the various Obstructions and Discouragements they encountred in the Prosecution of it which those pious Men made such dismal Reflections upon as I shall under our present Circumstances forbear to repeat does demand a particular Acknowledgement in this place and deserves to be transmitted to after-Ages when the Names of such as discourage Endeavours of Reformation may either be forgot or be remembred with Ignominy And I not only submit what I have said on this Head of the Clergy and this whole Discourse to This Reverend Body which I think I shall never obtain of my self to Publish without the Approbation of some of the pious Members of it but out of a sense of my own Defects and the tenderest Regard I would always have to matters of Religion I heartily desire if I am ever prevailed on to Publish it a publick Correction from them of any thing I have said in these Papers through Weakness or Inadvertency which I hope all the Advantages of the World would not have prevailed on me if they could have been offered me to have said knowingly that may not be warranted from the Holy Scriptures or that does give Offence to any but those whom the Representation of their Sin or their Duty to them and Religion it self offends whose Sentiments of this Discourse as I have no reason to ask their Censures of it I may know how to value And I must the rather make this humble and solemn Address to them for a speedy Censure of these Papers if there is any just Occasion for it and that at the same time they would be pleased to put this Glorious Cause that I have here represented with no more skill in a better light which I conceive would well become the most celebrated Writers of the Age to do not only because Errors in general as well as Diseases are better prevented than cured after they are spread but because upon a long Consideration and a full Knowledge I have had of the Vndertaking I have treated of and of the Steps by which it hath been carried on from the very Beginning I cannot but believe that the Virtuous part of the Nation when it is laid before them will conclude that there is abundant Reason for their Concurrence and Assistance in it and will think that either the Happiness or Misery of this Kingdom may with great ground be expected from either the Success or the Discouragement that these and others pious and just Endeavours for a National Reformation meet with My Business in the next place is to consider the Magistrates Obligation to be diligent in the Execution of the Laws against Prophaneness and Debauchery It will I think be allowed That Government is of Divine Appointment and that the Power of Magistrates whether it be that of the Supream or that of those that are Inferior and Subordinate is derived originally from God St. Paul speaking of the Magistrate Rom. 13. 4. says He is the Minister of God to thee for Good There is no Power but of God The Rom. 13. 1. Powers that be are ordained of God And Moses speaking to the Judges of the People of Deut. 1. 16 17. Israel says Hear the Causes between your Brethren and Judge righteously between every Man and his Brother Ye shall not respect Persons in Judgment but you shall hear the Small as well as the Great you shall not be afraid of the Face of Man for the Judgment is God's Take heed 2 Chron. 19. 6. said Jehoshaphat to his Judges what ye do for ye judge not for Man but for the Lord who is with you in the Judgment Wherefore now let the Fear of the Lord be upon you take heed and do it for there is no Iniquity with the Lord our God nor respect of Persons nor taking of Gifts Thus shall ye do in the Fear of the Lord Ver. 9. faithfully and with a perfect Heart From whence we may I think conclude without adding any further proof of what is so generally confest that Magistrates do act by God's Authority are his Ministers or Instruments which he maketh what use of he pleases in the Governing the Natural and Rational World that they are to Act for his Honour and the Good of his People and that He will call them to account for their Behaviour in this respect Accordingly for Kings and for all that are 1 Tim. 2. 1 2. in Authority the Apostle does particularly direct That Supplications Prayers Intercessions and giving of Thanks be made that under them we may lead a quiet and peaceable Life in all Godliness and Honesty For our King therefore and all sorts of Magistrates does it not behove us to pray That God would be pleased to inspire them with Zeal for his Glory and the Good of his People and particularly to direct and assist them in this necessary and most weighty Affair of Reformation And as the Magistrate's Power is primarily and originally from GOD so is the Office and Power of Subordinate Magistrates immediately and visibly conferred upon them as a weighty Trust by their Prince and their Country which they have an Obligation to the faithful Discharge of in their natural Allegiance and Fidelity but this Obligation rises yet higher they are bound yet closer to the faithful Discharge of their Office by a Solemn Oath relating to their particular Trust as well as by the Oath of Allegiance Now the Obligation being thus great and various must I think necessarily