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An abstract or the laws of New England as they are now establishedAn abstract or the lawes of New England as they are novv established

Name: An abstract or the laws of New England as they are now established
Author: John Cotton

John Cotton 1584–1652London: printed for F. Coules and W. Ley, 1641

[2], 15, [2] p. · 5.4k words · Wing C6408 · ESTC R9081

Title page: John Carter Brown Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

AN ABSTRACT Of the Laws of New ENGLAND. › Chapter 8: Of other Crimes less heinous such as are to be punished with some Corporal punishment…AN ABSTRACT Of the Lavves of Nevv ENGLAND. › Chapter 8: Of other Crimes lesse hainous such as are to be punished with some Corporall punishment…

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

[ Earlier:121–136 of 163

:121p. 12¶2

2 With marriage of the maid defiled, ¹if she and her father consent.

2 With marriage of the maide defiled, ¹if shee and her father consent.

1Deut. 22 • 9.

:122p. 12¶3

3 With corporal punishment of stripes for his wrong, as a real slander: And it is worse to make a whore, than to say one is a whore.

3 With corporall punishment of stripes for his wrong, as a reall slander: And it is worse to make a whore, than to say one is a whore.

:123p. 12¶4

4 Fornication to be punished.¹

1Ex. 22.16.

:124p. 12¶1

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