The kings maiesties declaration ... concerning lawfull. sports to bee used. Repr |
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Página 11 - And as for our good people's lawful recreation, our pleasure likewise is, that after the end of divine service our good people be not disturbed, letted or discouraged from any lawful recreation, such as dancing, either men or women, archery for men, leaping, vaulting, or any other such harmless recreation, nor from having of May games, Whitsun ales, and morris dances, and the setting up of maypoles and other sports therewith used: so as the same be had in due and convenient time, without impediment...
Página 14 - Judges of our circuit and our Justices of our Peace be informed thereof. Given at our Manor of Greenwich the four and twentieth day of May, in the sixteenth year of our Reign, of England, France and Ireland ; and of Scotland the one and fiftieth.
Página 14 - Ginen at Our Mannour of Greenwich the foure and twentieth day of May, in the sixteenth yeere of Our Raigne of England, France and Ireland, and of Scotland the one and fiftieth.
Página 7 - Sundayes after" noone, after the ending of all Diuine Seruice, which cannot but " produce two euils : The one, the hindering of the conuersion of " many, whom their Priests will take occasion hereby to...
Página 9 - Church bee aswell observed in that county, as in all other places of this our kingdome. And on the other part, that no lawfull recreation shall bee barred to our good people, which shall not tend to the breach of our...
Página 17 - Officers, to take notice of, and to see obserued, as they tender Our displeasure. And Wee farther will, that publication of this Our Command bee made by order from the Bishops through all the Parish Churches of their seuerall Diocesse respectiuely. Giuen at Our Palace of 'Westminster the eighteenth day of October, in the ninth yeere of Our Reigne.
Página 1 - By the King. Ovr Deare Father of blessed Memory, in his returne from Scotland, comming through Lancashire, found that his Subiects were debarred from Lawful Recreations vpon Sundayes after Euening Prayers ended, and vpon Holy dayes...
Página 12 - And likewise We barre from this benefite and liberty, all " such known recusants, either men or women, as will abstaine " from comming to Church or Diuine Seruice, being therefore " vnworthy of any lawfull recreation after the said Seruice, that " will not first come to the Church and serue God : Prohibiting " in like sort the said Recreations to any that, though conforme " in Religion, are not present in the Church at the Seruice of " God, before their going to the said Recreations. Our pleasure...
Página 8 - ... in Our Religion, which cannot but breed a great discontentment in Our peoples hearts, especially of such as are peraduenture vpon the point of turning ; The other inconuenience is, that this prohibition barreth the common and meaner sort of people...
Página 5 - Papists and Puritanes) haue maliciously traduced and calumniated those Our iust and honourable proceedings. And therefore lest Our reputation might vpon the one side (though innocently) haue some aspersion layd vpon it, and that vpon the other part Our good people in that Countrey...