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184:, but Laud denied this and there is only evidence that he supported and facilitated the reissue. Moreover, the 1633 declaration has the same main text as the 1617 and 1618 declarations of King James, with the primary differences an additional introduction and conclusion adding wakes and ales (countryside festivals) to the list of sanctioned recreations. Charles ordered that any minister who refused to read it would be deprived of position. As the Puritans gained power in 102:, but in 1618, James made the declaration national. The 1618 declaration had largely the same main text as the 1617 version, but with an additional paragraph at the beginning explaining that the king had decided to make the declaration applicable to the whole of England. James transmitted orders to the clergy of the whole of England to read the declaration from the pulpit, but encountering strong opposition he withdrew his command. 20: 144:
On the one hand, the declaration rebuked Puritans and other "precise persons", and was issued to counteract the growing Puritan calls for strict abstinence on the
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The King's Book of Sports: A History of the Declarations of King James I. and King Charles I. as to the Use of Lawful Sports on Sundays
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grew. Attempts to enforce the declaration came to an end with the fall of Archbishop Laud in 1640, and Parliament ordered the
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to the church for the decorating of it, according to their old custom." Amongst the activities that were prohibited were
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The English Sabbath: A Study of Doctrine and Discipline from the Reformation to the Civil War
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in 1633. It listed the sports and recreations that were permitted on Sundays and other
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The King's Majesty's declaration to his subjects concerning lawful sports to be used
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Digital version of the Lancashire Records of Early English Drama
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Sport, Politics, and Literature in the English Renaissance
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that the new declaration was written by Charles' new
26:of the 1803 reprinting of the 1633 edition of the 326:. "The Declaration of Sports for Lancashire". 70:It was originally issued in consultation with 200:in 1643, two years before Laud was executed. 54:in 1617, nationally in 1618, and reissued by 8: 125:". Also allowed: "women shall have leave to 297:Records of Early English Drama: Lancashire 320:. University of Delaware Press/AUP, 2003. 290:Minor Prose Works of James VI and James I 248:Minor Prose Works of James VI and James I 98:). The initial declaration was just for 216: 214: 212: 292:. Scottish Text Society, 1982: 217–241. 208: 7: 299:. University of Toronto Press, 1991. 313:. Cambridge University Press, 1988. 16:17th century English legal document 14: 283:Bibliography and further reading 263:. Dictionary.net. Archived from 164:The declaration was reissued by 1: 388:Sport in the United Kingdom 316:Semenza, Gregory M. ColĂłn. 227:"Sports, The Book of"  424: 82:, to resolve a dispute in 328:English Historical Review 398:17th century in Scotland 178:Archbishop of Canterbury 160:Re-issue under Charles I 121:, and the setting up of 408:Sabbath in Christianity 403:Christianity and sports 393:17th century in England 233:Encyclopædia Britannica 168:on 18 October 1633, as 105:The declaration listed 46:) was a declaration of 188:in the lead-up to the 31: 378:History of Lancashire 342:Declaration of Sports 261:"What does ale mean?" 172:. It was claimed by 37:Declaration of Sports 22: 295:George, David, ed. 288:Craigie, James, ed. 198:book publicly burned 330:32 (1917): 561–568. 192:, hostility to the 137:, "interludes" and 94:(many of whom were 66:Issue under James I 40:(also known as the 48:James I of England 32: 309:Parker, Kenneth. 190:English Civil War 146:Christian Sabbath 415: 277: 276: 274: 272: 267:on 13 March 2013 257: 251: 244: 238: 237: 229: 218: 50:issued just for 423: 422: 418: 417: 416: 414: 413: 412: 358: 357: 337: 306:. London, 1890. 285: 280: 270: 268: 259: 258: 254: 245: 241: 220: 219: 210: 206: 162: 96:Roman Catholics 68: 17: 12: 11: 5: 421: 419: 411: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 360: 359: 356: 355: 350: 336: 335:External links 333: 332: 331: 321: 314: 307: 302:Govett, L. A. 300: 293: 284: 281: 279: 278: 252: 239: 224:, ed. (1911). 222:Chisholm, Hugh 207: 205: 202: 194:Book of Sports 174:William Prynne 161: 158: 150:Sabbatarianism 67: 64: 43:Book of Sports 28:Book of Sports 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 420: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 365: 363: 354: 351: 349: 346: 343: 339: 338: 334: 329: 325: 322: 319: 315: 312: 308: 305: 301: 298: 294: 291: 287: 286: 282: 266: 262: 256: 253: 250:, pp. 227–28. 249: 243: 240: 235: 234: 228: 223: 217: 215: 213: 209: 203: 201: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 159: 157: 155: 151: 147: 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 119:Morris-dances 116: 112: 108: 103: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 72:Thomas Morton 65: 63: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 44: 39: 38: 29: 25: 21: 341: 340:Text of the 327: 317: 310: 303: 296: 289: 269:. Retrieved 265:the original 255: 247: 242: 231: 193: 182:William Laud 169: 163: 143: 135:bull-baiting 127:carry rushes 115:Whitsun-ales 104: 86:between the 69: 42: 41: 36: 35: 33: 27: 324:Tait, James 383:Sports law 373:1633 works 368:1617 works 362:Categories 186:Parliament 100:Lancashire 84:Lancashire 52:Lancashire 24:Title page 246:Craigie, 204:Footnotes 166:Charles I 123:May-poles 60:holy days 56:Charles I 344:, 1633: 271:19 April 90:and the 88:Puritans 139:bowling 111:dancing 107:archery 80:Chester 154:parish 92:gentry 76:bishop 131:bear- 273:2012 133:and 117:and 34:The 78:of 364:: 347:, 230:. 211:^ 180:, 141:. 109:, 74:, 62:. 275:. 148:( 30:.

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Title page
James I of England
Lancashire
Charles I
holy days
Thomas Morton
bishop
Chester
Lancashire
Puritans
gentry
Roman Catholics
Lancashire
archery
dancing
Whitsun-ales
Morris-dances
May-poles
carry rushes
bear-
bull-baiting
bowling
Christian Sabbath
Sabbatarianism
parish
Charles I
William Prynne
Archbishop of Canterbury
William Laud

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