AN ORDINATION AND DECLARATION Of both Houses of PARLIAMENT sent to the Lord Maior of London, for the reli­gious observation of the Lords-Day, commonly called SUNDAY.

And a command from the Maior, dire­cted to all Church-wardens and Consta­bles, in every Ward in the City of LONDON, for the due ex­ecution thereof.

Also concerning the Election of certaine new Captaines chosen for the security of the City, in these dangerous times, with the names of the said Captaines, chosen for the New Militia.

Also a Relation of a late tumult, happening in Chancery Lane, by certaine Gentlemen of Lincolnes-Inne, to the great disturbance and amaze­ment of all the Inhabitants.

H. Elsing. Cler. Parl. D. C.

London, Printed for Iohn Hawes. 1642.

An Ordinance and Declaration of both Houses of Parliament, sent to the Lord Maior of London, for the Religious observation of the Lords day commonly called SUNDAY.

THe good of the Common-wealth, con­sisting in the due and religious con­formity to the lawes both of God and the King, which the Parliament, hath and doth with vigilant and exact care, seeke to promote by their pru­dent and pious Consultations, they considering that nothing is more pleasing to God, and consonant to the Protestant Religion, than the carefull keeping of the Lords day, and vindicating it from the abuses which are commonly committed by prophane per­sons, who despise all order and regular govern­ment concordant to the purity of Religion, have here­tofore formerly sought to keepe it pure and entire from all prophanation, and the Maior of this Honou­rable City of London, duely weighing the premises aforesaid, being the religious observation of the Lords day, hath carefully tooke order for the same through all parishes, as may appeare by his speciall command hereunto annexed.

And as the feare of God is the beginning of wise­dome, & strength unto a Nation & Kingdome, prayer and supplication unto God, with the observation of [Page 4] the Sabboth day, being the internall meanes to avert the imminent dangers now threatning this Land, so the vigilant care of the Citie, considering the present distractions of the times, and the disorderly tumults of ill-affected persons, as that in Chancery lane, and endevouring to restraine all eruptions and civill mu­tinies, engaging the City into common danger, have therefore, for the more assurance, and safety of the City, lately chosen and elected divers worthy and well-affected Captaines, for extraordinary Military service upon any emergent occasion, in whose know­ledge, vigilancy, and fidelity, they do for the better se­curity of the City, much confide.

The Names of these men elected Captaines, be­ing underneath inserted.

The Names of the Colonels, Lievtenant Co­lonels, Serjeant Majors and Captaines, appointed by both Houses of Parliament, for the ordering and governing of the New Militia for the preservation of the City of London.
      • Captaine Ven,
      • Captaine Manering,
        • Colonels;
      • Captaine Roe,
      • Captaine Bradley,
        • Lievtenant Colonels;
      • Captaine Buxton
      • Captaine Shepheard
        • Serjeant Majors.
  • The Captaines Names.
    • Captaine Sanders.
    • Capt. Basse.
    • Capt. Southerne.
    • Capt. Hanes.
    • Capt. Langham.
    • Capt. Pane.
    • Capt. Lane,
    • Capt. Andrewes.
    • Capt. Back stead.
    • Capt. Pinchon.
    • Capt. Stackhouse.
    • Capt. Simmons.
    • Capt. Player.
    • Capt. Wilson.

An Order from the Lord Maior of London.

FOrasmuch as the Lords-day, commonly called Sunday, is of late, much broken and prophaned by a disorderly sort of people, by frequenting Tavernes, Ale-houses, and the like, and in carrying and putting to sale victuall and other things, and in executing unlawfull games and pastimes, to the great dishonour of God and re­proach of Religion, whereof the House of Commons now assembled have been pleased to take notice, and by their Order intimation hath been given, That the Statutes for the due observing of the Sabbath be put in execution. These are therefore in His Majesties name to will and require you, forthwith upon the sight hereof, that you give strict charge and command unto all and every the Church-wardens and Consta­bles within your ward, that from henceforth they doe not permit or suffer any person or persons in the time of divine service, or at any time upon the Sun­day other then at dinner or supper-time onely to be drinking in any Taverne, Inne, or Tobacco-shop, Ale house, or other victualling house whatsoever, nor suffer any Fruiterers or Hearbe-women to stand with Fruit, Hearbes, or other victuall or wares in any Streetes, Lanes, or Allyes within your Ward, or any other wayes to put these things, [Page 6] or any other to sale upon the Sunday at any time of the day, or in the evening; or any milke-woman to cry milke on that day in any the streets or places afore­said, nor to permit or suffer any person to use or ex­ercise upon that day their labour in unlading their vessels of fruit, or any other goods, or in carrying goods on shoare, or in the streets, or in packing and loading any goods, or to doe any unlawfull exercises and pastimes within your Ward; and that expresse charge be given to every keeper of any Taverne, Inne, Cooks shop, Tobacco-house, Ale-house, or any other Tipler or Victualler whatsoever within your Ward, that hereafter they receive not or suffer to remaine any person or persons whatsoever, as their guests or customers, to tipple, eat, drinke, or take Tabacco in their houses upon any Sunday, other then that Inhol­ders may receive their ordinary guests or Travellers, and such like, who come or remaine for a time in their Inne for dispatch of their necessary businesse according to the Lawes of this Kingdome: And if any person or persons shall be found offending in the premisses, that then they be brought before me the Lord Major, or some other of His Majesties Iustices of the Peace within this City to them, they may re­ceive such punishment as the Lawes doe prescribe, or as to Justice shall appertaine. And hereof not to faile, as you will answer the contrary at your perill. This 27. day of September. 1642.

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