Please help ASAP From the text the metaphysical poets The Puritans believed in a pure and austere life. They did not approve of many of the leisure activities of their time, such as maypole celebrations and bearbaiting. To appease the Puritans, James I and Charles I both made written declarations to specify what activities people could or could not partake in on Sundays and other holy days. This declaration came to be known as the Book of Sports. Read part of the text by Charles I. Then write a short paragraph describing what it reveals about the religious issues of the time and the role of the Anglican Church in the lives of the English people.