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By the GOVERNOUR,
A PROCLAMATION.
W HER AS at the General Cowrt Bolden at Wew Haven, the 7thirteenth Day of this prefeim Month,( pg; 0
Reprefenraties made kvy the Re,eread Elders al tke C/jurcles in b Ir 6'eneral Affciatio; appoiweed to Enquire
ino the State of Religion tteti Coy ) It was4greed and Reflved Ay the foemoiag Ad-, that the frveral
Laws, formerly made for the Supprefig. and Poxihwg diversfImmoralities and Irrligious Pradices, louMd ;e
therety Re. inforced : And it was further particularly Provided, for the mre Effedtual Executing of thefid .,4,
that a Proclamation of the fame Tenour Jhould k therewith Emitted.
zo tlcrefoxe btrtb , ftridtt Conunant anb Requite all ttbg[ e,3uaice0 of ti)e
I 1Oac., )e tectinen, tonftablez, anlti lt otb ft o 1erfan Wbatoeber, that tf)ep
biligentip uft tljir Utmof ettbeabout-4 in thteir Edpectlbt *tattong, toat to)t%
Zct, togetl)er 1btt) tt)e febral 1 lbs, anli CUaufee oftal z, o l tbel, ano tl::
infoiteb bV t!)t fame, be bucip ecitteb ; anb all Offencs agamli t e fat?) 1Lavag
carefuitt lunifQlel, aq tljep t YUII anfber to)t Contrarp, ant aboib tot unt of
ountnancring fucl) iiowuz racticeq.
Given under My Hand in New-London, the 29tb. Day of Ofiober, Anno Dom ni I71 n In the Second Year of
the Rcign of Our Soveraign Lord GEORGE, of Great-Brtain, &c. K I N G.
G.SAL TONSTALL
GOD SAVE THE KrNG.
At a General Court oi -Affembly,
Holden at Per ew-ab un, in His Majefties Colony of Connttticat,O~ober, I3th. 17 1 .
W HERE AS in May, Anno Domini, One Tboufand Seven Hundred avid Fourteen, it was by the Governour, Council and Reprefentatives,
in Geneat Courr Affnembled, Recommended to the General Affociaton of the Churches n tbi Colony, to Enquire into the State of R E-
.I G 1 0 N in t;,:Government. In Complyance wherewith, the faid Affociation upon due Enquiry made, Reported to this
Alfembly at tlas Time, the feveral following Heads, Vi.
[ I ] A Wnt of B,es on Particular Famleas. E I I I Re tnt/efs and greot ntgleft of AttendAnce on the PublicA Worfiup of God upin
Sabbath l)ayr, and other SeAfons. [ IIf. I Catecizang being too much vegletled in Aundry Places[ IV. ] Great Deflciency in Domeftsca2
or Family Government [V I hregularity an Commutative )Iuflice, upon fever Accounts. [VI.3' Tale-beartng and Defamaton.
[ i 1.. ] Calurmnnjaan, and Contempt of Authority and Order, botb Civil Ind Eccleffaftc. [V 111 1And Intemperance. With feveral
other things therein mentioned. The which particular Heads this Afrembly hath now Confidered, and are fearful that there hath bee
to: great a neifleI ofa due Execution of thofe good Laws already Ena&ed amongft us, for the Prevention of fuch Decays in Religion.
'3t (ztbtrtfoe fTnatb bp t r 5ottrnour, Council anb SprferntattgU, in drntral Court Uffrmbleb, ano bp t/e Sutboftp of tb e fame,
Tht all Judge, and Juffices of the Peace in the Refpeazve County's in this Colony, be diligent and firi in putting in Execution all
thofe Itaws ian AAfs of this Affembly, made for the Suppref-ing and Runi(hang all or any of the abovementioned Immoralities and
r~e1i,,us Pracices, that thereby the good End propofed in fuch Aasand Laws may be Attained.
