By the Mayor.  
To the Alderman of the Ward of  
FOrasmuch as the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday, is of late much broken and profaned, by a disorderly sort of people, in frequenting taverns, Alehouses, and the like, and in carrying and putting to sale victual, and other things, and exercising unlawful Games and pastimes, to the great dishonour of God, and reproach of Religion. These are therefore to will and require you, in his majesty's name, forthwith upon sight hereof, to give strict charge and command unto all and every the churchwardens and Constables within your Ward, that from henceforth they do not permit or suffer any person or persons, in the time of divine Service, or at any time upon the Lord's day, to be tippling in any tavern, inn, Tobaccoshop, Alehouse, or other Victualling house whatsoever, nor suffer any Fruiterers, or Herb-women, to stand with fruit, herbs, or other victual or Wares, in any streets, Lanes, or Allies, within your Ward, or any other ways, to put those or any other things to sale on that day, at any time of the day, or in the evening thereof, or any milkwomen to cry milk on that day, in any the streets, or places aforesaid, nor to permit or suffer any person or persons to use or exercise upon that day their labour in unlading any vessels of fruit, or other Goods, and carrying Goods on shore, or in the streets, or to do any unlawful exercises and pastimes, within your Ward, and that express charge be given to every keeper of any tavern, inn, cooks-shop, Tobacco house, Alehouse, or any other Tipler or Victualler whatsoever within your Ward, that hereafter they receive not or suffer to remain any person or persons whatsoever as their guests or Customers, to Tipple, eat, drink, or take Tobacco in their Houses upon the Lord's day, other than that Inholders may receive their Ordinary Guests, or Travellers and such like, who come to remain for a time in their inn, for dispatch of their necessary business. And if any person or persons, shall be found offending in the premises, that then they be brought before me the Lord Mayor, or some other of his majesty's justices of the peace, to the end they may receive such punishment as to justice shall appertain. And hereof not to fail, as you will answer the contrary at your peril.  
This second of November, 1643. Michael.   

Printed by Richard Cotes, Printer to the Honourable City of LONDON.