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<p n="756">Known whether this is the first, Second or third time the Party has<lb></lb>
been brought before the Court, and upon the whole more Satisfaction<lb></lb>
given than has hither to been on Indictments preferred of this Kind<lb></lb>
and Nature, and Should the Court be of this Opinion to appoint this<lb></lb>
or any other fixed & Stated time it may be further Ordered that when the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ828">Prosecutor</rs>
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gives Notice that an Indictment is fourd against the<lb></lb>
Deft. for an Offence of this Nature as is now the Rule of the Court<lb></lb>
that he Should So do, that he at the Same time inform the Deft. of<lb></lb>
the Day and time fixed by the Sessions for hearing & determining<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ829">Indictments</rs>
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of this Nature.</p>
<p n="757">On the whole Matter your Committee are of Opinion that the<lb></lb>
debarring and hindring of all Persons from exercising their Trades<lb></lb>
on the Lords Day is Consonant both to the Laws of God and man<lb></lb>
that it was got to that height Some years past that it was a<lb></lb>
Scandal to the Religion we profess, tha the putting a Stop to<lb></lb>
it and entirely Suppressing of it will be of great Use and Service<lb></lb>
both to those who trade & exercise their Calling as well as to<lb></lb>
those who are concerned and deal with Tradesmen as it will<lb></lb>
take away all temptation from the first to do what many of<lb></lb>
them Sample doing but must do it if others do, or otherwise lose<lb></lb>
Business, and to those who do not Scruple it, it is taking an<lb></lb>
Opportunity from them of doing an unlawfull Act, And to all<lb></lb>
it is giving them more time and leisure for the Purposes designed<lb></lb>
by the Said Act of Parliament which are there expressed to be, that<lb></lb>
they may apply themselves to the Observation of the Lords Day by<lb></lb>
exercising themselves there on in the Duties of Piety and true<lb></lb>
Religion publickly and privately, and particularly that they<lb></lb>
repair to the Church on the Said Day which as it is the great Means<lb></lb>
under God of keeping up the little Religion & Sobriety which is<lb></lb>
left among us, So when once neglected and left off it is to<lb></lb>
be feared will be attended with very fatal Consequences to<lb></lb>
the Publick and to every private Person and Family and<lb></lb>
make it therefore necessary for the Magistrates to guard<lb></lb>
against and prevent any thing which has a manifest tendency</p>
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