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21 o die Feb: 1714
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Whereas the Kings most Excellent Matis by his Royal proclamacon of the
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Fifth day of January last
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for the Encouragemt of piety and vertue and for the prventing and punishing of Vice prophaneness
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and Imorality doth strictly
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Enjoyn and prohibit all his Subjects of what Degree or Quality
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Seever from playing on the Lords day at Dice Cards or any other Game whatsoever either in publique
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or private houses or other place or places whatsoever and doth require & comand them & every of
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them decently & reverently to attend the worship of God on every Lords day on pain of his highest
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displeasure and of being proceeded against with the utmost rigour that may be by Law And for
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the more effectual Reforming of all such persons who by reason of their dissolute Liver and
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conversances are a Scandal to his Kingdom He doth thereby strictly charge and comand (amongst
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other his Maties Officers and Ministers of Justice) all Justices of the peace and all other his Subjects
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when it may concern to be very vigilant & Strict in the Discovery and the Effectual prosecucon and
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punishmt of all persons who shallbe guilty of excessive Drinking Blasphemy prophane Swearing &
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Cursing
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owdness prophanacon of the Lords Day or other Dissolute Imoral or Disorderly practices
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and that they take care alsoe effectually to Suppress all publick Gameing Houses and places and
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other lewd & disorderly Housed and to put in Execution the Statute made in the Nine & twentieth
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year of the Reign of the late King Charles the Second Intituled An Act for the better Observation
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of the Lords Day comonly called Sunday and alsoe an Act of parliamt made in the Ninth year
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of the Reign of the late King William the third Intituled An Act for the more effectual
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Suppressing of Blasphenry & prophaneness and all other Laws now in force for the punishing
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and Suppressing any of the Vices aforesaid and alsoe to Suppress & prsent all Gameing Whatsoever
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in publick or private houses on the Lords day and likewise that they take effectual care
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to pressent all persons keeping Taverus Chocolate Houses Coffe Houses or other publick
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Houses whatsoever from selling Wine Chocolate Coffee Ale Beer or other Liquors or receiving
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or permitting Guests to be or remain in such their Houses in the time of divine Service on
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the Lords Day as they will answer it to almighty God and upon pain of his Maties highest
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Displeasure
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