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         England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III)
      
       
         
           1697
        
      
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             By the King, a proclamation, for preventing and punishing immorality and prophaneness.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III)
             William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.).
           
             Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd ...
             London :
             1697 [i.e. 1698]
          
           
             Royal arms with "W R" at top of sheet.
             "Given at Our Court at Kensington the Four and twentieth Day of February, 1697. In the Tenth Year of Our Reign."
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           By
           the
           King
           ,
           A
           PROCLAMATION
           ,
           For
           Preventing
           and
           Punishing
           Immorality
           and
           Prophaneness
           .
        
         
           
             WILLIAM
             R.
             
          
        
         
           WHereas
           We
           cannot
           but
           be
           deeply
           Sensible
           of
           the
           great
           Goodness
           and
           Mercy
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           in
           putting
           an
           End
           to
           a
           Long
           ,
           Bloody
           and
           Expensive
           War
           ,
           by
           the
           Conclusion
           of
           an
           Honourable
           Peace
           ,
           so
           We
           are
           not
           less
           touched
           with
           a
           Resentment
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           this
           and
           many
           other
           great
           Blessings
           and
           Deliverances
           ,
           Impiety
           ,
           Prophaneness
           and
           Immorality
           do
           still
           abound
           in
           this
           our
           Kingdom
           :
           And
           whereas
           nothing
           can
           prove
           a
           greater
           Dishonour
           to
           a
           well
           ordered
           Government
           ,
           where
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           is
           professed
           ,
           nor
           is
           likelier
           to
           provoke
           God
           to
           withdraw
           His
           Mercy
           and
           Blessings
           from
           us
           ,
           and
           instead
           thereof
           ,
           to
           inflict
           heavy
           and
           severe
           Iudgments
           upon
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           than
           the
           open
           and
           avowed
           Practice
           of
           Vice
           ,
           Immorality
           and
           Prophaneness
           ,
           which
           amongst
           many
           Men
           has
           too
           much
           prevailed
           in
           this
           Our
           Kingdom
           of
           late
           Years
           ,
           to
           the
           high
           Displeasure
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           the
           great
           Scandal
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           the
           ill
           and
           fatal
           Example
           of
           the
           rest
           of
           Our
           Loving
           Subjects
           ,
           who
           have
           beén
           Soberly
           Educated
           ,
           and
           whose
           Inclimations
           would
           lead
           them
           to
           the
           Exercise
           of
           Piety
           and
           Virtue
           ,
           did
           they
           not
           daily
           find
           such
           frequent
           and
           repeated
           Instances
           of
           Dissolute
           Living
           ,
           Prophaneness
           and
           Impiety
           ,
           which
           has
           in
           a
           great
           Measure
           beén
           occasioned
           by
           the
           Neglect
           of
           the
           Magistrates
           not
           putting
           in
           Execution
           those
           good
           Laws
           which
           have
           beén
           made
           for
           Suppressing
           and
           Punishing
           thereof
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           ill
           Example
           of
           many
           in
           Authority
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           Dishonour
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           Reproach
           of
           Our
           Religion
           :
           Wherefore
           ,
           and
           for
           that
           We
           cannot
           expect
           Increase
           or
           Continuance
           of
           the
           Blessings
           We
           and
           Our
           Subjects
           Enjoy
           ,
           without
           Providing
           Remedies
           to
           prevent
           the
           like
           evils
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           We
           think
           Our Selves
           bound
           by
           the
           Duty
           We
           owe
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Care
           We
           have
           of
           the
           People
           committed
           to
           Our
           Charge
           ,
           to
           proceed
           in
           taking
           effectual
           Course
           ,
           that
           Religion
           ,
           Piety
           and
           Good
           Manners
           may
           ,
           according
           to
           Our
           hearty
           Desire
           ,
           Flourish
           and
           Increase
           under
           Our
           Administration
           and
           Government
           ;
           and
           being
           thereunto
