OFFENCES . LAWS and STATUTES . PENALTIES . Prophanation of the Lord's Day . ALL Laws in force concerning the Observation of the Lord's Day , shall be put in execution : This day is by every one , to be sanctified and kept holy ; and all Persons must be careful herein to exercise themselves in the Duties of Piety , and true Religion publickly ; and every one on this day ( not having a reasonable Excuse ) must diligently resort to some publick place where the Service of God is exercised , or must be present at some other place ( allow'd of by Law ) in the Practice of some Religious Duty , either of Prayer , Preaching , Reading or Expounding of the Scriptures , or Conference upon the same , and also privately ,

29 Car . 2. Cap. 7.

1 Will . & M.

1 Eliz . Cap. 2. 3 Jac . Cap. 4.

NOTE , that Their Majesties Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England , and qualified according to the late Statute of Indulgence , are exempted from the Penalties of the Statutes 3 Jac . 1 Eliz 23. Eliz . 29. Eliz . and some other Statutes .

Such as repare not to Church , &c. on Sundays a●d Holy-days ,

One Witness .

1 Eliz . 23 Eliz . 3 Jac . Cap. 1. 19 Eliz . Cap. 1. 3 Jac . Cap. 4. Twelve Pence for every default , to be levied by distress , and for want of distress , to be committed to some Prison , until the same be paid .

Absenting for a Month ,

If a Twelve Month , or more ,

If any come not to the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper once a Year ,

 

Twenty Pounds per Month , and forfeiture of Two parts in Three of their Estates .

Their Names and Sirnames to be presented : Forty Shillings reward to such as present them .

None shall speak or do any thing in Contempt of the most Holy Sacrament , 1 Ed. 6. Cap. 1. By Oath of Two lawful Witnesses , by Three Justices Quorum un . to be bound over and prosecuted in Sessions .

Whosoever shall disturb any Preacher allow'd in his open Sermon or Collation , or be procuring or abetting thereunto , or shall rescue , &c. any Offender , &c.

Accusation must be by Two Witnesses , or Confession ,

1 M. Cap. 3. To be committed by any Justice of the County to safe Custody , and within six days the said committing Justice , with one other Justice ( if the Offender upon examination shall be found Guilty ) shall commit him to Goal without Bail , &c. for Three Months , and farther to the next Quarter Sessions . Such as meet or assemble out of their own Parish upon the Lord's Day , for any ●por●s or Pastimes whatsoever , or such as sh●●l use any unlawful Exercise or Pastime in their own Parish upon the Lord's Day ,

1 Car . Cap. 1. 3 Car . Cap. 4.

3 Car . Cap. 1.

Three Shillings and four Pence to the Poor , where &c. to be levied by distress and sale , restoring the Overplus , &c. and for want of distress , to be sent to the Stocks for Three Hours , but they must be questioned within a Month .

If any Carrier , Waggoner , &c. with Horse , Wain or Cart , or Drover with Cattle shall travel upon the Lord's Day by themselves , or any other for them ,

If any Butcher , or any other for him , shall kill or sell any Victuals upon the Sunday ,

One Witness , View or Confession .

3 Car . Cap. 1.

3 Car . Cap. 1.

Twenty Shillings for every offence , to be levied by distress and sale to the Use of the Poor .

He shall forfeit six Shillings and eight Pence , if questioned within six Months , to be levied , &c. or may be sued for in Sessions , &c.

If any Shoe-maker shall go with intent to sell any Boots , Sho●s , &c. on the Sunday .

If any Person of the Age of 14 shall on the Lord's Day , or any part thereof , do any worldly Labour , &c. except Works of Necessity and Charity ,

If any Person shall cry , shew forth , or put to sale any Wares , Fruit , Goods , &c. except Milk only , before the Hours of Nine in the Morning , and after Four in the Afternoon ,

No Drover , Horse-courser , Waggoner , Butcher , Higler , or any of their Servants , shall travel or come to their Inns on the Lord's Day ,

No Person shall use or travel upon the Lord's Day with any * Horse , Boat , Wherry , &c. except allow'd by one Justice of Peace so to do . * Horse is not in the Statute , but is instanc'd here as worldly Labour .

