Known whether this is the first, Second or third time the Party has
been brought before the Court, and upon the whole more Satisfaction
given than has hither to been on Indictments preferred of this Kind
and Nature, and Should the Court be of this Opinion to appoint this
or any other fixed & Stated time it may be further Ordered that when the
Prosecutor gives Notice that an Indictment is fourd against the
Deft. for an Offence of this Nature as is now the Rule of the Court
that he Should So do, that he at the Same time inform the Deft. of
the Day and time fixed by the Sessions for hearing & determining
Indictments of this Nature.

On the whole Matter your Committee are of Opinion that the
debarring and hindring of all Persons from exercising their Trades
on the Lords Day is Consonant both to the Laws of God and man
that it was got to that height Some years past that it was a
Scandal to the Religion we profess, tha the putting a Stop to
it and entirely Suppressing of it will be of great Use and Service
both to those who trade & exercise their Calling as well as to
those who are concerned and deal with Tradesmen as it will
take away all temptation from the first to do what many of
them Sample doing but must do it if others do, or otherwise lose
Business, and to those who do not Scruple it, it is taking an
Opportunity from them of doing an unlawfull Act, And to all
it is giving them more time and leisure for the Purposes designed
by the Said Act of Parliament which are there expressed to be, that
they may apply themselves to the Observation of the Lords Day by
exercising themselves there on in the Duties of Piety and true
Religion publickly and privately, and particularly that they
repair to the Church on the Said Day which as it is the great Means
under God of keeping up the little Religion & Sobriety which is
left among us, So when once neglected and left off it is to
be feared will be attended with very fatal Consequences to
the Publick and to every private Person and Family and
make it therefore necessary for the Magistrates to guard
against and prevent any thing which has a manifest tendency