WHereas by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm , All Persons without Reasonable Excuse , are on the Lords-Day to repair to some publick Church , and there continue and behave themselves Orderly and Reverently during the Time of Divine Service and other Publick Worship and service of God ; Notwith-standing which , I am Informed , that some loose Persons frequently take a Liberty on that Day to resort to Taverns , Ale-Houses and other Victualing-Houses within this City , and there continue Drinking and Tipling in the time that Divine service and Gods Publick Worship is celebrated ; Which being Matter of great Scandal , requires the more earnest endeavours for Reformation : And the Law having provided that every person that shall so continue Drinking and Tipling , shall forfeit Three shillings and Four pence , and the Victualler , Inn-keeper , or Ale-house-keeper that shall permit such Tipling in his House , shall Forfeit Ten shillings : These are therefore by the Advice of my Brethren the Aldermen , in his Majesty's Name to charge and require you , That you take all due care that the said Penalties be duly and constantly inflicted and levied upon all Persons that for the future shall Offend herein within your Ward ; And that in order hereunto you call before you All the Constables and Churchwardens of the several Parishes within your Ward , and ( delivering to each of them a Printed Copy of this Precept ) strictly Injoyn them , That they or some of them fail not every Lords-day constantly in the time of Divine Service and Sermon , and at other times of the said Day to search all Taverns , Ale-Houses , and Victualling-Houses within their respective Precincts and Parishes ; and where they find any Persons Tipling , contrary to the Law in this behalf , to require and receive from them and also from the Vintner , Victualler or Ale-House-keeper , in whose House the same shall be , the respective Penalties aforesaid , which the Law hath Directed to be paid to the Churchwardens of the Parish , where the Offence is committed , for the Vse of the Poor of the said Parish : And if any Person or Persons shall refuse to pay the said Penalties , that then the Constable or Churchwarden deliver in their Names upon Oath to some Justice of Peace within this City , to the end Warrant may be from him Issued forth for the levying thereof by Distress , and such other course taken , as by Law is appointed . And that this may be the more punctually observed , You are very frequently to call upon and require the said Constables and Churchwardens to perform their Duty in this particular with all Care and Diligence , and to take from them an Account from time to time of their proceedings therein ; And such of them as you shall find to be Remiss , that you Certify their Names to the general Sessions of the Peace held for this City , to the end they may be Prosecuted according to Law . And hereof fail not .