| Many bakers, " ...under the pretence of being employed
in works of necessity or charity, carried on their trade or calling on the
Lord's Day". To prevent abuse, an Act was passed (34 Geo. III., c. 61)
that no baker in, or within twelve miles of the City of London, should on
any pretence whatsoever, make, bake, or expose for sale any bread or rolls,
or bake any meat, puddings, pies, or tarts, or in any other manner carry
on his business on Sunday, or any part of that day, under a penalty; except
between the hours of nine in the forenoon and one in the afternoon, for
the purpose of baking meat, puddings, and pies for persons who should carry
or send the same to and from the baker's shop. This Act gave relief to the
overworked journeymen bakers, and was welcomed by many of the masters-hence
the inscription. |
