in the premisses within one week after notice of this Ordinance every of them for such neglect shall forfeit five shillings of lawfull moneys and so from week to week weekly five shillings more afterwards till the said May-pole shall be taken down and removed And that if any Justice of the Peace of the County or the A Justice of the peace of the County Major or chief Officer of any corporate Town upon view confession or proof of one or more witnesses upon oath shall give warrant to the Constable or Church Wardens of the Parish to leavy the said penalties by distresse chiefe Officer or Officers or any Justice of the Peace of or within any City Borough or Town-Corporate where the said offences shall be committed upon his or their view or confession of the party or proofe of any one or more witnesses by oath which the said Justice chief Officer or Officers is by this Ordinance authorized to minister shall finde any person offending in the premisses the said Justice 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 shal be committed to seize the said goods cried shewed forth or put to sale as aforesaid and to leavie the said other forfeitures or penalties by way of distresse and sale of the goods of every such Offender rendring to the said offenders the overplus of the monies raised thereby And in default of such distresse or in case of insufficiency or inability of the offender to pay the said forfeitures or penalties that the party offending be set publikely in the Stocks by the space of three 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 onely that it shall and may be lawfull to and for any such Justice Major 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 Ordinance according to their discretions so as such The Kings Declarations concerning Wakes and recreations and concerning lawfull sports to be used and all other books and pamphlets against the morality of the 4. Commandment to be burnt publikely reward exceed not the third part of the forfeiture or penalties And it is further Ordained by the said Lords and Commons that the Kings Declaration concerning observing of Wakes and use of exercise and recreation upon the Lords day The Book intituled The Kings Majesties Declaration to his Subjects concerning lawfull sports to be used and all other Books and Pamphlets that have been or shall be written Printed or published against the morality of the fourth Commandment or of the Lords-day or to countenance the prophanation thereof be called in seized and suppressed and publiquely burnt by the Justices of Peace or some or one of them or by the chief Officer or Officers aforesaid in their severall limits or by their warrant or command Provided and be it declared That nothing in this Ordinance Meat to be dressed in a moderate way for present necessity shall extend to the prohibiting of dressing of meat in private Families or the dressing and sale of Victuals in a moderate way in Innes or Victualling-houses for the use of such as otherwise cannot be provided for or to the crying and selling of And milk to be sold according to the hours appointed Milk before nine of the clock in the morning or after four of the clock in the afternoon from the tenth of September till the tenth of March or before eight of the clock in the morning or after five of the clock in the afternoon from the tenth of March till the tenth of September And whereas there is great breach of the Sabbath by Rogues Vagabonds and Beggars it is further Ordained That the Lord Major of the City of London and all Justices of Peace Constables Church-wardens and other Officers and Ministers whatsoever All Laws against Rogues and Vagabonds to be put in due execution and care to be taken that they repair to some Church or Chappell every Sabbath-day there to remain during the time of Divine-worship shall from time to time cause all Laws against Rogues Vagabonds and Beggars to be put in due execution and take Order that all Rogues Vagabonds and Beggars do on every Sabbath-day repair to some Church or Chappell and remain there soberly and orderly during the time of Divine worship And that all and singular person and persons that shall do any thing in the execution of this Ordinance shall be protected and saved harmlesse by the Power and Authority of Parliament And be it further Ordained that this Ordinance be printed and published and read in all Parish Churches and Chappels before the Sermon in the morning on some lards-Lards-day before the first of May next on the South side of Trent before the first of June next on the North side of Trent Die Sabbathi 6. April 1644. ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament That this Ordinance be printed and published and read in all Churches Chappels before the Sermon in the morning on some Lords-day before May 1. next on the South side of Trent before Jun. 1. next on the North side of Trent Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Anno vicesimo primo JACOBI REGIS CAP. XX. None shall prophanely swear or curse FOrasmuch as all profane swearing