Published for the Ease and Direction of all Officers , or others , for the better Discharge of their Duty , by giving Information to the Magistrates of the Breach of the said LAWS .

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 Privately ; 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 , ( allowed 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 .

29 Car . 2. C. 7.

1 Will . & M. Cap. 18.

1 Eliz . Cap. 2.

3 Jac . Cap. 4.

NOTE , That His Majesty's 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 repair not to Church , &c. on Sundays and Holidays ,

One Witness ,

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 ,

None shall speak or do any thing in Contempt of the most Holy Sacrament .

1 Eliz . Cap. 2.

23 Eliz . Cap. 1

3 Jac . Cap. 1.

3 Jac . Cap. 4.

1 Ed. 6. Cap. 1.

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 . vid. 14. 15. § .

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 .

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 Gaol 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 Sports or Pastimes whatsoever ; or such as shall use any Unlawful Exercise or Pastime in their own Parish upon the Lord's-Day .

1 Car . Cap. 1.

3 Car . Cap. 2.

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 , Wagoner , Butcher , &c. with Horse , Wain , or Cart , or Drover with Cattle , shall Travel upon the Lord's-Day by themselves , or any other for them , 3 Car . Cap. 2 Twenty Shillings for every Offence , to be levied by Distress and Sale , to the Use of the Poor .

If any Butcher , or any other for him , shall Kill or Sell any Victuals upon the Sunday ,

Two Witnesses , View , or Confession ,

3 Car . Cap. 2. 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 , Shoes , &c. on the Sunday , 1 Jac . Cap. 22. He shall Forfeit such Goods , and Three Shillings and Four Pence for every Pair . If any Person of the Age of 14 , shall on the Lord's-Day , or any part thereof , do any Worldly Labour , Business , or Work , &c. except Works of Necessity and Charity , 29 Car . 2. Cap. 7. He shall Forfeit Five Shillings for every Offence . 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 , 29 Car . 2. Cap. 7. He shall Forfeit the said Wares , Fruit , Goods , &c. to the Use of the Poor . No Drover , Horse-Courser , Wagoner , Butcher , Higler , or any of their Servants , shall Travel , or come to their Inns , on the Lord's-Day . 29 Car . 2. Cap. 7. The Forfeit is Twenty Shillings for every Offence .

No Person shall use to Travel upon the Lord's-Day with any Horse , Boat , Wherry , &c. except allow'd by one Justice of Peace so to do ,

By View , Confession , or one Witness .

This Act extends not to dressing of Meat in Cooks-Shops , Inns , or Victualling-Houses ; nor to Hackney-Coaches that are Licensed .

29 Car . 2. Cap. 7.

The Forfeiture is Five Shillings for every Offence . The Conviction upon the 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 .

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

Drunkenness .

If any be Convicted for being Drunk , by One Witness , or View ,

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 .

4 Jac . Cap. 5.

21 Jac . Cap. 7.

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 .

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 Gaol .

If the Constable levy not the Forfeitures , he Forfeits Ten Shillings to the Poor , ut supra .

Inn-Keepers , Ale-House-Keepers , or Victuallers , that 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 Distress , 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 Certifie 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.

Ten Shillings to be Levied by Distress , and for want of Satisfaction , in six days to be 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 Fence to be Levied by Distress , after one Weeks Neglect of Payment ; or to sit in the Stocks four Hours . Constables shall be charged on their Oaths to present Offences committed against these Acts.

1 Car . Cap. 4.

21 Jac . Cap. 7.

The Constable for his Neglect Forfeits Ten Shillings , ut 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 . Dalt . Cap. 7. Every such Taverner , which shall suffer any Person whatsoever to Tiple 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 Prophanely Swear or Curse in the Hearing of a Justice of Peace , Mayor , &c. or be Convicted of such Swearing , by one Witness , or Confession of the Party ,

Every Offence against this Act must be proved within Ten Days after the Offence Committed .

Every Justice shall certifie to the next Quarter-Sessions of Peace all Convictions made before him upon this Act , and the time of making thereof , and for what Offence .

None shall in any Stage-Play , Shew , May-game , Interlude , or Pageant , Jestingly or Prophanely speak or use the Holy Name of God , Christ Jesus , the Holy Ghost , or Trinity ,

21 Jac . Cap. 20

3 Car . Cap. 4.

17 Car . Cap. 4.

6 , 7 Gulielm . Cap. 11.

3 Jac . Cap. 21.

He shall forfeit for every such Offence to the Use of the Poor , the respective Sums following ; every Servant , Day-Labourer , common Souldier , and common Seaman , One Shilling ; every other Person , Two Shillings : If any Person , after Conviction , shall offend a Second time , such Person shall pay Double ; and if a Third time , Trebble the Sum respectively to be paid for the first Offence . 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 Sixteen Years , shall be set in the Stocks , for every single Offence , one Hour ; for any Number , at one and the same time , two Hours : If under Sixteen 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 Constable . Every Justice , Wilfully omitting the Performing of his Duty , shall forfeit Five Pounds , to be recovered by Action . The Act of the Sixth and Seventh of King WILLIAM , to be Read four times in the Year , in all Churches and Chappels , under the pain of Twenty Shillings for Neglect thereof .

On pain of Ten Pounds , to be divided between the King and the Prosecutor , to be recovered by Action .

Leud 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 Keepers of Houses of Baudry and Incontinence .

Resorters and Frequenters of Baudy-Houses ,

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

Col. 3. Instit . 11 Hen . 6. Cap. 1.

1 Hen . 7. cap . 6.

Are to be Punished , being a Common Nusance , by Indictment at Common Law by Fine and Imprisonment .

To be Bound with Sureties to the good Behaviour .

For which an Indictment will lie .

If a Constable , &c. has Notice that a Woman is in Adultery , &c. with a Man ▪ or that a Man or Woman of evil Fame is gone to a suspected House ,

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

Cook 3 Instit .

Dal . Cap. 124.

7 Jac . Cap. 4.

39 Eliz . Cap. 4.

43 Eliz . Cap. 2

4 Hen . 7. Cap. 12.

He may take Help with him , and if he 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 .

Idlers that refuse to Work , and Disorderly Persons ,

Wandring Rogues , &c.

If the Constable punish them not ,

39 Eliz . Cap. 4

1 Jac . Cap. 7.

To be Committed to the House of Correction .

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

He Forfeits Ten Shillings , to be Levied by a Warrant from Two Justices .

Such as shall not Apprehend Rogues , &c. being at their Doors ,

Two Witnesses , or Confession ,

  Ten Shillings to be Levied , ut supra .

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

Such as disturb the Punishment o● Rogues , &c.

39 Eliz . Cap. 4

7 Jac . Cap. 4.

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 .

Officers remiss in Punishing of Rogues , &c.

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

Such as threaten to run away ,

Two Witnesses ,

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

7 Jac . Cap. 4.

Ten Pounds to be Levied by Distress and Sale , ut supra .

To be Punished as Rogues , &c.

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

Bridewell for One Year , to be sent by Two Justices , and Bound not to Offend so again .

Gaming .

Keepers of Play-Houses , and Unlawful Games ,

Upon View ,

Such as Play in such Houses ,

33 Hen . 8. Cap. 9.

Forty Shillings , and Imprisonment until he become 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 .

Upon View ,

Such as out of Christmass shall Play at Unlawful Games any where ,

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

2 , 3 Ph. & M. Cap. 9. Imprisonment , and bound to the King to Play no more , Twenty Shillings by Indictment in Quarter-Sessions .