By View , Confession , or one Witness .

This Act extends not to dressing of Meat in Cooks-Shops , Inns or Victualling-houses ,

1 Jac . Cap. 22.

29 Car . 2. Cap. 7.

29 Car . 2. Cap. 7.

29 Car . 2. Cap. 7.

29 Car . 2. Cap. 7.

He shall forfeit such Goods , and Three Shillings and four Pence for every Pair .

He shall forfeit Five Shillings for every offence .

He shall forfeit the said Wares , Fruit , Goods , &c. to the Use of the Poor .

The Forfeit is Twenty Shillings for every offence .

The Forfeiture is Five Shillings for every offence : The Conviction upon this Statute , must be before any Justice of the County , &c. who shall give warrant to the Constables , &c. to seize the Goods shewed , &c. and to levy the Forfeitures by distress , &c. and for want of distress , to put the Offender in the Stocks for Two Hours : The Justices &c. may reward the Informer out of the Forfeitures , not exceeding the third part .

Drunkenness , If any be convicted for being Drunk , by One Witness or View . 4 Jac . Cap. 5. 21 Jac . Cap. 7.

Every Person must be impeached upon this Act , within Ten Days after the Offence .

The Offender for the first , to pay Five Shillings to the Church-Wardens , where , &c. within one Week after Conviction , or else to be levied by distress and sale , and for want of distress to sit in the Stocks six Hours .

If any Ale-house-keeper be convicted of Drunkenness , he is disabled for Three Years to keep any Ale-house ,

This Conviction of Drunkenness , must be within six Months after the Offence committed ,

 

For the second Offence , must be bound in Ten Pounds with Two Sureties to the good Behaviour , and for want of Sureties to be sent to the Goal .

If the Constable levy not the Forfeitures , he forfeits Ten Shillings to the Poor , ut Supra .

Inn-keepers . Ale-house-keepers , or Victuallers , suffer any of the same Parish to continue tipling in their Houses ,

One Witness or View .

1 Jac . Cap. 9. 21 Jac . Cap. 7.

Ten Shillings to be levied by distress and sale after six days , and for want of distres● to be committed till payment , and disabled for Three Years from keeping any Ale-house , &c.

If the Constable or Church-Warden do not levy the Penalty , or shall not certify the want of distress within Twenty Days , he forfeits Forty Shillings to be levied by distress and sale , ut supra .

If any Inn-keeper , Ale-house-keeper , Victualler , or Taverner , suffer any Person ( wheresoever his Habitation be ) to continue tipling in his House ,

Two Witnesses or View .

1 Jac . Cap. 4. 21 Jac . Cap. 7. 1 Car . Cap. 4. Twen●● Shillings to be levied by distress and for want of satisfaction in six days to 〈◇〉 sold , restoring the Overplus and for want of distress , to be committed till payment .

Townsmen , or others which shall remain tipling in any Inn , Ale-house or Victualling-House ,

One Witness or View .

4 Jac . Cap. 5. 21 Jac . Cap. 7.

Three Shillings and Four Pence to be levied by distress after one Weeks neglect of payment , or to sit in the Stocks four Hours .

The Constable for his neglect , forfeits Te● Shillings , supra .

These Statutes do prohibit all quaffing and drinking of Healths , such Houses being solely appointed for the Accommodation of Travellers , and for the Relief of the Poor , 1 Car . Cap. 4. 21 Jac . Cap. 7. Every such Taverner , and which shall suffer any Person whatsoever to tipple in his House contrary to the said Statutes , shall be adjudged within the Statute 1 Jac . cap . 9. Swearing and Cursing .

If any Person shall prophane , swear or curse in the Hearing of a Justice of Peace , Mayor , &c. or be convicted of such swearing by Two Witnesses , or confession of the Party .

Every Offence against this Act , must be proved within 20 days after the Offence committed .