draw the dreadful Guilt of Perjury as well as Breach of Trust upon those who being thus intrusted and obliged to Execute the Laws do wilfully neglect to do their Duty For a Justice of the Peace takes this Solemn Oath at his Entrance into that Office That in the County of in all Articles in the King's Commission to him directed he shall do legal Right to the Poor and to the Rich after his Cunning Wit and Power and after the Laws and Customs of the Realm and the Statutes thereof made and wherein he is first obliged to do Right which regards very much the Punishment of Offenders as appears more fully in his Commission and this Equally reaches Rich and Poor The whole County is assign'd in the Oath as the Extent of his Jurisdiction and therefore his Authority is not confin'd to a part he is not tied up to act only in any lesser District of it but is to issue out his Warrants against Offenders upon Informations offered him by Persons that live never so remote from him in the County or for Offences committed in any part of it which though 't is so obvious from the very Words both of the Oath and Commission I thought fit to take notice of lest if we should have any Magistrates that should think it too much to give themselves the Trouble to look into the Disorders of any kind that are committed even in their own Parishes to suppress them when they hear or observe them any-where else as
Swearing and Cursing for Instance in Bowling-Greens Coffee-Houses and other publick Places Drunkenness Lewdness and Prophanation of the Lord's-Day in the Taverns and Streets or that should unwillingly receive Informations from others of them they should in either of these Cases be tempted to think those worthy Magistrates too officious and take the Liberty to speak of them as such who by inspecting into these Disorders where-ever they hear of them in any part of the County and by giving Encouragement to those that bring them Informations of such Offences which will in consequence draw a more than ordinary Attendance upon them of such Persons on this Occasion as live at a distance from them will thereby make their Unfaithfulness in their Office the more remarkable He is obliged to do Justice according to the Laws Statutes and Customs of the Realm He is not then to break the Laws himself or to suffer others with Impunity to break them He is to discharge his Office according to his Vnderstanding and Ability But can any be supposed to be of such weak Abilities as not to know that Offenders ought to be punished when legal Informations are offered them or when Offences are committed before them If then any Magistrates can discourage those who are so much Friends to their Country as to bring them Informations against Offenders can refuse to convict upon them or can see and hear one another break God's Laws and the Laws of their Country at their Diversion and their own Tables What is more directly contrary to their Office and Trust What becomes of the Oaths that are upon them In how many Instances do they notoriously break them And if the Violation of a Private Trust is justly esteemed base and detestable how much higher Aggravations must their Offences admit of who break a Publick one so solemnly taken upon them And certainly Perjury that is of so black a nature in it self is not a less Enormity or less Infamous in a Magistrate than it is in one of an inferior Order The Commission for a Justice of the Peace also sets forth That he is to Conserve the Peace in such or such a County and to keep as well as cause to be kept all Ordinances and Statutes made for the Good of the Peace and the Conservation thereof and for the Quiet Rule and Government of His Majesty's People and in all and every the Articles thereof according to the Force Form and Effect thereof to Chastise and Punish all Persons in the said County offending against the Form of thefe Ordinances and Statutes or any of them in the County It deserves our Observation That as the * Populus Romanus delegit Magistratus quasi Reipublicae Villicos in quibus siqua praeterea est ars facilè patitur sin minus virtute eorum innocentia contentus est Tullii Oratio cum Plan. Roman Government the †Virtus in pâ—imis apud Lacedaemonios circa Magistratus legendos â—emper spectata quod Politicum praeceptum in quavis Republica servari â—â—usu esset Nic Gragius de Repub Lacedaemoniorum p. 82 83. Lacedoemonian and * Inter praecipuos Atheniensium Magistratus censendi sunt annui Novemviri Oportebat in eorum vitam inquiri antâ—quam Magistratum capesserent Pctitus de Legibus Atticis 236. Tantam honestatis curam his Novemviris voluit esse Solon ut si quis Archon vino se ingurgiâ—averit capital ei fâ—erit ex hac lege 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jurabant in leges se esse observaturos Novemviri Jurisjurandum Novemvirorum Leges observabo quod si secus fecero auream statuam meam aequi ponderis pendam Petitus de Legibus Atticis 190. