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hundred Pounds of Tobbacco to be leavied as afores^d or to
receive Corporall Punishment as aforesaid And be it further
Enacted by the Authority afores^d by and with the Advice and
Consent aforesaid that every person or persons who shall
harbour Enterteine and Provide for the Maintenance of any
Lewd woman or women or frequent her to their Companys or
the Company of any Lewd woman or women after Publick
Admonition to avoyd the same given by the Ministers or
Church Wardens or Vestry of the Parish or Parishes where
Such person or psons Dwell and in Case there be no Minis-
ters by the Church wardens of the Same or Vestry aforesaid
shall for every time it shall be proved that he she or they shall
Cohabit together or frequent the Company of Each other after
such admonition Given as aforesaid undergo Such pains and
Penaltys as is by this Act Provided for such who are Legally

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Convicted of fornication or Adultery and Whereas those horrid
and Detestable Sinns of Prophane Swearing and Cursing are
Notwithstanding Severall Good Laws heretofore made grown
so Ripe that it is to be feared they provoke the Divine Ven-
geance to Inflict many and terrible Punishments upon us to
prevent Such Wickedness for the future Be it Enacted by the
Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and
Consent of this Present Generall Assembly and the Authority
of the Same That if any person or Persons whatsoever within
this Province after the publication of this Act Prophanely
Swear or Curse in the presence or hearing of any one Iustice
of the Peace or head Officer of any Town City or Burrough
within this Province or that shall be thereof Convicted by the
oath of one Wittness before any one Justice or other head
Officer or by the Confession of the Party Offending shall for-
feitt and pay for Such Offence the Sume of five Shills. Sterling
to our Sovereigne Lord the King for the use of the poor of
County where the offence shall be Comitted to be leavied upon
Such Offender or Offenders Imediatly by Comand or Warrant
from the Justice of the Peace or head Officer of any Town
City or Burrough before whom Such Offender or Offenders
shall be Convicted to the Constable or other Person whom
Such Justice or head Officer shall Comand or Appoint by dis-
tress or Sale of his her or their Goods or Chattells rendering
to them the overplus and in Case any person should refuse to
obey to Execute the Comand or Warrant of any Justice of the
Peace head Officer as aforesaid in this Case Such person or
persons shall forfeitt and pay the Sume of five Shillings to be
leavied as aforesaid to the use aforesaid And be it further

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Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that for every time any
person or persons shall prophanely Swear or Curse in any
Court house dureing the Sitting of any Court within this