By the mayor. The right honourable the Lord Mayor, minding and intending, by Gods help and the concurrent endeavours of his brethren the aldermen, to discover, punish, and suppress, to the uttermost of his power, as the proper work and most incumbent duty of his office, those manifold corruptions, abuses, and disorders, which have broke in and of late times more exceedingly increased upon us, to the dishonour of religion, and scandal of the government of this City;

All titles

• By the mayor. The right honourable the Lord Mayor, minding and intending, by Gods help and the concurrent endeavours of his brethren the aldermen, to discover, punish, and suppress, to the uttermost of his power, as the proper work and most incumbent duty of his office, those manifold corruptions, abuses, and disorders, which have broke in and of late times more exceedingly increased upon us, to the dishonour of religion, and scandal of the government of this City;
• Proclamations. 1676-11-17

People / Organizations

• City of London (England). Lord Mayor. (Author)

Imprint

London] : Printed by Andrew Clark, printer to the honourable City of London, 1676.

Publication year

1676

ESTC No.

R174448

Grub Street ID

67630

Description

2 sheets ([1] p.) : coat of arms ; 1°.

Note

Title from opening lines of text

Dated at end: Dated at the Guild-hall, London, the 17th of November, 1676. in the eight and twentieth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland King, defender of the faith, &c

An order against cursing and swearing, profanation of the Lord's day, bawdry, gaming, and drunkeness

"God save the King." between date and imprint

Printed in black letter

Two broadsheets pasted together

Woodcut coat of arms; woodcut factotum.