           moved
           by
           the
           Pious
           Address
           of
           the
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           Assembled
           ,
           We
           have
           thought
           fit
           ,
           by
           the
           Advice
           of
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           to
           Issue
           this
           Our
           Royal
           Proclamation
           ,
           and
           do
           Declare
           Our
           Royal
           Purpose
           and
           Resolution
           to
           Discountenance
           and
           Punish
           all
           manner
           of
           Vice
           ,
           Immorality
           and
           Prophaneness
           in
           all
           Persons
           from
           the
           highest
           to
           the
           lowest
           Degreé
           within
           this
           Our
           Realm
           ,
           and
           particularly
           in
           such
           who
           are
           Imployed
           near
           Our
           Royal
           Person
           ;
           and
           that
           for
           the
           greater
           Incouragement
           of
           Religion
           and
           Morality
           ,
           We
           will
           ,
           upon
           all
           occasions
           ,
           Distinguish
           Men
           of
           Piety
           and
           Virtue
           by
           Marks
           of
           Our
           Royal
           Favour
           .
           And
           We
           do
           expect
           that
           all
           Persons
           of
           Honour
           or
           in
           Place
           of
           Authority
           ,
           will
           to
           their
           utmost
           contribute
           to
           the
           Discountenancing
           Men
           of
           Dissolute
           and
           Debauched
           Lives
           ,
           that
           they
           being
           reduced
           to
           Shame
           and
           Contempt
           may
           be
           enforced
           the
           sooner
           to
           Reform
           their
           ill
           Habits
           and
           Practices
           ,
           that
           the
           Displeasure
           of
           Good
           Men
           towards
           them
           may
           supply
           what
           the
           Laws
           (
           it
           may
           be
           )
           cannot
           wholly
           Prevent
           .
           And
           for
           the
           more
           Effectual
           Reforming
           these
           Men
           ,
           who
           are
           a
           Discredit
           to
           Our
           Kingdom
           ,
           Our
           further
           Pleasure
           is
           ,
           and
           We
           do
           hereby
           strictly
           Charge
           and
           Command
           all
           Our
           Iudges
           ,
           Mayors
           ,
           Sheriffs
           ,
           Iustices
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Our
           Officers
           and
           Ministers
           ,
           both
           Ecclesiastical
           and
           Civil
           ,
           and
           other
           Our
           Subjects
           ,
           whom
           it
           may
           Concern
           ,
           to
           be
           very
           Vigilant
           and
           Strict
           in
           the
           Discovery
           and
           the
           Effectual
           Prosecution
           and
           Punishment
           of
           all
           Persons
           who
           shall
           be
           Guilty
           of
           Excessive
           Drinking
           ,
           Blasphemy
           ,
           Prophane
           Swearing
           and
           Cursing
           ,
           Lewdness
           ,
           Prophanation
           of
           the
           Lords
           Day
           ,
           or
           other
           Dissolute
           ,
           Immoral
           or
           Disorderly
           Practices
           ,
           as
           they
           will
           answer
           it
           to
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           and
           upon
           Pain
           of
           Our
           Highest
           Displeasure
           .
           And
           for
           the
           more
           Effectual
           Proceedings
           herein
           ,
           We
           do
           hereby
           Direct
           and
           Command
           Our
           Iudges
           of
           Assizes
           and
           Iustices
           of
           Peace
           ,
           to
           give
           strict
           Charges
           at
           the
           respective
           Assizes
           and
           Sessions
           ,
           for
           the
           due
           Prosecution
           and
           Punishment
           of
           all
           Persons
           that
           shall
           presume
           to
           Offend
           in
           any
           the
           Kinds
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           also
           of
           all
           Persons
           that
           ,
           contrary
           to
           their
           Duty
           ,
           shall
           be
           Remiss
           or
           Negligent
           in
           Putting
           the
           said
           Laws
           in
           Execution
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           do
           at
           their
           respective
           Assizes
           and
           Quarter
           Sessions
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           cause
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           to
           be
           publickly
           Read
           in
           Open
           Court
           immediately
           before
           the
           Charge
           is
           given
           .
           And
           We
           do
           hereby
           further
           Charge
           and
           Command
           every
