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<HEAD>ACT <HI>Against Profane&s;s.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE>Edinburgh, <DATE>the <HI>9. of Augu&s;t 1693.</HI></DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>THe which day, the Lord Provo&s;t, Baillies, Council and Deacons of Crafts, Ordinar and Extraordinar, being conveened in Council, con&s;idering, that the Profanation of the Lords Day, exce&s;&s;ive drinking and drukenne&s;s, profane Swearing and Cur&s;ing, and other Immoralities, are di&s;charged by &s;everal Acts of Parliament, under certain Penalties therein contained, and particularly, that by the <HI>3d</HI> Act of the &s;ixth Parliament of King <HI>James</HI> the &s;ixth; It is Statute and Ordained, that there be no Mercats holden, nor handle-labouring, or working u&s;ed on the Sabbath-day, or pa&s;&s;ing to Ale-hou&s;es or Taverns, or &s;elling of Meat or Drink; or wilfull remaining from their Paroch-Church in time of Sermon, under the re&s;pective penalties contained in the &s;aid Act: which Act is ratified by the fir&s;t Act of the thirteenth Parliament, and by the &s;ixth Act of the fourteenth Parliament of the &s;aid King <HI>James,</HI> as al&s;o particularly mentioned in the eighteenth Act of the fir&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of the fir&s;t Parliament of King <HI>Charles</HI> the &s;econd, whereby all former Acts made for Ob&s;ervation of the Sabbath-day are ratified, and all keeping of Mercats, or u&s;ing any &s;ort of Merchandi&s;e on the &s;aid day, and all other profanation thereof, is expre&s;ly di&s;charged, under the Penaltie of Ten pounds <HI>Scots</HI> at lea&s;t; And if the Partie Offender be not able to pay the Penaltie fore&s;aid, then to be examplary puni&s;hed in his Body according to the merit of his Fault: Likeas, by the Act, <HI>Ja.</HI> 6. <HI>Parl.</HI> 22. <HI>cap.</HI> 20. It is Statute, that per&s;ons convict of Drukenne&s;s, and haunting of Ta|verns and Ale-hou&s;es after Ten of the Clock at Night, or any time of the day, except the time of Travel, or for refre&s;hment, pay for the fir&s;t Fault Three pounds <HI>Scots,</HI> or be put in Jogs or Goal &s;ix hours: For the <UNCLEAR>&s;econd</UNCLEAR> five pounds, or be put in Jogs or Goal twelve hours: And for the Third Ten pounds, or to be put in Stocks or Goal tw<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter">ours. And if they thereafter tran&s;gre&s;s, to be put in Goal till they find Caution for their better Behaviour. And that by the <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> <HI>Parl.</HI> 1. <HI>Se&s;&s;.</HI> 1. <HI>Cap.</HI> 19. All former Acts a|gain&s;t Drunkenne&s;s are ratified. And it is further Statute, that who drink to exce&s;s <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span">, the Noblemen twenty pounds, the Bar|ron twenty Merks, the Gentleman, Heretor or Burge&s;s ten Merks, the Yeoman fo<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span">ng, and the Servant twenty &s;hilling <HI>toties quoties,</HI> and the Mini&s;ter the fifth part of his Stipend, and that tho&s;e unable to pay be <UNCLEAR>puni&s;hed</UNCLEAR> in their Per&s;ons; Both which Acts are again ratified, <HI>Ch.</HI> 2d. <HI>Parl.</HI> 2d. <HI>Se&s;&s;.</HI> 3d. <HI>Act</HI> 22. Likeas, by the Act &amp; <HI>Mary, Parl.</HI> 5. <HI>Cap.</HI> 16. Profain Swearing of abominable Oaths and dete&s;table Execrations is forbid, under the particular pains therein <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> pre&s;t, which pains ari&s;ing gradually, for the repeated Tran&s;gre&s;|&s;ions do at length end in Bani&s;hment, or impri&s;onment for year and day; Which Act, is by the <HI>Act. Ja.