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first_o offence_n every_o justice_n head-officer_n etc._n etc._n may_v command_v the_o constable_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d levy_n the_o same_o by_o distress_n and_o for_o 〈◊〉_d of_o disâ—râ—ss_n the_o offender_n be_v above_o the_o age_n of_o sixteen_o year_n shall_v be_v for_o in_o the_o stock_n for_o every_o single_a offence_n one_o hour_n for_o any_o number_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n two_o hour_n if_o under_o sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o shall_v not_o pay_v the_o saiâ—_n twelve_o penny_n he_o shall_v oâ—_n whip_v by_o the_o constable_n by_o warrant_n of_o the_o â—â—â—â—â—ce_n every_o offence_n against_o this_o act_n must_v be_v prove_v within_o ten_o day_n after_o the_o offence_n commit_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr every_o justice_n shall_v register_n etc._n etc._n and_o certify_v to_o the_o next_o quarter-session_n of_o peace_n all_o conviction_n make_v before_o he_o upon_o this_o act_n and_o the_o time_n of_o make_v thereof_o and_o for_o what_o offence_n  _fw-fr or_o by_o the_o 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have_v make_v profession_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n within_o this_o realm_n shall_v by_o write_v print_v teach_v or_o advise_v speak_v deny_v any_o one_o of_o the_o person_n in_o the_o holy_a trinity_n to_o be_v god_n or_o shall_v assert_v or_o maintain_v there_o be_v more_o god_n than_o one_o or_o shall_v deny_v the_o christian_a religion_n to_o be_v true_a or_o the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a authority_n and_o shall_v upon_o indictment_n or_o information_n in_o any_o of_o his_o majesty_n court_n at_o westminster_n or_o at_o the_o assize_n be_v thereof_o lawful_o convict_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o two_o or_o more_o credible_a witness_n 9_o &_o 10._o gulielm_n 3._o for_o the_o first_o offence_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v incapable_a and_o disable_v in_o law_n to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n to_o have_v or_o enjoy_v any_o office_n or_o employment_n ecclesiastical_a civil_a or_o military_a or_o any_o part_n in_o they_o or_o 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abomination_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v eight_o other_o regulate_v and_o mix_v body_n of_o housekeeper_n and_o officer_n in_o the_o several_a quarter_n of_o london_n westminster_n and_o southwark_n who_o differ_v in_o their_o constitution_n from_o those_o beforementioned_a but_o general_o agree_v in_o the_o method_n of_o inspect_v the_o behaviour_n of_o constable_n and_o other_o officer_n and_o go_v along_o with_o they_o and_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o search_v of_o disorderly_a house_n in_o take_v up_o of_o offender_n and_o carry_v they_o before_o the_o magistrate_n and_o also_o in_o give_v imformation_n themselves_o as_o there_o be_v occasion_n beside_o those_o beforementioned_a there_o be_v about_o nine_o and_o thirty_o religious_a society_n of_o another_o kind_n in_o and_o about_o london_n and_o westminster_n which_o be_v propagate_v into_o other_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n as_o nottingham_n gloucester_n etc._n etc._n and_o even_o into_o ireland_n where_o they_o have_v be_v for_o some_o month_n since_o spread_v in_o divers_a town_n and_o city_n of_o that_o kingdom_n as_o kilkenny_n drogheda_n mannouth_n etc._n etc._n especial_o in_o dublin_n where_o there_o be_v about_o ten_o of_o these_o society_n which_o be_v promote_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o inferior_a clergy_n there_o these_o person_n meet_v often_o to_o pray_v sing_v psalm_n and_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n together_o and_o to_o reprove_v exhort_v and_o edify_v one_o another_o by_o their_o religious_a conference_n they_o moreover_o carry_v on_o at_o their_o meeting_n design_n of_o charity_n of_o different_a kind_n such_o as_o relieve_v the_o want_n of_o poor_a housekeeper_n maintain_v their_o child_n at_o school_n set_v of_o prisoner_n at_o liberty_n support_v of_o lecture_n and_o daily_a prayer_n in_o our_o church_n these_o be_v the_o society_n which_o our_o late_a gracious_a queen_n as_o the_o learned_a bishop_n that_o have_v write_v her_o life_n tell_v we_o take_v so_o great_a 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simplicity_n and_o sobriety_n of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o