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Informer or him or them that shall sue for the same to be
recovered in Any Court of Record within this province by
bill plaint or Informacon wherein no Essoyne protection or
wager of Law to be allowed
And be it Enacted by the Authority afd that the Clerk of
the Councill in Assembly for the time being and the Clerk of
the house of Delegates for the time being shall Transcribe
the respective Journalls of the Councill in Assembly and of
the said house into two Sev^ll faire books and in a good fair
Legible Character within two months after the End of Each
Sessions and shall Transmitt the same soe Subscribed into the
Secretaries Office there to remaine and the Secretary is
required by this Act to receive the same Accordingly and the

C. P.

Clerk or Clerks making Default shall forfeit five hundred
pounds of Tob^o Each for Every such Offence the one halfe to
his Majesty his heirs and Successors for the Support of Gov-
ernment of this province and the other halfe to him or them
that shall sue for the same to be recovered as afd
And be it Enacted by the Authority afd by and with the
Advice and Consent afd that the Secretary shall be allowed
for recording the said Act in the publick Levy soe much as
the Gen^ll Assembly shall think the said Secretary shall reason-
ably Deserve

An Act for the punishing of the Offences of Adultery and
ffornication.

Bee itt Enacted by the Kings most Excellt Majesty by and
with the advice and Consent of his Majestys Governt Councill
and Assembly of this province and the Authority of the same
that after the end of this Session of Assembly whosoever shall
Directly or Indirectly Entertaine provide for or Cause to be
Entertained or provided for any Lewed Woman or Women
or that shall frequent her or their Company after that Admo-
nition to him or them be given by the Minister or the Vestry
or the Church Warden or Church Wardens of the parish
where such persons shall Inhabitt shall be adjudged a forni-

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cator or Adulterer as the Case shall be and shall suffer such
Penalties as by this Law is hereafter Appointed

And be itt further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afd that Every pson or psons that shall Comitt fforni-
cation and be thereof Convict in the Provinciall or County
Court either by Confession or Verdict of twelve men shall be
fined thirty shillings Currt mony of this province or Six hun-
dred pounds of Tob^o by the Justice before whome such Con-
viction shall be to the Kings Majty his heirs and Successors
for the Support of the County Charge.

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