</HI> 6. <HI>Parl.</HI> 7. <HI>Cap.</HI> 103, ratified with an Augmentation of the pains. And it is further Statute, that Magi&s;trats to Burgh and Landwart, appoint Cen&s;ores in publick Mercats and Fairs, with power to exact the &s;aid pains, and that Hou&s;holders dilate Offenders within their Hou&s;e, under the pain to be e|&s;teemed as Offenders them&s;elves. And the &s;aid Acts again&s;t profain Swearing and Cur&s;ing are again ratified, <HI>Ch.</HI> 2. <HI>Parl.</HI> 1. <HI>Se&s;&s;.</HI> 1. <HI>Act</HI> 19. Whereby it is further Statute, that who &s;hall Bla&s;phame, Swear or Cur&s;e &s;hall pay, the Noblemen twenty Pounds, the Barron twenty Merks, the Gentleman, Heretor or Burge&s;s ten Merks, the Yeamen fourty &s;hilling, the Servant twenty &s;hilling <HI>toties quoties,</HI> and the Mini&s;ter the fifth part of his Stipend, and the per&s;ons in&s;olvent to be puni&s;hed in their per&s;ons, which Acts are of new ratifi|ed, <HI>Ch.</HI> 2d. <HI>Par.</HI> 2d. <HI>Se&s;&s;.</HI> 3d. <HI>Cap.</HI> 22. All which Acts are again ratified and revived by the 40 Act of the 4. <HI>Se&s;s.</HI> of this current Parliament, and Ordained to be put to &s;trict Execution with all diligence: Notwith&s;tanding of all which Acts, and the mo&s;t holy and expre&s;s Law of God, the Foundation thereof, and the many Promi&s;&s;es and Threatnings contained in his Word, for the e&s;tabli&s;hing the &s;ame, Yet it is mo&s;t manife&s;t, and cannot be enough regreted, that the afore&s;aid Tran&s;gre&s;&s;ions and Exce&s;s do every where abound, to the Di&s;honour of God, and the Reproach of the Prote&s;tant Religion. Therefore the Lord Provo&s;t, Baillies, and Council of this Burgh, do hereby declare, that they will be careful to &s;ee the fore&s;aid Acts of Parliament &s;trictly ob&s;erved, and the Pains thereof exacted, and execute within all their Bounds and Suburbs, without Exception; And for the better Ob&s;ervance of the fore&s;aids Acts, made again&s;t the profanation of the Lords Day, they &s;trictly prohibit and di&s;charge, all Per&s;ons what&s;oever within this City or Suburbs thereof to Brew, or to work any other handle-work, or labour on the Lords Day, or to be found on the Streets &s;tanding or walking idlie, or to go in Company, or vage to the <HI>Ca&s;tle-hill,</HI> publick Yards or Fields on that day, at any time thereof; And di&s;charge all per&s;ons to go to Ale-hou&s;es or Taverns, for Eating or Drinking the time of Sermon, or un&s;ea&s;onably or unnece&s;&s;arly at any time on the Lords Day; And all Keepers of Taverns &amp; Ale-hou&s;es to &s;ell any time of the &s;aid day to the &s;aids Per&s;ons, any Meat or Dri<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="2 letters"> to be eaten or drunken otherwi&s;e than as above expre&s;t as al&s;o all per&s;ons to bring in Water from the Wells to Hou&s;es on that day, in greater Quantities then &s;ingle Pints; Certifying all &s;uch per&s;ons who &s;hall contraveen thir pre&s;ents, as al&s;o all Parents and Ma&s;ters, who &s;hall not re&s;train their Children, Apprentices, and Servants, that they &s;hall be fined in Ten pounds <HI>Scots</HI> for every &s;uch Deed of Contravention; And if the Party offender be not able to pay the Pe|naltie fore&s;aid, then He or She &s;hall be examplary puni&s;hed in his or her Body, according to the Merit of the Fault. And appoints this Act to be printed and publi&s;hed, that none may pretend ignorance.</P>
<BYLINE>Extracted by AENEAS M^CLEOD.</BYLINE>
<CLOSER><HI>GOD</HI> &s;ave King <HI>William</HI> and Queen <HI>Mary.</HI></CLOSER>
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