By the maior. The order of the House of Commons to the Lord Maior, for the due observing the Sabbath day. City of London (England). Lord Mayor. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B32508 of text R215622 in the English Short Title CatalogTextual 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. 4 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 2018 B32508 Interim Tract Supplement Guide 816.m.9[22] ESTC R215622 99884511 ocm99884511 185229 2240896733

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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B32508) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 185229) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; C1:1[22]) By the maior. The order of the House of Commons to the Lord Maior, for the due observing the Sabbath day. City of London (England). Lord Mayor. Gurney, Richard, Sir, 1577-1647. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.). s.n., [London : 1641] The proclamation of the House of Commons is dated and signed: "This thirteenth of April, 1641. Mitchel.". Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Sabbath -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century. eebo By the maior. The order of the House of Commons to the Lord Maior, for the due observing the Sabbath day. . n/a 1641 2 583 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. 2013-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2013-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-02 Sampled and proofread 2014-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
By the Maior . The Order of the House of Commons to the Lord Maior , for the due observing the Sabbath day .

IT is this day ordered by the House of Commons , that the Aldermen and Citizens that serve for the Citie of London , shall intimate to the Lord Major , from this House , that the Statutes , for the due observing of the Sabbath be put in execution . And it is further ordered that the like intimation from this House be made to the Iustices of Peace in all the Counties of England and Wales . And the Knights of the Shire of the severall Counties are to take care that Copies of this Order be accordingly sent to the Iustices of Peace in the severall Counties .

FOrasmuch as the Lords Day commonly called Sunday is of late much broken and profaned by a disorderly sort of people in frequenting Taverns , Ale-houses , and the like , and putting to sale victuall and other things , and exercising unlawfull games and pastimes , to the great dishonour of God , and reproach of Religion , whereof the House of Commons now assembled hath beene pleased to take notice , and by their order , intimation hath been given unto mee , that the Statutes for the due observing of the Sabbath be put in execution . These are therefore in his Majesties name to will and require you forthwith , upon the sight hereof , that you 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 other time upon the Sunday , to be drinking or playing in anie Tavern , Inne , Tobacco shop , Alehouse or other victualling house whatsoever , nor suffer any Fruiterer , Milkewomen , or Hearbwomen to stand with fruit , milk , herbs , or any other victuall or wares , in any the streets , lanes , or allies within your ward , or any other wayes to put those things or any other to sale upon the Sunday at any time of the day or in the evening , nor to permit or suffer any person or persons to use or exercise upon that day any unlawfull exercises and past-times within your ward , and that expresse charge be given to every keeper of any Tavern , Inne , Cookshouse , Tobaccohouse , 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 eat drinke or take Tobacco in their houses upon any Sunday , other then that Inholders may receive their ordinary guests , or travelers and such like , who come to remain for a time in their Inne for dispatch of their necessary businesse . And if any person or persons shall be found offending in the premisses that then they be brought before me the Lord Major , or some other of his Majesties Justices of Peace , to the end they may receive such punishment as to Justice shall appertain . And hereof not to fail as you will answer the contrary at your perill . This thirteenth of April , 1641.

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