By the Mayor.  
The Order of the House of Commons to the Lord Maior, for the due observing the Sabbath day.  
IT is this day ordered by the House of Commons, that the Aldermen and Citizens that serve for the City of London, shall intimate to the Lord Major, from this House, that the Statutes, for the due observing of the Sabbath be put in execution. And it is further ordered that the like intimation from this House be made to the justices of Peace in all the Counties of England and Wales. And the Knights of the Shire of the several Counties are to take care that Copies of this Order be accordingly sent to the justices of Peace in the several Counties.  
FOrasmuch as the Lords 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 putting to sale victual and other things, and exercising unlawful games and pastimes, to the great dishonour of God, and reproach of Religion, whereof the House of Commons now assembled hath been pleased to take notice, and by their order, intimation hath been given unto me, that the Statutes for the due observing of the Sabbath be put in execution. These are therefore in his Majesty's name to will and require you forthwith, upon the sight hereof, that you 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 other time upon the Sunday, to be drinking or playing in any Tavern, Inn, Tobacco shop, Alehouse or other victualling house whatsoever, nor suffer any Fruiterer, Milkewomen, or Hearbwomen to stand with fruit, milk, herbs, or any other victual or wares, in any the streets, lanes, or allies within your ward, or any other ways to put those things or any other to sale upon the Sunday at any time of the day or in the evening, nor to permit or suffer any person or persons to use or exercise upon that day any unlawful exercises and pastimes within your ward, and that express charge be given to every keeper of any Tavern, Inn, Cookshouse, Tobaccohouse, 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 any Sunday, 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 Major, or some other of his Majesty's Justices of 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 thirteenth of April, 1641.  
Mitchel.