...failure of fo doing, they are not to expeft mercy. Given, ttc. T. GAGE." On the 4th of Auguft he iffued a proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue, and for preventing ami punifhing of vice, profanity, and immorality, At Williamfburgh, in Virginia, the general meeting...

...graciouily, and had the honour ю kits his majelty's hand. From the LONDON GAZETTE. By the К IN G> A PROCLAMATION, For the encouragement of Piety and Virtue, and for preventing and pu»ijh'ing of Vice, Profamtitft, und Immorality. GEORGE R. WE moll ft- rioufly »öd religioully coniidcring,...

...view cf enforcing the Proclamation of his SOVEREIGN and his FATHER, so often and so solemnly issued, for the " encouragement of piety and virtue, and for preventing and punishing vice, profaneness, and immorality*." It was possible, iudeed, that the Prince of Wales would not be...

...favourable anticipations. But fince I have found that one of the very firft acts of government was " A proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue, and for preventing of vice, prof.inenefs and immorality ;" the tranfport of my mind would alraoit conflrain me to put...

...of abundance. " Almoft the firft a£l of this good King's reign, [On. 31, 1760] was to ¡due a royal proclamation for the encouragement of Piety and Virtue, and for preventing and punilhing of Vice, Piofanenefs, and Immorality ; which is directed, and continues to be read, .at the...

...TQREFIXED to thisAddrefs, as the bèft preface that could pofJL fibly be given to it, is the King's Proclamation, " for the encouragement of piety and virtue, and for preventing and puniihing of vice,' profanenefs, and immorality," iflued in 1787. Whoever has paid any attention to...

...of the Cbri/lian Faith ; particularly in the Dotlrine of the Holy Trinity. Anno Dom. 1721. 302 -•' Proclamation for the Encouragement of Piety and Virtue, and for preventing and puni/bing of Vice, Profanenefs, and Immorality. Anno Dom. 1787. 305 His Grace the Archbi/bop of Canterbury's...

...close of his oration, he relieved and restored me, by mentioning, in a parenthesis, that the speech was always considered, in that assembly, as the speech...formed, how much fashion is on their side, and how very strorig the tide runs, the attempt may be thought to resemble that of the man who endeavoured to stop...

...history of Agrestis concluded ...... 258 CXXX. On the abuse of-words 271 CXXXJ. Observations on the proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue,...and punishing of Vice, profaneness, and immorality 282 CXXXII. Letter from Duke Humphrey 293 .CXXX III. Vindication of Sunday schools 303 CXXXIV. On satyrical...

...hud held ill the superintendence of his education. /\ royal proclamation issued on October 31st, ' for the encouragement of piety and virtue, and for...and punishing of vice, profaneness, and immorality,' indicated the sober and religious character which the new reign was about to assume. " On November...