Description:This notice warns locals that "riotous and disorderly" behaviour will not be tolerated in Burslem - especially on Sundays.
Bathing in the canal is another offence mentioned.
At a time when the church was at the forefront of public life, officials believed that the Sabbath should be observed in what they felt was a Christian fashion.
Local church wardens have instructed the town's constables to deal with offenders according to the law.
This means that they will have to answer to a Justice of the Peace.
About this document
Pottery manufacturer Enoch Wood collected this document and it is now among the collections at Stoke on Trent Museums.