158 Assembly Proceedings, July — August 1642.

Liber
C & W H

An Act ordeinging punishment for
certain greater Capitall offences

These shall be adjudged Capitall offences within this Province
That is to say all offences done within this Province which are
declared Treason by Statute of 25 Edw. 3. c. 2. And all
offences of willfull murther to be determined by the Judge as
neer as may be to the law of England and all offences of con-
spiring the death or destruction or of attempting any violence
ag'st the person of the Lord Proprietary of this Province or (in
his absence) of his Leivten^t Generall or of holding any private
intelligence with a declared enemy of the Province or of useing
in armes or muting against the Lord Proprietarie or (in his
absence) against his Leivten^t Generall and the offender (whether
principall or accessary) in any of these shall Suffer paines of
death & shall iorfeit all his or her lands goods & Chattells to
the Lord Proprietarie and the wife shall lose her dower and
the offenders blood shall be Corrupted This act to endure
till the end of the next Assembly

An Act ordeinging punishment for
certain lesse Capitall Offences

These following shall be judged likewise Capitall offences
within this Province That is to Say all offences of homicide
pyracy robbery Burglary Sacriledge Sodomy Sorcery rape

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polegamy and larceny to be determined by the Judge as neer
as may be to the Laws of England likewise all offences of will-
full burning or destroying a house or stack of Tobacco Corne
or hay of another mans or of cutting or plucking out anothers
eyes or tongue And the offender (whether principall or
accessary afore that offence committed) in any of these shall
or may be Judged to Suffer paines of death or of burning in
the hand or losse of member or to lose all his or her Lands for
life goods or Chattells dignity or Office or may be out Lawed
exiled imprisoned dureing Life or adjudged to Serve the Lord
Proprietary and his assignes for the terme of 7 or lesse years
(except he be a Gentleman) or may be otherwise Corporally
Corrected or put to Shame as the Court shall think the Crime
to deserve This Act to endure till the end of the next
Assembly

An Act for punishment of some offences
not Capitall

Every person stricking any officer Juror or Wittness in
presence of the Court or stricking any other person with a