WHEREAS their Majesties, both by their several Letters and Proclamations, have from time to time been graciously pleased to declare their earnest desire, That all the Laws against Vice and Prophaness be duly Executed, and have expresly Commanded us Their Majesties Justices of the Peace of this County, to take the most effectual Care for the due Execu­tion thereof: And whereas this Court in pursuance of Their Majesties Commands, have by their Order, bearing date the Tenth Day of July last, Commanded all High Constables, Petty Constables, Headburoughs, Church-Wardens and other Officers with­in this County, to Use their utmost Diligence, for bringing to condign Punishment all the Offenders against the said Laws, which upon the Oaths of divers credible Witnesses (as we are informed) hath through the diligence of the Officers, in divers parts of this County had this good effect, that many Houses of disorderly Tipling, Debauchery and Gaming have been suppressed, and very great Numbers of Bawds, Whores, and other Lewd Persons, prophane Swearers, Cursers, Drunkards, and Prophaners of the Lords day, have been Con­victed and Punished according to Law; Yet notwithstanding in some other parts of this County, through the Negligence, Connivance and Evil Practices of the Constables, Headburoughs, Church-Wardens and other inferiour Officers of such Places; the Offences aforesaid have received great incouragement, and such Lewd Offenders as had been so suppressed, have been yet received and permitted there to continue such their Lewd Practices. This COURT therefore taking the same into their serious consideration, and being stedfast in their Resolutions, effectually to carry on a Reformation of manners by the due punishment of the several Offences aforesaid, in all parts of this County, the same being a Work acceptable to Almighty God; and so earnestly and piously recommended by Their Majesties, Doth Or­der and strictly Require, all High Constables, Petty Constables, Headburoughs, Church-Wardens, and all other Officers, to be diligent in making more frequent searches after such as keep Houses of disorderly Tipling, Debauchery and Gaming, and such as haunt the same, and of the said Offenders, and of all prophane Swearers, Gursers, Drunkards, and Prophaners of the Lords Day, and to give due Infor­mation thereof, from time to time, to some One of Their Majesties Justices of the Peace of this County, That no Partiality, Connivance, or underhand Practices, by private Notice to Offenders, or any other ways, by such Officers may prevent the. Conviction, or Detection of them, but that the several Offenders may be punished, according to Law; And whereas the publick Sports, and playing of Boys, and others, on the Lords Day, in Church-yards and elsewhere, is a great Contempt to the Worship of God, and tends to the Corruption of Youth; The said Officers are therefore hereby Ordered, and Required to take notice on the said days, of such disorders, and to disperse such Pro­phaners of the Lords day, or to apprehend them, and to bring them before One of Their Majesties Justices of the Peace for this County; that they may be proceeded against according to Law; And we being resolved to proceed with all due strictness against all such Officers is shall be found faulty in the due observance of this our Order, do recommend it to all persons who shall at any time hereafter have Knowledge of any of the Offences aforesaid, or of any neglect or undue Practice of any Officers aforesaid, whereby the Conviction or Punishment of any of the said Offences shall be hindered, or avoided, that they will give timely Information thereof, to some One of Their Majesties Justices of the Peace of the said County, from whom they shall receive all due Incouragement; And whereas the keeping of Musick Houses of late practised in several publick Taverns and Ale-Houses within this County, to which there is a great Resort of Idle and D [...]ssolute Persons, is of very ill Consquence, and tends to the Debauching and Ruin, especially of the younger sort of people, of both Sexes, and doth also occasion many Quarrels and Riots, to the great disturbance of the publick Peace. It is hereby further Ordered, that the several Officers aforesaid, do make a due Return to some Justice of the Peace in their respective Division of the Christian Name, Sir­name, and Place of abode, of all Persons keeping the said Musick Houses, and of such as frequent the same, to the end they may be pro­secuted according to Law; And it is further Ordered by this Court, that the Clerk of the Peace for this County, do forthwith cause this Order to be Printed and Affixed upon the great Gates of Hicks's-Hall, the Church Doors, and all other Publick Places of each Parish within this County, and distributed to the several High-Constables within this County, who are Ordered by this Courr forthwith to send the same to the several Petty Constables, Church-Wardens and Headburoughs within their several Divisions, to the end Publick Notice may be taken thereof.