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The book of the general laws of the inhabitants of the jurisdiction of New-Plimouth collected out of the records of the General Court, and lately revised : and with some emendations and additions established and disposed into such order as they my readily conduce to general use and benefit by the order and authority of the General Court of New-Plimouth held at Plimouth, June 2d. anno Dom. 1685 reprinted and published, Nathaniel Clerk, secrt'.; Laws, etc. (Book of the general laws : 1685)
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New Plymouth Colony.
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1685
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Wing P2659; ESTC W479534
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Person having had the knowledge of the true God Idolatry openly and manifestly have or worship any other God but the Lord God he shall be put to Death Exod. 22.20 Deut. 13.6 10. 2. If any Person within this Jurisdiction professing the True God Blasphemy shall wittingly and willingly presume to Blaspheme the Holy Name of God the Father Son or Holy Ghost with direct express presumptious high handed Blasphemy either by wilful or obstinate denying of the True God or his Creation or Government of the World or shall curse God the Fâ—ther Son or Holy Ghost such Persons shall be put to Death Levit. 24.15 16. 3. Treason against the Person of our Soveraigne Lord the King the Realm and Common-wealth of England Treason shall be punisht by Death Conspiring against this Jurisdiction and His Majesties authority here established 4. That whosoever shall Conspire and Attempt any Invasion Insurrection or publick Rebellion against this Jurisdiction and His Majesties Authority here established or surprize any Town Plantation Fortification or Amunition therein provided for the safety thereof or shall treacherously and profideously attempt and endeavour the Alteration and Subversion of our Fundamental Frame and Constitution of this Government every such Person shall be put to Death Wilful Murther premeditate 5. If any Person shall commit wilful Murther by Killing any Man Woman or Child upon premidated Malice Hatred or Cruelty not in a way of necessity and just Defence nor by Causualty against his will he shall be put to Death Murther in suddain passion through guile or poy soning 6. If any Person slayeth another suddainly in anger and cruelty of passion he shall be put to Death 7. If any person slay another through Guile either by poysoning or other divelish practice he shall be put to Death 8. If any Christian so called be a Witch Witchcraft that is hath or consulteth with a Familiar Spirit he or they shall be put to Death 9. If any Person lyeth with a Beast Bestiality or Bruit Creature by carnal copulation they shall surely be put to Death and the Beast shall be slain and buried and not eaten 10. If any Man lyeth with Man-kind as he lyeth with a Woman Sodomy both of them hath committed abomination they both shall surely be put to Death unless one party were forced or were under fourteen years of Age and all other Sodomitical filthiness shall be severely punisht according to the nature of it False witness 11. If any Person rise up by false Witness wittingly and of purpose to take away a Mans Life he shall be put to Death 12. If any Man stealeth Mankind he shall be put to Death or otherwise grievously punished Man stealing 13. If any Child or Children above sixteen years old and of competent understanding shall curse or smite their natural Fathers or Mothers he or they shall be put to Death unless it can sufficiently be proved that the Parents have been very negligent in the Education of such Children Cursing or smiting father or mother or so provoked them by extream and cruel Correction that they have been forced thereunto to preserve themselves from Death or Maiming 14. If any Man shall Ravish a Maid or Woman committing carnal copulation with her by force that is above the Age of ten Years or if she were under the Age of ten Years though her will was gained by him he shall be punished with Death or some other grievous punishment 15. Whosoever shall willingly or on purpose burn any House Ship Barque Wilful burning of Houses Ships c. or any other Vessel of considerable value such person shall be put to Death or otherwise grievously punished as the Case and circumstances of of it may require An Act for the Restraining and Punishing Privateers and Pirates in pursuance of His Majesties Special Directions and Command by the General Court Summond for that End July 4th 1684. 15. Whereas nothing can more Contribute to His Sacred Majesties Honour Articles in all Treaties of peace agreed on by His Majesty to be inviolably kept by His Subjects then that such Articles are concluded and agreed on in all Treaties of Peace should by His Majesties Subjects according to their duty be most Inviolably preserved and kept in and over all His Majesties Dominions and Territories And whereas not only against such Treaties of Peace made by His Majesty with His Allies but also contrary to His Majesties Royal Proclamations Several of His Subjects have and do continually go off from this Colony into Forraigne Princes Services and Sail under their Commissions contrary to their Duty and good Allegiance and by fair means cannot be restrained from so doing Be it therefore Enacted by this General Court and Authority thereof and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same that from and after Publication hereof it shall be Felony for any person which now doth or within four years last past heretofore hath Felony to serve in hostile manner any Forreign Prince c. against any in amity with His Majesty without Licence And to suffer pains of death or hereafter shall Inhabit or Belong to this Colony to serve in America in an Hostile manner under any forreign Prince State or Potentate or any imployed under any of them against any other Prince State or Potentate in amity with His Majesty without especial License for so doing under the Hand and Seal of the Governour or Commander in chief of this Colony for the time being And that all and every such Offender or Offenders contrary to the true intent of this Act being thereof duely convicted in any of His Majesties Courts of Judicature within this Colony to which Court Authority is hereby given to hear and determine the same as in other cases of Felony shall suffer pains of Death without benefit of the Clergy Provided nevertheless that this act nor any thing therein contained shall extend to any Person or Persons unless returning within the time limited which now are or have been in the Service or Imployment of any forreign Prince State or Potentate whatsoever that shall return to this Colony and leave and desert such Service and Imployment before the tenth day of December next insuing rendring themselves to the Governour or Commander in chief for the time being and giving him such Security as he shall appoint for their future good behaviour and also that they shall not depart this Colony without the Governours leave And for the better and more speedy Execution of Justice upon such who having committed Treasons Piracies Felonies and other Offences upon the Sea shall be apprehended in or brought Prisoners to this Colony Treasons Spiracies Felonys c. though committed on the Sea if hither brought within teis Colony shall be proceeded against as if committed on the land by Commission to the Judges of the Admiralty others Their power Be it further Enacted by