Proposals for a national reformation, of manners, humbly offered to the consideration of our magistrates & clergy. To which is added, I. The instrument for reformation. II. An account of several murders, &c. and particularly a bloody slaughter-house discover'd in Rosemary-lane, by some of the Society for Reformation, as the same hath been sworn before two of Their Majesties Justices of the Peace. As also the Black Roll, containing the names and crimes of several hundreds persons, who have been prosecuted by the Society, for whoring, drunkenness, Sabbath-breaking, &c. Published by the Society for Reformation. Licensed, Feb. 12th. 1693/t [sic]. D. Poplar.

All titles

• Proposals for a national reformation, of manners, humbly offered to the consideration of our magistrates & clergy. To which is added, I. The instrument for reformation. II. An account of several murders, &c. and particularly a bloody slaughter-house discover'd in Rosemary-lane, by some of the Society for Reformation, as the same hath been sworn before two of Their Majesties Justices of the Peace. As also the Black Roll, containing the names and crimes of several hundreds persons, who have been prosecuted by the Society, for whoring, drunkenness, Sabbath-breaking, &c. Published by the Society for Reformation. Licensed, Feb. 12th. 1693/t [sic]. D. Poplar.
• Black roll

People / Organizations

• John Dunton ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for John Dunton, at the Raven in the Poultry, MDCXCIV. [1694]

Publication year

1694-1694

ESTC No.

R4427

Grub Street ID

124797

Description

[4], 24, 29-35, [1] p. ; 4⁰

Note

"A black roll" (caption title; E3v-E4r) appears to be the first report of the Society for the Reformation of Manners; the publication of a black list apparently became more or less an annual undertaking. Cf. G.V. Portus, Caritas anglicana (1912), p. 251.

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