British Empire.

422 THE CLERGY".
day, provision lias been made in Several Statutes, arid, by the
canon law; but all thefc are tempered by a itrict regard to the
Hccefhties an 1 conveniencies of the public. Tlie penalty for
not attending public worfhip baa; been mentioned. The sxercife
of fcveral trades is forbidden by various Statutes under different
penalties ; thoemakers exhibiting for fale any of their goods,
are amerced it 3.1a /\d. a pair and the value ; c arricrs, carters, .1 nd
drovers, travelling, incur a penalty of 20/.; butchers killing
or felling meat, 6s. Sd.; and all perfons are prohibited front
doing or exercifing any worldly labour, bufinefs, or work, of
their ordinary callings, on the Lord's day, or any part thereof
(works ot ncceflity and charity only excepted). .No perfon lieu!
publicly cry, tliew iorth, or expole to tale, any wares, merciiandifes,
fruits, herbs, goods, or chattels wbatfoevcr, 0:1 the Lord
day, or any part thereof, on pain of forfeiting the fame; no
drover, horie-courfer, waggoner, butcher, higler, or any of
their fervants, Shall travel or come into his or their inn or
lodging, on the Lord's day, or any part thereof, on pain of 20 r.
and no perfon Shall uSe, employ, or travel, on the Lord's dav,
with any boat, wherry, lighter, or barge, except it be on extraordinary
occaSions, to be allowed by a jultice of peace of the
county, or the head otficer, or Some juftice of peace of the city,
borough, or town corporate, where the fact Shall be committed,
oir pain of 5 r. But this Shall not extend to the prohibiting of
dreSSing of meat in families, or drcfling or Selling of meat in
inns, cook-fliops, or victualling houfes, for ftteh as otherwife
cannot be provided; nor to the crying or felling of milk, before
nine of the clock in the morning, or after four of the clock
in the afternoon. Mackarel are allowed to be fold on Sundays,
before or after divine Service. And fifh-carriages (for the Supply
chiefly of the markets within Loudon and YVeltminfter) are
allowed to pafs on Sundays or holidays, whether laden or returning
empty. Forty watermen allowed by their company
may ply on the Thames, between Vauxhall and Limehoufe; and
hackney coachmen and chairmen are alio allowed to exercife their
vocation. The exception from the Statute oS works of necefhty
and charity feems to extend by complaifance to barbers; and it. had
unlimited extent with refpect to bakers drcfling meat for families,
till an act, 34 G. III. c. 61. restrained them to Sell bread,
and bake puddings, pies, and tarts, only between the hours of
nine in the forenoon and one in the afternoon. Fairs and markets
are forbidden by an act of Henry V l.fports, fuch as bear or
bull-baiting, interludes, common plays, and other unlawful
exercifes ar.d paftimes, bv the 1 Cha. I. c. 1. which further
provides, that there fhaii be no afiemblies or concourfe of people
out of their own pari'her on the Lord's day for any Sport;
•whatever ;.