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<p n="195">Lune <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50143_date21">21 o die Feb: 1714</rs>
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<p n="196">Whereas the Kings most Excellent Matis by his Royal proclamacon of the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50143_date22">Fifth day of January last<lb></lb>
past</rs>
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for the Encouragemt of piety and vertue and for the prventing and punishing of Vice prophaneness<lb></lb>
and Imorality doth strictly<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Enjoyn and prohibit all his Subjects of what Degree or Quality<lb></lb>
Seever from playing on the Lords day at Dice Cards or any other Game whatsoever either in publique<lb></lb>
or private houses or other place or places whatsoever and doth require & comand them & every of<lb></lb>
them decently & reverently to attend the worship of God on every Lords day on pain of his highest<lb></lb>
displeasure and of being proceeded against with the utmost rigour that may be by Law And for<lb></lb>
the more effectual Reforming of all such persons who by reason of their dissolute Liver and<lb></lb>
conversances are a Scandal to his Kingdom He doth thereby strictly charge and comand (amongst<lb></lb>
other his Maties Officers and Ministers of Justice) all Justices of the peace and all other his Subjects<lb></lb>
when it may concern to be very vigilant & Strict in the Discovery and the Effectual prosecucon and<lb></lb>
punishmt of all persons who shallbe guilty of excessive Drinking Blasphemy prophane Swearing &<lb></lb>
Cursing<obscured></obscured>
owdness prophanacon of the Lords Day or other Dissolute Imoral or Disorderly practices<lb></lb>
and that they take care alsoe effectually to Suppress all publick Gameing Houses and places and<lb></lb>
other lewd & disorderly Housed and to put in Execution the Statute made in the Nine & twentieth<lb></lb>
year of the Reign of the late King Charles the Second Intituled An Act for the better Observation<lb></lb>
of the Lords Day comonly called Sunday and alsoe an Act of parliamt made in the Ninth year<lb></lb>
of the Reign of the late King William the third Intituled An Act for the more effectual<lb></lb>
Suppressing of Blasphenry & prophaneness and all other Laws now in force for the punishing<lb></lb>
and Suppressing any of the Vices aforesaid and alsoe to Suppress & prsent all Gameing Whatsoever<lb></lb>
in publick or private houses on the Lords day and likewise that they take effectual care<lb></lb>
to pressent all persons keeping Taverus Chocolate Houses Coffe Houses or other publick<lb></lb>
Houses whatsoever from selling Wine Chocolate Coffee Ale Beer or other Liquors or receiving<lb></lb>
or permitting Guests to be or remain in such their Houses in the time of divine Service on<lb></lb>
the Lords Day as they will answer it to almighty God and upon pain of his Maties highest<lb></lb>
Displeasure</p>
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