A help to a national reformation
Subtitle: containing an abstract of the penal-laws against prophaneness and vice : a form of the warrants issued out upon offenders against the said laws, directions to inferior officers in the execution of their office, prudential rules for the giving of informations to the magistrates in these cases ...
By: printed for the ease of magistrates, ministers, and inferior officers, and the direction and encouragement of private persons, who, in any part of the kingdom, are engaged in the glorious work of reformation, or are religiously disposed to contribute their endeavours for the promoting of it.
Contributors: Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712.
Edition: The fourth edition, much enlarged.
Publisher: Printed by J. Downing ... and are to be sold by him and D. Brown, bookseller ...
Published: 1701
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Immoral conditions (Law) -- England; Swearing -- England; Vice control -- England
Notes: Sometimes attributed to Josiah Woodward. Cf. ESTC)

"... A specimen of an agreement for the forming of a society for reformation of manners in any city, town, or larger village in the kingdom.  And His Majesty's proclamation for preventing and punishing immorality and prophaneness; and the late act of Parliament against  prophane swearing and cursing; which are to be read four times a year by all ministers in their respective churches and chapels throughout the kingdom, [et]c.  To which is added, an account of the progress of the reformation of manners in England and Ireland, and other parts of the world.  With reasons and directions for our engaging in this glorious work.  And the special obligations of magistrates to be diligent in the execution of the penal-laws against prophaneness and debauchery, for effecting of a national reformation.  As also, some considerations offered to such unhappy persons as are guilty of prophane swearing and cursing, drunkenness, and uncleanness, and are not past counsel."

Signatures: [A]² B-F⁸.

Printer's advertisements: [1] p. at end.

With: The wickedness of a disregard to oaths ... London : Printed by J. Roberts ..., 1723 -- A new scheme for reducing the laws relating to the poor ... The second edition ... London : Printed for T. Cooper, [1737] -- Sykes, Arthur Ashley. The reasonableness of mending and executing the laws against papists ... London : Printed for J. and P. Knapton, [1746] -- A summary of the penal laws relating to nonjurors ... London : Printed by J.N. ..., [1716] -- Jacob, Giles. An appendix to the Modern justice ... In the Savoy : Printed by Eliz. Nutt ..., [1718] -- Bohun, William. A tithing table, shewing (by way of analysis) ... In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt ..., 1732.  Separately issued.

ESTC N33270

LC copy has the bookplate of Iames Hustler.