Chap. I. 'I!Je HIS T 0 RY of tbe PuRITANS. 29 perhaps better than the royalifis did at the refioration r66o. w,hen ac- K. Charles I. carding to Dr. Walker, all the fequefiered clergy who ~urvived were ref- ~· tared to their livings, even thole who had been convicted of the moll: Suff. Cler. fcandalous immoralities, without any marks of repentance or amend- ~· .397· & alibi. ment. The parliament's affairs being low, and their counfels divided, they not only applied to heaven by extraordinary fa!l:ings and prayers, but went on vigoroufly with their intended reformation. They began with the Strill obfer· fabbth, and on March 22. 1642-3. fent to the lord-mayor of the city vationofthl of London, to de fire him to put in execution,.the fiatutes for the due obfer-fabbath. vation of the Lord's day; his lordlbip accordingly i!fued his precept the H!band's very next day to the aldermen, requiring them to give fi rict charge to the Collect P· church-wardens and con!l:ables within their feveral wards, thjt from 7· henceforth "they do not permit or fuffer any perfon or perfons, in time of " divine fervice, or at any time on the Lord's day, to be tipl ing in any " tavern, inn, tobacco-!hop, ·ale-houfe, or other victualling houfe whatfo-. " ever; nor fuffer any fruiterers or herb-women to fiand with fruit, herbs, " or other victuals or .wares in any fireets, lanes, or allies, or any other " ways to put thofe things to fale, at any time of that day, or in the even- " ing of it; or any milk-women to cry milk; nor to fuffer any pcrfons " to unlade any ve!fels of fruit, or other goods, and carry them on !bore; . " or to ufe any unlawful exercifes or pafiimes; and to give exprefs charge " to all inn-keepers, taverns, cook-lbops, ale-hou fes, &c. within their " wards, not to entertain any guefts to tipple, eat, drink, or take tobacco " in their houfes on the Lord's day, except inn-keepers, who may receive " their ordinary gueGs or travellers, who come for the difpatch of their " nece!fary bufinefs; and if any perfons offend in the premifes, they are '' to be brought before the lord mayor, or one of his maje!l:y's ju!l:ices of " the peace to be puniilied as the law direCts." This order had a very Huib. Col, con!iderable influence upon the city, which began to wear a different f.1ce P· 1 59· of religion to what it had formerly done. May 5· the book tolerating [ports upon the Lord's day was ordered to be burnt by the hands of the common hangman in Cbeapjide, and other ufual places; and all perfons having any copies in their hands were required to deliver them to one of the !beriffs of London to be burnt. Next to the Lord's day they had ~ partic~lar regard to their mon.thly Manner of fall:: Apn/24. all conftables, or their deputies, were ordered to repair to keeping tht every houfe within their refpective liberties, the day before every public tmnth!y fqjl. fall:, and charge all perfons firiCI:ly to obferve it according to the faid ordinances. And upon the day of the public fail:, they were enjoined to walk through their faid liberties, to fearch for perfons who either by following the work of their calling, or fitting in tavenzs, victualing
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