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1 Several Lavvs and Orders Made at the General Courts in May 3, August 1, & October 11, 1665 1665

handle is hein.beal/slosm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: [7] Fornication. 4jffments on Strangers, SEVERAL IL AVVS and ORDERS Made at the GENERAL COURTS IN May 3. Augufti. & Oiober i. 1665. Rinted and Pnbl/hed by Order of the General Court held at Boflon i I Eh of Otober, 1 6 6 5. By Edward Raw/on Secr'. MA7 the 3. 1665. T Here being a f eming contradiion between the Laws tit. Fornication Addition to pag.3 3. and title Punifihment, pig.67. This Court doth Declare, the Law of That the former referring to a particular Crime, a fhameful Sin, Fonication. much increafing among(} os, to the great difhonour of God, and our Profefilon of his .Holy Name, the punifhment of that Sin (hall beas is prefcribed in the faid Law, Any thing that may feem to refirain or limit the fame, contained in the other Law tit. Punifbment, notwithflanding. And in cafe any perfon legally convifed of that or any other fhameful and vidous Crime, be a Freeman ; It fhall be in the liberty and power of the Court that bath the proper cognizance thereof, befides any other Penalty or Punifhment, to adde Disfranchifement thereto. T Hot Court finderftanding that feveral Gentlemen Merchants fIrangers, in the Order for Ra- beginning of aver1 year freqejently coming into thefe parti, and bringinggreat ting strangers: fore of EnglihA and other Goods of all forts to great value and ufually makng Or' up their Markets to their great advantage before the Sixth Moneth, When the feffinents on Rates, or Order for the Colleting of them, ly Law is to iffue out, (not without a arangceis. confiderable difadvantage to the Merchants and Shop-kepers, Refidents and Inha- bitants of thH Colony, Who have born the heat of the day, and are fair to be at all the Charge for fapporting-of the Government) and the laid Merchants 1/rargers taking the chief of the benefit of the Trade, and make their efeapes *iioxt any A payment 178

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