r, young or olde, especially kine, Heyfurs or cow-calves, and
shalbe[355] carefull to preserve their steeres[356] and oxen, and to
bring them to the plough and such profitable uses, and w^{th}out having
obtained leave as aforesaid, shall not kill them, upon penalty of
forfaiting the value of the beast so killed.
[355] shall be, McDonald, Bancroft.
[356] steers, McDonald.
Whosoever shall take any of his neighbours' boates, oares, or canoas
w^{th}out leave from the owner shalbe held[357] and esteemed as a felon
and so proceeded againste;[358] tho[359] hee that shall take away by
violence or stelth any canoas or other thinges from the Indians shall
make valuable restitution to the said Indians, and shall forfaict, if
he be a freeholder, five pound; if a servant, 40^s, or endure a
whipping; and anything under the value of 13^d[360] shall be accounted
Petty larceny.
[357] helde, McDonald, Bancroft.
[358] against, McDonald, Bancroft.
[359] also McDonald, Bancroft.
[360] ob., McDonald.
All ministers shall duely read divine service, and exercise their
ministerial function according to the Ecclesiastical lawes and orders of
the churche[361] of Englande, and every Sunday in the afternoon[362]
shall Catechize suche as are not yet ripe to come to the Com.[363] And
whosoever of them shalbe[364] found negligent or faulty in this kinde
shalbe subject to the censure of the Govern^r and Counsell of Estate.
[361] Church, McDonald.
[362] afternoone, McDonald.
[363] comunion, McDonald, Bancroft.
[364] shall be, McDonald.
The Ministers and Churchwardens shall seeke to presente[365] all ungodly
disorders, the comitters wherofe[366] if, upon goode[367] admonitions
and milde reprooff,[368] they will not forbeare the said skandalous
offenses,[369] as suspicions of whordomes,[370] dishonest company
keeping with weomen and suche[371] like, they are to be presented and
punished accordingly.
[365] prevente, McDonald.
[366] whereof, McDonald, Bancroft.
[367] good, McDonald, Bancroft.
[368] reproofe, McDonald.
[369] offences, McDonald.
[370] whoredoms, McDonald.
[371] such, McDonald.
If any person after two warnings, doe[372] not amende[373] his or her
life in point[374] of evident suspicion of Incontincy[375] or of the
comission[376] of any other enormous sinnes,[377] that then he or shee
be presented by the Churchwardens and suspended for a time from the
churche by the minister. In w^{ch} Interim i
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