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Sabbath-day, or Sunday.
There shall be no unlawful Exercises, &c. used
upon the Sabbath day.
Vid. tit. Games. |
Chap. 86. |
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Against Fairs, and buying and selling upon the Sabbath
day. Hic tit.
Market. |
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§. 6.
Shoomakers. |
' Any Shoomaker that shall shew, with an intent
to sell any Shooes,
' Boot, Buskins, Stirrops, Slippers, or Pantosles, upon the Sunday,
' shall forfeit the Goods shewed, and 3 s. and 4 d. for every
pair so shewed.
' 1 Jac. 22. |
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§. 7.
Working. |
' If any person of the age of 14 years or above,
shall on the Lord's
' day, or any part thereof, do exercise any worldly labour, business or
' work of his ordinary calling (except works of necessity and charity)
he
' shall forfeit 5 s. for every offence. |
29 Car. 2. |
§. 8.
Selling. |
' No person shall cry, shew forth or put to sale
any Wares, Fruit, Herbs,
' Goods or Chattels (except Milk before 9 in the morning and after 4 in
' the afternoon) upon pain to forfeit the same. |
Ibid. |
§. 9.
Travelling. |
' No Drover, Hotsecourser, Waggoner, Butcher, Higler,
or any their
' servants, shall travel or come to their Inn or Lodging on the Lord's
day,
' or any part thereof, upon pain that each Offender forfeit 20 s. for
every
' offence. |
Ibid. |
§. 10.
Watermen. |
' No person shall use, imploy, or travel upon the
Lord's day with any
' Boat, Wherry, Liter or Barge (except upon extraordinary occasion, to
' be allowed by some Justice of Peace or Head-Officer of the County or
' place where the offence is committed) upon pain to lose 5 s. for
every
' offence. |
Ibid. |
§. 11.
Conviction. |
' The Conviction must be before any Justice of the
County or Town,
' or chief Officer, by view, confession, or proof of one or more Witnesses,
' Church-wardens of the Parish or Parishes where the offence is committed,
' to seise and sell the Goods shewed, and to levy the Forfeitures by
' Distress and Sale, rendring the Overplus; and in case of want of distress,
' or insufficiency, or inability to pay, the party to be put in the Stocks
' two hours. |
Ibid. |
§. 12.
Reward. |
' Out of the Forfeitures, the Justices, Mayor, or
Head-Officer may
' reward any persons informing, so as the Reward exceeds not one third
' of the Penalties. |
Ibid. |
| Extent. |
' The Act not to extend to dressing of meat in private
Families, nor in
' Inns, Cooks-shops or Victualling houses, for such as cannot otherwise
be
' provided for. |
Ibid. |
| Impeachment. |
' No person to be impeached thereupon, unless presented
for the same
' within ten days after the offence. |
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§. 13.
Robbery. |
' If any person travel on the Sunday, and be robbed,
the Hundred
' shall not be chargeable to him; but in default of Hue and Cry made shall
' be chargeable to the King for so much as might have been recovered against
' them. |
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§. 14.
Arrest. |
' If any person on the Lord's day serve or execute,
or cause, &c. any
' Writ, Process, Warrant, Order, Judgment or Decree, (except in cases
' of Treason, Felony or Breach of the Peace) such service shall be void,
' and the party liable for damages, as if no such Writ, &c. had ever
' been made. |
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