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Herach Pont. de Politiis Athenicnsium Athenian Common-Wealths provided by their Laws against ill Magistrates kept when they flourished vicious Men out of their Magistracy and entrusted those with the Execution of their Laws that would shew such a Behaviour to others as they expected from them So our Government hereby strictly requires the Magistrates to give a good Example 'T is a mighty force that Example hath one can hardly conceive any thing on the one hand so foolish and unaccountable and on the other so difficult and brave as that Men may not in a great degree be led to by it Good Example hath often the advantage of Humane Precept of Admonition or Reproof and sometimes of the Exercise of publick Justice or private Authority which besides that they are not always practicable have often too little Influence upon the Mind but Good Example hath a great and secret Charm to draw others to Imitation It attracts and assimilates by a Power of which we cannot give a full Account though by shewing Virtue as it were visibly it hath undeniably thereby a great Advantage of other Methods of Instruction * Segnius irritant animos dimissa per aures quà m quae occulis subjecta fidelibus those things being allowed to make a much deeper and longer Impression upon our Minds that are represented to us by our Eyes than those that are admitted by our Ears Precepts though they are in the general not only highly useful but necessary are not always clear and when they are understood the Efficacy of them of Admonition and Reproof seems often to be more or less according to the Example of them that give them such Persons are lookt on as a Reproach to Religion and unquestionably do often give bad Men a further Aversion and Prejudice to it that do not practise themselves what they recommend in their Discourses As the Christian Religion does therefore strictly oblige all its Proselytes to shew a good Example by a strict Observance of its Precepts so it does more especially inculcate upon those whose particular Office it is to teach others their Duty their endeavouring to persuade them to it by their own good Example as well as by their Doctrine that they may â— Tim 4. 16. thereby both save themselves and those that hear them and when this is wanting when they say but do not how exceedingly mischievous Matt. 23. 3. the consequences of it are highly deserves serious Consideration The Heathen Moralists could observe the great Mischief that was done the World by Mercenary Masters of Precept * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by whom they meant those that endeavoured to talk elegantly of just things but not to do them and that it was not the Discourses but the good Examples not the Schools but the Manners of Philosophers that made their best Disciples what they were and so much celebrated I know says Plato Socrates by his good Works more than by his good Words * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gorg. fol. 460. and he makes it a necessary quality of a good Orator that he himself be Just and Virtuous †〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Stobaeus fol. 49. And accordingly Socrates his Master being asked what he
Civitatum guto Cic. de Leg. p. 336. instead of being Patrons of Religion help to debauch those about them and ruine their Country Inferior Officers are likewise obliged by their Oaths as well as by the Design of their Offices to be diligent in bringing Offenders to Punishment and therefore they are highly criminal if they are negligent therein The Constable's Oath tells him That he is to use his Endeavour that Night-walkers be apprehended To see that the Statutes made for punishing Vagabonds and such idle Persons coming within his Bounds and Limits be duly put in Execution To have a watchful Eye to such Persons as shall maintain or keep any Common House or Place where any unlawful Game is or shall be used as also to such as shall frequent or use such Places or shall use or exercise any unlawful Games there or elsewhere contrary to the Statutes To present at the Assizes Sessions of the Peace or Leet all and every the Offences done contrary to the Statutes made to restrain the inordinate haunting and tipling in Inns Ale-houses and other Victualling-houses and for Repressing of Drunkenness and that he is well and duly according to his Knâ—wledge Power and Ability to do and execute all other things belonging to a Constable's Office Whoever therefore they be that undertake this Office and wink at Offenders or do not endeavour to bring them to Punishment would do well to consider how they can be acquitted from Perjury but how much clearer is their Fault if they neglect or refuse to serve those Warrants which are brought to them against Swearers Drunkards Lewd Persons and Prophaners of the Lord's-Day or to levy the several Forfeitures for those Offences as too many Constables Headboroughs Overseers and Church Wardens have done which the Commission of a Justice of the Dalt p. 18. c. 5. Peace tells him he is to inquire after Their Guilt is of the same Nature with that of those Justices who discourage Informations and refuse to sign Warrants against such Offenders whereby besides all other Aggravations of their Sin before-mention'd they hinder the Poor of that Relief which the Law gives them out of the Penalties upon those Statutes which in some