By the Mayor. To the aldermen of the ward of [blank] Forasmuch as the Lords day, commonly called Sunday, is of late much broken and prophaned, by a disorderly sort of people, in frequenting tavernes, alehouses, and the like, ... City of London (England). Lord Mayor. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A88467 of text R211998 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.7[54]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A88467 Wing L2878E Thomason 669.f.7[54] ESTC R211998 99870657 99870657 161035 2240931407

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A88467) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 161035) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f7[54]) By the Mayor. To the aldermen of the ward of [blank] Forasmuch as the Lords day, commonly called Sunday, is of late much broken and prophaned, by a disorderly sort of people, in frequenting tavernes, alehouses, and the like, ... City of London (England). Lord Mayor. Wollaston, John, Sir. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Richard Cotes, printer to the Honourable City of London, [London] : [1643] Title from caption and first lines of text. The form of an order by the Mayor of London to the several wards, for the due observance of the Lord's Day. Dated at end: This second of November, 1643. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Sunday -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. A88467 R211998 (Thomason 669.f.7[54]). civilwar no By the Mayor. To the aldermen of the ward of [blank] Forasmuch as the Lords day, commonly called Sunday, is of late much broken and prophane City of London 1643 1 495 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
By the Mayor . To the Alderman of the Ward of

FOrasmuch as the Lords day , commonly called Sunday , is of late much broken and prophaned , by a disorderly sort of people , in frequenting Tavernes , Alehouses , and the like , and in carrying and putting to sale Victuall , and other things , and exercising unlawfull Games and pastimes , to the great dishonour of God , and reproach of Religion . These are therefore to will and require you , in his Maiesties name , forthwith upon sight hereof , to give strict charge and command unto all and every the Church-wardens and Constables within your Ward , that from henceforth they doe not permit or suffer any person or persons , in the time of divine Service , or at any time upon the Lords day , to be tipling in any Taverne , Inne , Tobaccoshop , Alehouse , or other Victualling house whatsoever , nor suffer any Fruiterers , or Herb-women , to stand with Fruite , Herbes , or other Victuall or Wares , in any Streetes , Lanes , or Allies , within your Ward , or any other wayes , to put those or any other things to sale on that day , at any time of the day , or in the evening thereof , or any Milkewomen to cry milke on that day , in any the Streetes , or places aforesaid , nor to permit or suffer any person or persons to use or exercise upon that day their labour in unlading any vessels of Fruite , or other Goods , and carrying Goods on shore , or in the streetes , or to doe any unlawfull exercises and pastimes , within your Ward , and that expresse charge be given to every keeper of any Taverne , Inne , Cookes-shop , Tobacco house , Alehouse , or any other Tipler or Victualler whatsoever within your Ward , that hereafter they receive not or suffer to remaine any person or persons whatsoever as their guests or Customers , to Tipple , Eate , Drinke , or take Tobacco in their Houses upon the Lords day , other then that Inholders may receive their Ordinary Guests , or Travellers and such like , who come to remaine for a time in their Inne , for dispatch of their necessary businesse . And if any person or persons , shall bee found offending in the premises , that then they bee brought before me the Lord Mayor , or some other of his Maiesties Iustices of the peace , to the end they may receive such punishment as to Iustice shall appertaine . And hereof not to faile , as you will answer the contrary at your perill .

This second of November , 1643. Michel .

Printed by Richard Cotes , Printer to the Honourable City of LONDON .