           Minister
           in
           his
           respective
           Parish
           or
           Chapel
           ,
           to
           Read
           or
           cause
           to
           be
           Read
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           ,
           at
           least
           Four
           times
           in
           every
           Year
           ,
           immediately
           after
           Divine
           Service
           ,
           and
           to
           incite
           and
           stir
           up
           their
           respective
           Auditories
           to
           the
           Practice
           of
           Piety
           and
           Virtue
           ,
           and
           the
           Avoiding
           of
           all
           Immorality
           and
           Prophaneness
           .
           And
           to
           the
           end
           that
           all
           Vice
           and
           Debauchery
           may
           be
           prevented
           ,
           and
           Religion
           and
           Virtue
           Practised
           by
           all
           Officers
           ,
           Private
           Soldiers
           ,
           Mariners
           or
           others
           ,
           who
           are
           Imployed
           in
           Our
           Service
           ,
           either
           by
           Sea
           or
           Land
           ,
           We
           do
           hereby
           strictly
           Charge
           and
           Command
           all
           Our
           Commanders
           and
           Officers
           whatsoever
           ,
           That
           they
           do
           take
           Care
           to
           Avoid
           all
           Prophaneness
           ,
           Debauchery
           and
           other
           Immoralities
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           the
           Piety
           and
           Virtue
           of
           their
           own
           Lives
           and
           Conversations
           they
           do
           set
           good
           Examples
           to
           all
           such
           as
           are
           under
           their
           Authority
           ,
           and
           likewise
           to
           take
           Care
           and
           Inspect
           the
           Behaviour
           and
           Manners
           of
           all
           such
           as
           are
           under
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           Punish
           all
           those
           who
           shall
           be
           Guilty
           of
           any
           the
           Offences
           aforesaid
           .
           And
           whereas
           several
           Wicked
           and
           Prophane
           Persons
           have
           presumed
           to
           Print
           and
           Publish
           several
           Pernicious
           Books
           and
           Pamphlets
           ,
           which
           contain
           in
           them
           Impious
           Doctrines
           against
           the
           Holy
           Trinity
           and
           other
           Fundamental
           Articles
           of
           Our
           Faith
           ,
           tending
           to
           the
           Subversion
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           therefore
           for
           the
           Punishing
           the
           Authors
           and
           Publishers
           thereof
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Preventing
           such
           Impious
           Books
           and
           Pamphlets
           being
           Published
           or
           Printed
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           We
           do
           hereby
           strictly
           Charge
           and
           Prohibit
           all
           Persons
           that
           they
           do
           not
           presume
           to
           Write
           ,
           Print
           or
           Publish
           any
           such
           Pernicious
           Books
           or
           Pamphlets
           under
           the
           Pain
           of
           Incurring
           Our
           High
           Displeasure
           ,
           and
           of
           being
           Punished
           according
           to
           the
           utmost
           Severity
           of
           the
           Law.
           And
           We
           do
           hereby
           strictly
           Charge
           and
           Require
           all
           Our
           Loving
           Subjects
           to
           Discover
           and
           Apprehend
           such
           Person
           and
           Persons
           whom
           they
           shall
           know
           to
           be
           the
           Authors
           or
           Publishers
           of
           any
           such
           Books
           or
           Pamphlets
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           them
           before
           some
           Iustice
           of
           Peace
           or
           Chief
           Magistrate
           ,
           in
           order
           that
           they
           may
           be
           Proceéded
           against
           according
           to
           Law.
           
        
         
           
             Given
             at
             Our
             Court
             at
             
               Kensington
            
             the
             Four
             and
             twentieth
             Day
             of
             
               February
               ,
            
             1697.
             
             In
             the
             Tenth
             Year
             of
             Our
             Reign
             .
          
           God
           save
           the
           King.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             Charles
             Bill
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Executrix
           of
           
             Thomas
             Newcomb
             ,
          
           deceas'd
           ,
           Printers
           to
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           .
           1697.
           
        
      
    
  

