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Persona scalding hogs in unauthorised places or offering pork for sale
at any season contrary to the custom of the City of London, to
be fined 3s. 4d.
Tradesmen opening their shops, or exposing their wares on the
Sabbath or any usual holyday, and butchers, poulterers, or fishmongers
selling or exposing their wares on a fast day, to be
fined 3s. 4d.
Three searchers to be appointed to see that the foregoing regulations
are observed; penalty for refusing to serve, 20s.
Persons not to receive into their house patients suffering from the
plague, without permission of the Burgesses, and in the case of an
outbreak in any house none of the occupiers (except one to fetch
necessary provisions) to leave the house, nor to hang out any
infected clothing, upon pain of imprisonment in the stocks for
12 hours, and such further punishment as the burgesses may
direct.
The Burgesses and their assistants in convenient order to attend
service at St. Peter's Collegiate Church [Westminster Abbey]
every Sabbath forenoon, and remain all the time of sermon,
under a penalty of 4d.
The Burgesses to attend at the Courthouse every Tuesday (except it
is a holy day) to hear causes, under a penalty of 12d.
Fines, after payment of expenses, to be applied to the use of the poor,
and accounts thereof to be rendered quarterly.
These ordinances were varied and extended in 1719, when
provision was made for the appointment of 155 watchmen, of whom
35 were apportioned to the then recently formed Parish of St.
James. Any of the residents selected as watchmen who desired
not to act were at liberty to pay for a substitute to be provided by
the burgesses. The watchmen were to be armed and on duty from
9 p.m. until 7 a.m. during the winter, and from 10 p.m. until
5 a.m. during the summer months. They were to hold themselves
at the disposal of the burgesses, who were to see that the watchmen
and constables did their duty.
Additional watchmen were appointed in 1720, the number for
the parish of St. James being increased to 38, and an evening
watch was set for the outlets and entraDces to the Liberty from one
hour after sunset until the grand watch was set. Halberts and
lanterns were to be provided by the inhabitants for the use of the