Source Book of London History, from the earliest times to 1800
History
Source Book of London History, from the earliest times to 1800
London (England) -- History
Secondly, Every drunkard is to pay for the first offence five
shillings; and in default thereof to sit six hours in the stocks,
and for the second offence, to find sureties for his good behaviour,
or to be committed to the common gaol; and the like punishment is to
be inflicted upon all common haunters of ale-houses and taverns, and
common gamesters, and persons justly suspected to live by any
unlawful means, having no visible way to support themselves in their
manner of living. And no person is to sit or continue tippling or
drinking more than one hour, unless upon some extraordinary
occasion, in any tavern, victualling-house, ale-house, or other
tippling-house, upon the penalty of ten shillings for every offence
upon the master of such house; and upon the person that shall so
continue drinking, three shillings four pence....
Fourthly, All persons using any unlawful exercises on the Lord's
day, or tippling in taverns, inns or ale-houses, and coffee-houses,
during divine service on that day, are to forfeit three shillings
four pence for every offence, to be levied by distress, and where
none can be had, to sit three hours in the stocks; and every
vintner, innkeeper, or ale-house keeper that shall suffer any such
drinking or tippling in his house, is to forfeit ten shillings for
every offence; and no person may sit in the streets, with herbs,
fruits, or other things, to expose them to sale, nor no hackney
coachman may stand or ply in the streets on that day.
And therefore all Constables and other Officers, whom it doth or may
concern, are required, according to their oaths solemnly taken in
that behalf, to take care for discovering and bringing to punishment
whosoever shall offend in any of the premises; and for that end they
are to enter into any suspected houses before mentioned to search
for any such disorderly persons as shall be found misbehaving
themselves, or doing contrary to the said laws, and to levy the
penalties, and bring the offenders before some of his Majesties
Justices of the Peace of this City, to be dealt withall according to
law.
And whereas there are other disorders of another nature, very
dishonourable, and a great scandal to the government of this City,
and very prejudicial to the trade and commerce of the same; his
Lordship, therefore, is resolved by God's blessing, with the
assistance of his brethren the Aldermen, to use his utmost endeavour
to prevent the same, by putting in execution the good and wholesome
laws in force for that purpose, with all strictness and severity;
some of which he hath thought fit to enumerate, with the duties and
penalties upon every Constable and other officer concerned therein.
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