Cases may happen to be the depriving them of their Lives * Panis Pauperum est vita eorum qui fraudat eos est vir sanguinis and ought to be a dreadful Consideration to those that have the Guilt of it upon them the Poor having as good and undoubted a Right to these Forfeitures vested in them by Law as any Man hath to his own Estate I have said so much of the Constable's Duty that there is the less need of my adding much of the Church Warden's Sidesman's and other Inferior Officers Obligations in this respect which fall in with that of the Constable's The Church-Warden's and Sidesmen's Oath does not run in the same terms in all Diocesses though their Office is I suppose much the same in most if not all The Tenor of the Church-Warden's and Sidesmen's Oath in the Diocess of London is as follows You shall Swear truly and faithfully to execute the Office of a Church-Warden within your Parish and according to the best of your Skill and Knowledge present such Things and Persons as you know to be presentable by the Laws Ecclesiastical of the Realm And one of the Articles of Enquiry exhibited to the Ministers Church-Wardens and Sidesmen of every Parish runs thus Are any of your Parish known or suspected to be guilty of Incest Adultery Fornication or any other Enormous Crimes Do any Prophane the Lord's-Day or any other great Holy-day or the Name of GOD And if the Church-Wardens and Sidesmen neglect to Present the Ministers are told That they may and ought to present as they have the highest Obligations to suppress Iniquity From hence 't is plain That the Power of Inferior Officers as well as that of Magistrates is great and would have a very remarkable Effect for the Suppressing of publick Disorders if it was generally used and might with God's Blessing go very far towards a National Reformation with the Assistance of the Magistrate if private Persons would but do as I conceive becomes them in giving Informations against Swearers Drunkards Lewd Persons and Prophaners of the Lord's Day to the Magistrate which shall be my next Business to recommend to the Consideration of all that have a Love to God their Neighbour or their Country It hath been proved That the Execution of Good Laws is requisite in our present Circumstances for the Suppressing of Vice and the Effecting a Reformation of Manners but Magistrates cannot put the Laws in Execution against Offenders without they have the Knowledge of the Offences And they cannot be present at all Places to observe them tho' they have either such a Sense of their Duty or so pious a Concern to do all the good they can in their Office as frequently to take their Walks to observe Disorders as divers of the worthy Magistrates have here done in the several Quarters of the County in which they live and in embracing all Opportunities of using their Authority for the Suppressing them And those Offences that are deeds of Darkness it may be hoped for the Honour of our Magistrates are not now generally and knowingly committed before them One would think that the Presence of a Magistrate should have such an Awe upon ill Men that they should not dare to transgress before him That he should resent it as a high Affront to him if a Person of the highest Rank should discover so base an Opinion of him as to expect that he should be content to break his Oath to suffer him upon the Account of his Quality to go unpunished for any Offence of this kind committed before him It is certainly much so where Magistrates have a just Sense of Honour or are as Zealous and Faithful in the Discharge of their Office as they ought But the less this may reasonably be hoped from all Magistrates at this day there appears I am sure the more reason or rather necessity for private Persons applying themselves to this Business of giving Informations to them of our reigning Sins without which it is not reasonably to be expected that Offenders will be generally brought to Punishment especially in Cities and Corporations where it may be presumed without Uncharitableness that many are daily either publickly or privately breaking the Laws against Prophaneness and Immorality Thus then our giving of Informations of these Offences to the Magistrate seems absolutely necessary in our present Circumstances as we heartily desire or expect the Suppression of Prophaneness and Vice by Humane Laws And I desire those who would be informed whether there is any Direction or Example for this Practice from the Word of God to consider the following Texts of Scripture If there be found Deut. 17. 2. among you within any of thy Gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee Man or
