A statute against drunkennesse, viz. 4. Jacobus 5. The penaltie of a drunkard, &c. 1644 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A93830 Wing S5337 Thomason 669.f.7[70] ESTC R212031 99870687 99870687 161051

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A93830) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 161051) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f7[70]) A statute against drunkennesse, viz. 4. Jacobus 5. The penaltie of a drunkard, &c. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1644] Caption title. Imprint from Wing. Includes "A statute against swearing, 21 Jacob. 20. None shall prophanely swear or curse." Annotation on Thomason copy: "march 13. 1643.". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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 eng Alcoholism -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Swearing -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. 2007-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-07 Sampled and proofread 2007-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Statute againſt Drunkenneſſe, Viz. 4. Jacobus 5. The penaltie of a Drunkard, &c.

WHereas the loathſome and odious Sin of Drunkenneſſe is of late grown into common uſe within this Realm, being the Root and Foundation of many other enormous Sins, as Bloodſhed, Stabbing, Murder, Swearing, Fornication, Adultery, and ſuch like; to the great diſhonour of God, and of our Nation; the overthrow of many good Arts and Manuall Trades; the diſabling of divers Work-men; and the generall Impoveriſhing of many good Subjects, abuſively waſting the good Creatures of God:

Be it therefore enacted by the Kings moſt Excellent Majeſtie, the Lords and Commons in this preſent Parliament Aſſembled, and by the Authority of the ſame, That all and every perſon or perſons, which ſhall be Drunk, and of the ſame offence of Drunkenneſſe ſhall be lawfully convicted, ſhall for every ſuch offence, forfeit, and looſe five ſhillings of lawfully Money of England, to be paid within one week next after his, her, or their conviction thereof, to the hands of the Church-Wardens of that Pariſh, where the offence ſhall be committed, who ſhall be accomptable therefore to the uſe of the poor of the ſame Pariſh: And if the ſaid perſon or perſons ſo convicted, ſhall refuſe, or neglect to pay the ſaid forfeiture, as aforeſaid, then the ſame ſhall be from time to time, levyed of the Goods of every ſuch perſon or perſons ſo refuſing or neglecting to pay the ſame, by Warrant or Precept from the ſame Court, Judge or Juſtices, before whom the ſame conviction ſhall be: And if the offender or offenders be not able to pay the ſaid ſum of five ſhillings, then the offender or offenders ſhall be committed to the Stocks for every offence, there to remain by the ſpace of ſix houres.

And it is further enacted by the Authority aforeſaid, That if any perſon or perſons, being once lawfully convicted of the ſaid offence of Drunkenneſſe, ſhall after that be again lawfully convicted of the like offence of Drunkenneſſe; That then every perſon and perſons ſo ſecondly convicted of the ſaid offence of Drunkenneſſe, ſhall be bounden with two ſureties to our Soveraign Lord the Kings Majeſtie, His Heirs, and Succeſſors, in one Recogniſance or Obligation of ten pounds, with condition to be from thence forth of good behaviour.

A Statute againſt Swearing, 21 Jacob. 20. None ſhall prophanely Swear or Curſe.

FOraſmuch as all prophane Swearing and Curſing is forbidden by the Word of God; Be it therefore enacted by the Authority of this preſent Parliament, That no perſon or perſons, ſhall from henceforth prophanely Swear or Curſe: And that if any perſon or perſons, ſhall at any time or times hereafter offend herein, either in the hearing of any Juſtice of Peace of the County, or of any Major, Juſtice of Peace, Bailiff, or head Officer of any Citie or Town Corporate, where ſuch offence is, or ſhall be committed, or ſhall thereof be convicted by the Oaths of two Witneſſes, or by confeſſion of the party, before any ſuch Juſtice of Peace of the County, or head Officer, or Juſtice of the Peace in the Citie or Town Corporate, where ſuch offence is or ſhall be committed; to which end, every Juſtice of Peace, and every ſuch head Officer, ſhall have power by this Act, to miniſter the ſame Oath; That then every ſuch offender ſhall for every time ſo offending, forfeit, and pay to the uſe of the poor of that Pariſh, where the ſame offence is or ſhall be committed, the ſum of twelve pence; and it ſhall alſo be lawfull for the Conſtable, Church-Wardens, and Overſeers of the poor of that Pariſh, by Warrant from ſuch Juſtice of Peace or head Officer, to leavy the ſame ſum and ſums of Money, by deſtreſſe and ſale of the offenders Goods, rendering to the party the overplus: And in defect of ſuch diſtreſſe, the offenders, if he or ſhe, be above the age of twelve yeers, ſhall by Warrant from ſuch Juſtice of the Peaee, or head Officer, be ſet in the Stocks by three whole hours; but if the offender be under the age of twelve yeer, and ſhall not forthwith pay the ſaid ſum of twelve pence, then he or ſhe by Warrant of ſuch Juſtice of Peace, or head Officer, ſhall be whipped by the Conſtable or by the Parents, or Maſter in his preſence.