The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-23 00:00:00

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1 LIAN•PRIA APIS ISIXTIIALITV.
CEORGE R.
We. mitt "erloutiy slut religiously conrideiing. that it Is
tvi indispensable duty on as to hit car.it.t, ribose all other
:Lions, to preserve sail advance the hrui.er and sets-ice of
.t toiritty lied, and to d;,es urageam: soni,ese all %ice, pro-
it..tmene• s. debaucher). and immorality. which are so higWe 1
..isfeesing to Lind, so !treat n reproach ito our religion aid
. oyes natant, and (by mean,, of the freqnent ill rumples of
the pearlier thereof) hair ru fatale tendency to the corps's-
ilea of shiny of oar losing subjects. otherwise religiously
and sirprously disposed. and which (if cot timely remedied;
io; y jlisily draw dote ti the Vieille retureanee on us and oar
Siflrltt•T's : we nit !tun t. 11) aria aV al kllgtag that we tanned
raped the blessing tool rot tine's of Almighty U od (by whom
Is.itigs reign, aid on "Oath at entirely rely) to make oar
resin happy and prosperous to ourself and one people. with-
out a religioueobservence of God's holy laws: to the latent.
therefore, that religion, ;ditty, and good manners may (ee-
-1 urdiug to oar most hearty desire) Nourish and ilicrease lin-
ts our administration nod government, we hale thought
M. by t!•.• adsice of our Friss Council. to issue this our
Rery al Proclamation, and do hereby declare our Royal 'tur-
ves,. cud resoluticu to discountenance and poniA all manner
of clue, prophateness, and im rell•.y. in all persons of
whatsoever degree or gt.alift within this our Realm. and
partlettluriy in such as are emptele,l tit lir our Ito', al Tenon;
•
. soot tbst ter the cleave:ie.-teens o:'rsligion sad morality. en
w ill, spun all oecasioes, distinguish portions of piety and
%tilde, by marks of oar Royal fascism; and we di, expect
' and require. That all persons of honour, or in plitee ut au-
thvr4), sili glee good example hs their own t irtAe and
; let), anti to their eemest eoetritiairt Ira the di-comae-nave-
' tog persons of dirsohite and debauched li% cc, that duty i
oeing reduced by that means tosshame ami contempt for their
loose and evil actions .and bej atiovr. may be thereby also
retie...6.N the silence to i corm their ill hatiits and practicen,
sod that St viende displeasure of good men towards them
ime (as kr as It is possible) Fipple what the laws (probe-
tly t cannot aline( they prevent; anti we do hereby strictly
• stout and prohibit all oar loving subjeets, of what degree
or goalie'. sower, flow playieg on the lord's Day. at dice.
• erds, or any ()Wry game whatsoever, *Meech, [while or pri-
• ekie houses, or utter wove ur places whatsoever; and we
uo hereby require and cemmand them. and (-see, of them,
ev!ently mad reverently to attend the worship of Uod. on
every Lord's Day, on pain of our highest displeasure, and of
being proceeded ageinvt with the utmost rigour that may he
by law; and for the ter re effeetnal toforming all such per-
• eta who, by reason of their dissolute lives and converse-
Slues. are a semadel to (or kingdom. Our further pleasure
is, rail we do hereby sirletly charge and command all our
Judges, Mayor": !literals, Justices of the Peace. and all
whwr our Oncequoied Ministers. both Ecclesiastical and
Citll, and all other our subjects whom it may concern, to
he eery vigilant :ad strict in the discos cry and effectual
prneerblion and peelshineut of all persons who shall be
guilty of excessive drhiling• blasphemy, profane se raring
' rued ervsille. lee tleess. roc-motion of the Lord's Day, or
whet. dissolute, immoral. or disorderly practices; end that
Mrs take mire also ellectuall) to sipper's all public imulne
.... i .es and places. and other lewd and disorder's houses.
and !o yet tutu execution the statute made in Ike Mas-
t -11:tith year of the late king l'haries the Second. in-
ts.lt:leJ. •• An Act fur the better observatiou of the Lord's
11,1 y, commonly called Sunday ;" and also so flier!' of
au Act of Parliament, mete In the ninth year of the
rent of the late King 11 illiam the Third. intitaled, •• An
Am fur the more effectual suppressing of blasphemy and
i•rofaneness.- PS is now iti torce, and all other laws
how in force for the punishing and suppressing say of
die vice* aforesaid; and also to suppress and prevent
• all gsneinF whatsoever, in public or private houses, on
the J.ord a Day ; and like* ise that they take effectual
, care to prevent el persons Leeping toreros, chocolate-
' houses, coffee-houses. or other public-houses whatsoever,
tram srlling ii lee. chocolate, roffee. ale, beer, or other
liiiiors, or permittleg a to- be or remain in such their
-fei.eses. In the 'has oflClMine Corsica 40 tbe Lord's Day, as
II eV will answer ft to Almiehtt (Tod. and upon pain of our
I :ehest displeasure: And for Om more 'fertile' proceeding
betels, we do hereby direct and cormeaud ail our Judges of
devise and Amide's of the Peace to give strict charges at
their sespagnive Azaleas and Sessions for the due prosecution
and rtholtibasent of all persons that shell premium to offend
ht any of the kiwis aforesaid ; and also of all persons that,
contrary to their duty, shall be rt•mis tor negligent In putting
the said laws in execution, and That they do, at their reaper-
time Adzes and Quarter SeePIODS of the P'esei."ose this our
Royal Proclamation to he imbliely read in open Court. im-
minutely before theabarge he gil1110: and we do hereby fur-
ther charge. and command every Minister in Isis respeetire
;eirteh chertill or chapel to read or cease to be read this our
Proclamation, at bast four time* in every year, immediately
'vier Divine iervice. aid to incite and stir up their respee-
:l(e aeditorlos to the prictioe of piety and tirtue, and the
nvoiding of all imisorelity and prophanmsess: And to the
ea d that all vice slid debauchery may be prevented, sad re.
fs.un aid vitiate practised by all oilleers, private afildiera.
11 •intra, and others who are employed In coursers!* be sea
PI 1 hind ; we du hereby strictly charge and command all
• • r commanders and °firers whalsoeter. that they do take
cafe to ovoid all prophanewess, debauchery. and other im-
ls •reli rips. and that by their own good and virtuous lives ad
• oeverrations, they do set good examples to all such as aro
nude? *MP ears and authority, anal likewise take care of and
la pert lite behaviour of all swell as are under them, and
I'l Allah all those who shall be guilty of any of the offences
storcwkl, as they will be answerable for the ill consequences
el their nettle' herein.
turn at err Court. at Carlton/louse, this 14th day of Fe-
l/sultry, Its2U, and in thee ant year of our reign.
One rave.* KING.