own Diligence and Conduct considering that the Zeal we have for God's Honour and the Success of it is from Him that our best Endeavours herein as well as our other Performances will have a great mixture of Humane Frailty and that after all we shall do we shall be but unprofitable Servants Luk. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 If they thus go on with Sincerity with Prudence with Courage with Humility and trust in God they may I think face all the World we may soon see what Courage Vice hath whether Prophaneness and Debauchery will be able to hold up their heads with their Supporters which they have too long had within our Memory as Religion hath often done without them and when the Powers of the World have been against it No Sin is of the Nature of the Devil its Author cowardly and sneaking and will with God's Blessing give way when thus opposed which those concerned in the Transactions I have given an Account of have experimented and who have had so great Success as makes it very evident that a general Concurrence of good Men may with God's Blessing effect a general Reformation but if the Concurrence of Men of Religion should not prove so universal as is hoped it will or if our Endeavours should not succeed to a National Reformation as is proposed we may however hope to do a great deal of good we shall bear our Testimony to Religion against the Corruptions of the Age and we cannot I think fail of giving a great Check to publick Wickedness and though we should not after all by our Prayers and Endeavours prevent the Deluge of Calamities that threaten us an Ark may mercifully be provided for us we may deliver our own Souls and it will then be known who they are that are to be thanked that a thorough Reformation was not effected and the Misery of the Nation prevented not only those who by desperately discouraging and opposing pious and proper Endeavours for Promoting a Reformation seem to be of the Number of those that may be said in some sense to fight against Acts ch 5. v. 39. God but those likewise that despised the Warnings we gave them of their Danger all the Persuasions with which we pressed them to set about it and would not be prevailed with to give any hearty Assistance to the Work Supposing then that we are to prepare in the Prosecution of this Enterprize for evil Surmisings and reproachfull Words for Storms of Malice and ill Will which the Enemy of all Goodness and the Passions of Men may be expected to raise this I conceive may now the Tide is turning be generally the greatest Opposition of the infatuated and senseless Slaves of Vice for in Reverence to our common Nature I must presume that there are few that will be declared Agents for the Devil that are so abandoned of all sense of Honour all Concern for their Reputation as to enter publickly the Lists and venture their Lives for his Service And as wicked Men have therein the worst Cause they have I think no settled and steady Principles to act upon but little true Courage and not much Faith among them they will often betray one another when Occasion offers and therefore we may conclude that they will never make a firm stand against the united Body of good Men if they acquit themselves as they ought in so glorious an Undertaking To the Men of Religion and Virtue of all Ranks Orders and Denominations without distinction I ask leave therefore in this common Cause of Religion humbly to apply my self Your Religion is avowedly attacqued by the desperate Rebels of Christianity and Enemies to Virtue your God is publickly dishonoured yea sometimes 't is still to be feared Blasphemed for the Entertainment of Persons of all Degrees all Ages and both Sexes His Laws are trampled on his Servants despis'd the Notions of Good and Evil are endeavoured to be confounded and your Country is in imminent danger of being lost if in the present Contest between Religion and Debauchery Religion does not prevail You are all confessedly by your Baptismal Engagement listed Soldiers for God's Service against the Devil's Kingdom And as God hath an undoubted Title to your Service the King by publickly declaring for a vigorous Execution of the Laws against publick Wickedness and the Cause of Religion hath given you an happy Opportunity of discharging your Fidelity and Zeal for your Great Lord and Master and your Fellow-Christians who are already successfully engaged in a publick Opposition to Vice and Prophaneness to these Rebels to Religion and Enemies to your Country seem to call on you to enter into their pious Confederacy as Moses heretofore did on the Israelites when he slood in the Gate of Exod. 32. 20. the Camp Who is on the Lord's side let him come unto me Or as Holy David of P◠94. 16. old Who will rise up for me against the Evil doers Who will stand up for me against the Workers of Iniquity Now then is the Time to make one general and brave Effort for the Interest of Religion and for the Welfare of the English Nation And will you any longer defer your Declaring and Engaging in this Glorious Work now it seems so apparent that this Cloud that appeared so little to you at first is like to overspread our whole Horizon that one of the most plausible and uncomfortable Objections which was made to this Undertaking of its being impracticable which we have too much reason to suspect to be upon other like Occasions a frequent Excuse for Fear Laziness or want of good Principles is taken off by the great Success that hath attended it that the Heat of the Day the fiercest Opposition to these Attempts seems much over and that you have so very great reason to conclude that the Virtuous part of the Nation of all Parties will fall in and give their Assistance in it when