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A84520	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 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, ale-house-keepers, and unlicensed ale-house-keepers. 5. Of unlawful 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.	England and Wales.; W. B., co-author.	1644 (1644)	Wing E887; Thomason E16_26; ESTC R8377	42,137	48

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

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-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-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