72 Assembly Proceedings, February — March 1638/9.

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clayme be made thereof within three years after judgm^t given)
and all the goods & Chattells whereof the offender was pos-
sesed at the time of his or her conviction.
Provided that in offences which are petit Treason the punish-
ment of death shall be inflicted by drawing and hanging of a
man by burning of a woman and that in the offences of sorcery
and blasphemy and Idolatry the punishment of death shall be
inflicted by burning and the accessaries to any of these felonies
afore the felonie committed shall be punished as the principals
This act to endure till the end of the next Generall Assembly.

An Act allowing bookc to certain Felonies.

Be it Enacted By the Lord Proprietarie of this Province of
and with the advice and approbation of the freemen of the
same that these offences following in this Act shall be adjudged
felonies within this Province Man slaughter Malicious trespasses
as to burnt or destroy willfully a house or stack of corne or
Tobacco or to cutt out anothers tongue and the like mischeifs
done to another out of pure malice Forgery which is the will-
ful embesilling or corrupting of a Record meere contempts with
force as to assault or beat the Leiuten^t Generall of the pro-
vince for the time being or to assault or beat any Judge sitting
in Court or Wittness or Juror in presence of the Court Acces-

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saries to felonie after the felonie Committed which is the receive-
ing hiding or rescuing of a Felon knowing him to be one
(except it be the felons wife) or the receiveing of Stolne goods
knowing them to be stolne Stealth of ones self which is the
unlawfull departure of a Servant out of service or out of the
Colony without the privity or Consent of the Master or Mis-
tresse
And the offender in these felonies or any of them shall suffer
pains of death by hanging except the offender can read Clerk
like in the judgment of the Court and then the offender shall
lose his hand or be burned in the hand or forehead with a hot
iron and shall forfeit all his or her lands at the time of the
offence committed (Saveing to the wife or widow her dower
and to the heir his or her inheritance if clayme be made thereof
by the said widow or heire within three years alter Judgm^t given
and saveing likewise to the Lord of the fee his escheat after a
year and a day (and Shall further forfeit all his or her goods &
Chattells whereof the offender Shall be possessed at the time
of conviction and the offender Eftsoons — againe offending in
any the said offences of felony shall for such second offence
suffer pains of death and shall forfeit all his or her lands goods
& Chattells to the Lord Proprietary (Saveing to the Widow