more particular Methods shall be laid before them that if we point our united Batteries against the strong holds of Debauchery and Prophaneness if we prosecute this Religious War with Conduct and Resolution which is so successfully begun with so unequal a humane force we have Victory in view we may with God's Blessing see a Reformation throughly essected and put upon such a firm Foundation as that it may not be easily in the Power of a viciuos Court or of a degenerate Nobility or Gentry in a succeeding Reign to overturn it again to debauch the Nation and bring it in such danger of Ruine But is it not enough that you that have had an early Knowledge of these Transactions have not sooner engaged in a Cause which you could not well be supposed without great Inconsideration or Prejudice but secretly to approve of under all its Disadvantages when it was in it self the same as it is now with its Success and meerly perhaps because you thought the Service might be too hot for you and therefore you left it
all Magistrates and the direction of private Persons who in any part of the Kingdom are religiously engaged in the Glorious Work of promoting a National Reformation and sold by B. Aylmer at the Three Pigeons in Cornhill W. Rogers at the Sun in Fleetstreet D. Brown at the Swan without Temple-Bar and W. Henshman in Westminster-Hall An Account of the Societies for Reformation of Manners A Sermon Preach'd at St. Mary-le-Bow to the Societies for the Reformation of Manners By the Right Reverend Father in God Edward Lord Bishop of Gloucester in 8vo Price 6 d. A Sermon Preach'd at St. Mary-le-Bow to the Societies for the Reformation of Manners By John Hancock D. D. Chaplain to his Grace the D. of Bedford in 8o. Price 6 d. A Sermon Preach'd at St. Mary-le-Bow to the Societies for the Reformation of Manners By Lilly Butler Minister of St. Mary Aldermanbury in 8o. Price 6 d. A Sermon Preach'd at St. Mary-le-Bow to the Societies for Reformation of Manners By Samuel Bradford Rector of the said Parish in 8o. Price 6 d. These Books sold by B. Aylmer in Cornhill For the more Effectual Promoting the Design of this Book is added An Abstract of the penal-Penal-Laws Against Immorality and Prophaneness Commanded to be put in Speedy and Vigorous Execution by His Majesty's Gracious and Pious Proclamation pursuant to the Humble Address of the Honourable House of Commons 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. Cap. 7. 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 But this Indulgence extends not to such prophane Persons who no where attend on the Publick Worship of God Establisht or allow'd by Law nor to any that in Preaching or Writing deny the Trinity  1 W. M. Cap. 18.   1 Eliz. c. 2. 3 Jac. c. 4.  Such as Repair not to Church c. on Sundays and Holidays 1 Eliz. c. 2. 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. § One Witness   Absenting for a Month If a Twelve-month or more 23 Eliz. cap. 1. 3 Jac. c. 4. Twenty Pounds per Month or forfeiture of Two parts in Three of their Estaus If any come not to the Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper once a Year  Their Names and Sirnames to be Pretented 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. c. 1. By Oath of Two Lawful Witnesses by Three Justices Quorum un to be bound over and Prosecuted in Sessions Whosoever shall disturb the Church or Congregation per mitted or misule the Teacher 1 W. M. cap. 18 1 M. cap. 3. To find Sureties in 50 l. or committed till next Quarter-Sessions and on Conviction to Forfeit 20 l. Proof by Two Witnesses before a Justice of Peace   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.  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 c. Accusation must be by Two Witnesses or Confession   Such as Meet or Assemble out of their own Parish upon the Lord's-Day for any Sports Or Pastim is whatsoever or such as shall use any Unlawful Exercise or Pastime in their own Parish upon the Lord's-Day 1 Car. c. 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 questionem within a Month. If any Caâ—rie Wagoner Butcher c. with Horse Wain or â—â—â—t or Drover with Cattle shall Travel upon the Lord's-Day by themselves or any other for them 3 Car. c. 1. Twenty Shillings for every Offence to be levied by Distress and Sale to the Use of the Poor If any Butoner or any other for him shall Kill oâ— Sell any Victuals upon the Sunday 3 Car. c. 1. 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. Two Witnesses View or Confession   If any Shoe-Maker shall shew with intent to Sell any Boots Shoes c. on the Sunday 1 Jac. c. 22. He shall Forfeit the Value of every such pair and also 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 〈◊〉 any Worldly Labour Business or Work c. except Works of Necessity 〈◊〉 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 â—â—â—y before the Hours of Nine in the Morning 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 Forfeiture is Twenty Shillings for every Offence No Person shall use to Travel upon the Lord's-Day with any Boat Wherry c. except allow'd by one Justice of Peace so to do 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 By View Confession or