Tli t the SeleJ!-men, Conflables and Grand-jurors, in the Refpefive Towns in this Colony, fhall from time to time firialy obferve
t'e fllowing Diretlons
To a due Executinn of the Law of this Colony, Entituled, ( An At7 for Educating of Cbildren ) in all and every the feveral Parts and
P iraitraph¢ of the fa I Ad
That the Selel-men make diigent Enquiry of all Houfe-holders, within their refpdaive Towns, how they are Stor'd with
13b e, . anj up ' iich Enquiry, if any fuch Houfe-hoiders be found without one Bible at leaft ; that then the faid Seleit-men fhall
Wo,,n the faid Houfe holders torthwith to procure one Bible at lealf, for the Ule and Benefit of the faid Family ; and if the fame be
neglc. led, then the faid Selec men (hall make Return thereof to the next Authoritv; and that all thore Families which are Numerous,
an i wh fe Circumfilances will allow thereof, (ha'l be fhpplved with a confiderable number of Bibles, according to the number of
Perfbns in fuch Families And that they fee th it all fuch Families be furnaifhed with Iiitable numbers of Orthodox Catechifms, and
other good Books offradbcal Godlinefi, var. uch eflecially as Treat on, Encourage, and duly Prepare for the right Attendance on that
great Duty of the 1.ORD's SUPPER.
Thit the Conflables ani Grand-lury-men in the relfefive Towns in this Colony, fhall make diligent Search after, and Prefentment of
-ll Breaches of tht following la,% s of ths Colony.
i. An v.d, Entituled, An At ' ,r Educatig of C sidren.
2 The ,wo lafi Paragraphs of the I a'v, Entituled, An 40Relatiangto Eccletf',ycal 4ffar.
S1 ihe firfl Paragraph of the I aw, Fitituled, An A1 for te better Deteuag, a',d more effellual Puniflnng Prapiwenefs and Immor.4by.
4. An 4, for thebtter O'ervatin and A ceping the Saibbath or Lord's Day.
5 The I 'v, Entiruled, An /J or tie Punilnoent of L)ing
61 he I ,w, Ltrtutc I, An AJ againfl Prophane Swaearing, %,C.
A.n . to prevent V,fcafonable Afeetno: of Young People, n the Evening: after the Sabbath Days, and other Tames.
And to the Ent rh.t all Breaches of the ftid L,tw be duely put in Execution :
(c 6a nob rrolbtb. That the Conftableq, and Grand-jury-men, in the refpeftive Towns, fhall on the Evenings mentioned in
the Ifad I.aw, Walk the Street!, and Search all Places fufpeied foirHarbouring or Entertaining any People or Perfons Affembling
contrary to the faid At.
8 An 48 for preventing %pnrTgAnd Drunkenntf:.
9 An .t for SupprefTfig Vnhlcen fed foufes, and dae RegulateinfJuch ar ie or 1149 be Licenfed ; in the feveral Paragraphs thereof
i o. An A 4 for Supp~effint certain eet1,,,in ricenfed 7oufc. And dais Law thall be Underflood and Extended, to Prohibit Heads
or Families; and all other P'erfoni as well as Young Perfons ( Strangers and Travellers only Excepted; ) under the fame Penalties in the
ifad I a v, as well to Tavern-keepers, as to others fo Convening.
ii. And that the feveral Conflables in the refpe&iveTowns, lball firifly Obferve, and duly Execute the feveral Paragraphs of the
L.vv, Entituled, 4n A relating to Conflabi ; by tn ing due Prefeutment and Intormation ofrall Breaches of the faid Law, and
Varnisig all Perfons in their refpetive Towns, who iend their Time !dly, or are Tiplers and Tavern-haunters.
it. That the Conflables and Grand-jury-men, in their repedive precin&s6hal take due Care that the Lord's Day be Sanfliled
accordin to Law ; by Enquiring after, and making ref tment ofall 1f4 w4h -ll Prophaie the faid Day,
L ,nb i 10fturibec 4tnatu bj ttr eu,!jO it i £(@1tff, That I tll get, ert with a Proclamation Enforcing it, be .brthWirh
Printed, and Publilhied throughout this Colony ; andd be~thy flog 'Publckf Read, Annually, in the feveral Tow=s in this
Colony, at their Publick.Meeting forChoice ofTo Oflice.m AMW that th lid Meeting be caretul in thg Choice oftheir
failt onflables and Grandjury.men, that they C o fle l6 oft Abhltics IntgriW and good Refotaion. 4
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