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A80000 The capitall lawes of New-England, as they stand now in force in the Common-wealth. By the court, in the years 1641. 1642 Capitall lawes, established within the iurisdiction of Massachusets. 1643 (1643) Wing C479; Thomason 669.f.6[99]; ESTC R212573 1,113 1

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The Capitall Lawes of New-England as they stand now in force in the Common-Wealth BY THE COVRT In the Years 1641. 1642. Capitall Lawes Established within the Iurisdiction of Massachusets 1. IF any man after legall conviction shall have or worship any other God but the Lord God he shall be put to death Deut. 13. 6 c. and 17. 2. c. Exodus 22. 20. 2. IF any man or woman be a Witch that is hath or consulteth with a familiar spirit they shall be put to death Exod. 22. 18. Lev. 20. 27. Deut. 18. 10 11. 3. IF any person shall blaspheme the Name of God the Father Sonne or Holy Ghost with direct expresse presumptuous or high-handed blasphemy or shall curse God in the like manner he shall be put to death Lev. 24. 15 16. 4. IF any person shall commit any wilfull murther which is manflaughter committed upon premeditate malice hatred or cruelty not in a mans necessary and just defence nor by meer casualtie against his will he shall be put to death Exod. 21. 12 13 14. Num. 35. 30 31. 5. IF any person slayeth another suddenly in his anger or cruelty of passion he shall be put to death Num. 35. 20 21. Lev. 24. 17. 6. IF any person shall slay another through guile either by poysonings or other such divilish practice he shall be put to death Exod. 21. 14. 7. IF a man or woman shall lye with any beast or bruit creature by carnall copulation they shall surely be put to death and the beast shall be slaine and buried Lev. 20. 15 16. 8. IF a man lyeth with mankinde as he lyeth with a woman both of them have committed abomination they both shall surely be put to death Lev. 20. 13. 9. IF any person committeth adultery with a married or espoused wife the Adulterer and the Adulteresse shall surely be put to death Lev. 20. 10. and 18. 20. Deut. 22. 23 24. 10. IF any man shall unlawfully have carnall copulation with any woman-childe under ten years old either with or without her consent he shall be put to death 11. IF any man shall forcibly and without consent ravish any maid or woman that is lawfully married or contracted he shall be put to death Deut. 22. 25. c. 12. IF any man shall ravish any maid or single woman committing carnall copulation with her by force against her will that is above the age of ten yeares he shall be either punished with death or with some other grievous punishment according to circumstances at the discretion of the Judges and this Law to continue till the Court take further order 13. IF any man stealeth a man or man-kinde he shall surely be put to death Exod. 21. 16. 14. IF any man rise up by false witnesse wittingly and of purpose to take away any mans life he shall be put to death Deut. 19. 16. 18 19. 15. IF any man shall conspire or attempt any invasion insurrection or publick rebellion against our Common-wealth or shall indeavour to surprize any Towne or Townes Fort or Forts therein or shall treacherously or perfidiously attempt the alteration and subversion of our frame of pollity or government fundamentally he shall be put to death Num. 16. 2 Sam. 3. 18. 20. Per exemplar Incre Nowel Secret Printed first in New-England and re-printed in London for Ben. Allen in Popes-head Allen 1643.