Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. By His Excellency, Richard, Earl of Bellomont ... A proclamation. ... I ... hereby command and require the strict observation of the Lords Day ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the twenty first day of June ... 1699. Massachusetts. Governor (1699-1700 : Bellomont) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B08453 of text W16920 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B1842E). 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 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B08453 Wing B1842E ESTC W16920 69648511 ocm 69648511 184842 2240864153

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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B08453) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 184842) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2874:2) Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. By His Excellency, Richard, Earl of Bellomont ... A proclamation. ... I ... hereby command and require the strict observation of the Lords Day ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the twenty first day of June ... 1699. Massachusetts. Governor (1699-1700 : Bellomont) Bellomont, Richard Coote, Earl of, 1636-1701. 1 sheet ([2] p.) Printed by Bartholomew Green, and John Allen, printers to His Excellency the governour and Council, Boston : 1699. Concerning the observation of the Sabbath. Signed: By order of His Excellency & Council, Isaac Addington, secr. Bellomont. God save the King. Royal arms at head of title. Reproduction of original in: Massachusetts Historical Society Library. eng Sabbath legislation -- Massachusetts -- Early works to 1800. Sunday legislation -- Massachusetts -- Early works to 1800. Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Broadsides -- Massachusetts -- 17th century. eebo Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. By His Excellency, Richard, Earl of Bellomont ... A proclamation. ... I ... hereby command and requi Massachusetts. Governor 1699 2 364 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. 2012-11 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2013-02 Sampled and proofread 2013-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
W R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon surmounted by a crown and flanked by the English lion on one side and the Scottish unicorn on the other
By His EXCELLENCY , Richard , Earl of Bellomont , Captain General and GOVERNOUR in Chief of His Majesties Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England , &c. and Vice Admiral of the same . A Proclamation . Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England .

FORASMUCH as the Sanctification of the Lords Day is of Divine Institution , and enforced by many gracious Promises made unto the Observers thereof ; as well as divers severe Threatnings denounced against the violaters of the same . Notwithstanding which , and the good and wholsome Laws made and enacted within this Province , and under the Sanction of the Royal Authority , in that case provided , It is observed that not only Children and Youth , but many persons of riper years , do too often prophane the said Day by frequenting of Taverns and Ale-houses for Tipling and Drinking , walking abroad in the streets and fields for diversion and recreation , and otherwise mispend the said Holy Time .

I do therefore by and with the advice and consent of His Majesties Council of this Province , upon the Address of the Assembly , hereby command and require the strict Observation of the Lords Day from time to time . And that all Iustices of the Peace , Grand-jurors , Constables , Tything-men , and other Officers whom it doth or may concern in their several places , do take effectual care , that the Laws made for the Observation of the said Day , be vigorously put in Execution against all persons that shall transgress the same , or prophane the said Day in any way or manner whatsoever .

Given at the Council Chamber in Boston , the Twenty-first day of June ; In the Eleventh Year of His Majesties Reign . Annoque Domini , 1699. BELLOMONT .

By Order of His Excellency & Council ,

Isaac Addington , Secr.
GOD Save the King .

BOSTON , Printed by Bartholomew Green , and John Allen , Printers to His Excellency the GOVERNOUR and COUNCIL . 1699.