21 Jac . Cap. 20. 3 Car . Cap. 4. 17 Car . Cap. 4. He shall forfeit for every such offence● to the Use of the Poor , one Shilling ; every Justice , Head-Officer , &c. may command the Constables , &c. to levy the same by distress ; and for want of distress , the Offender being above the Age of Twelve Years , shall be set in the Stocks Three Hours ; if under Twelve Years old , and shall not pay the said Twelve Pence , he shall be whipp'd by the Constable , by warrant of the Justice , or by the Parent or Master , in the Presence of the Constabl● Lewd and disorderly Practices .

Keeping of Baudy-houses , &c. is against the Law of God , on which our common Law in this Case is grounded : Therefore , the Keeper of Houses of Baudery and Incontinence

Resorters and frequenters of Baudy-houses

Cok . 3. Instit . 11 Hen . 6. Cap. 1. 1 Hen . 7. Cap. 6.

Are to be punished , being a common N●sance by Indictment at Common Law by F●●● and Imprisonment .

To be bound with Sureties to the Good Behaviour .

Adultery , &c. and all Acts of Baudery are Breaches of the Peace ,

If a Constable , &c. has notice that a Woman is in Adultery , &c. with a Man , or that a Man and Woman of evil fame are gone to a suspected House ,

Strangers , or others that are suspicious that walk by night , especially if they haunt lewd Houses , or keep lewd Company , or commit Outrages ,

Idlers that refuse to work , and disorderly Persons ,

Wandring Rogues , &c.

13 Hen . 7. Cap. 6. 27 Hen . 8. Cap. Cok . 3. Instit . Dalt . Cap. 35.

13 Hen . 7. Cap. 10.

7 Jac . Cap. 4. 39 Eliz . Cap. 4. 43 Eliz . Cap. 2 4 Hen . 7.

For which an Indictment will lie .

He may take help with him , and if ●e find them so , he may carry them to Prison , or to a Justice to be bound over and prosecuted .

To find sufficient Sureties for the Good Behaviour .

To be committed to the House of Correction .

To be whipp'd and sent to the Place of Birth .

If the Constable punish them not ,

Such as shall not apprehend Rogues , &c. being at their doors ,

Two Witnesses or Confession .

Every Constable who does not punish such as are brought to him ,

Such as disturb the Punishment of Rogues , &c.

Officers remiss in punishing of Rogues , &c.

Cap. 12. 39 Eliz . Cap. 4. 1 Jac . Cap. 7.

39 Eliz . Cap. 4.

He forfeits Ten Shillings to be levied by a Warrant from Two Justices .

Ten Shillings to be levied , ut supra .

Twenty Shillings to be levied , ut supra .

Five Pounds to be levied by Distress , and bound to the Good Behaviour by Two Justices , Quorum un .

Ten Pounds to be levied by distress and sale , ut supra .

Such as run away , and leave their Charge upon the Parish ,

Such as threaten to run away ,

Two Witnesses .

7 Jac . Cap. 4.

To be punished as Rogues , &c.

To be sent to Bridewell , or give security to discharge the Parish .

If any Woman shall have a Bastard Child , which may be chargeable to the Parish ,

Keepers of Play-houses , and unlawful Games ,

Upon View .

Such as play in such Houses ,

Upon View .

7 Jac . Cap. 4.

33 Hen . 8. Cap. 9.

Bridewell for one Year , to be sent by Tw● Justices , and bound not to offend so again .

Forty Shillings and Imprisonment , until he be come bound by Recognizance to keep no more .

Imprisonment until he be bound to play no more , and to pay six Shillings and eight Pence , to be recovered in Quarter-Sessions .

Such as out of Christmas shall play at unlawful Games any where .

All Licenses to keep Houses , or Places of unlawful Games , shall be void .

31 Eliz . Cap. 5.

2. 3 Ph. & M. Cap. 9.

Imprisonment and bound to the King to play no more , Twenty Shillings by Indictment in Quarter-Session