New-Englands Jonas cast up at London: or, A relation of the proceedings of the court at Boston in New-England against divers honest and godly persons, for petitioning for government in the common-wealth, according to the lawes of England, and for admittance of themselves and children to the sacraments in their churches; and in case that should not be granted, for leave to have ministers and church-government according to the best reformation of England and Scotland. Together with a confutation of some reports of a fained miracle upon the aforesaid petition, being thrown over-board at sea; as also a breif [sic] answer to some passages in a late book (entituled Hypocrisie unmasked) set out by Mr. Winslowe, concerning the Independent churches holding communion with the reformed churches. / By Major John Child.

BY THE COURT: In the Yeares, 1641. 1642. Capital Lawes, established within the Jurisdiction of MASSACHUSETS.

IF any man, after legall conviction, shall have or wor∣ship any other god, but the Lord God, he shall be put to death. Deut. 3.6, &c. and 17.2, &c. Exod. 22.20.

2. IF any man or woman be a Witch, (that is) hath, or con∣sulteth with a Familiar spirit, they shall be put to death. Exod. 22.18. Lev. 20.27. Deut. 18.10, 11.

3. IF any person shall blaspheme the Name of God the Father, Son, or Holy Ghost, with direct, expresse, presumptuous, or high-handed blasphemy, or shall curse God in the like manner, he shall be put to death. Lev. 24.15, 16.

4. IF any person shall commit any wilfull murther, which is Man-slaughter, committed upon prnmeditate malice, hatred or cruelty, not in a mans necessary and just defence, nor by meer casualty against his will, he shall be put to death. Exod. 21.12, 13, 14. Num. 35.30, 31.

.5 IF any person flayeth another suddenly in his anger, or cruel∣ty of passion, he shall be put to death. Num. 35.20, 21. Lev. 24.17.

6. IF any person shall slay another through guile, either by poy∣sonings, or other such devilish practice he shall be put to death. Exod. 21.14.

7. IF a man or woman shall lie with any 〈…〉〈…〉 by carnall copulation, they shall sure 〈…〉〈…〉 the beast shall be slain and buried. Lev. 〈…〉〈…〉

8. IF a man lieth with mankinee, as 〈…〉〈…〉 both of them have committed abo•• 〈…〉〈…〉 surely be put to death. Lev. 20.••••.

9. IF any person committeth adultery v•• 〈…〉〈…〉 ••¦sed wife, the Adulterer and Adulte 〈…〉〈…〉 to death. Lev. 20.10. & 18.20. De 〈…〉〈…〉

10. IF any man shall unlawfully have carnall ••••peration w•••• any woman child under ten years old, either with or with∣out her consent, he shall be put to death.

11. IF any man shall forcibly and without consent ravish any maid, or woman that is lawfully married or contracted, he shall be put to death. Deut. 22.25, &c.

12. IF any man shall ravish any maid or single woman, (com∣mitting carnall copulation with her by force, against he will) that is above the age of ten years; he shall be either pu∣nished with death, or with some other grievous punishment, ac∣cording to circumstances, at the discretion of the Jvdges: and this Law to continue till the Court take further order.

13. JF any man stealeth a man, or man-kinde, he shall surely be put to death. Exod. 21.16.

14. JF any man rise up by false witnesse, wittingly, and of pur∣pose to take away any mans life, he shall be put to death, Deut. 19.16, 18, 19.

15. JF any man shall conspire or attempt any invasion, insur∣rection, or publike rebellion against our Common-wealth, or shall endeavour to surprise any Town or Towns, Fort or Forts therein; or shall treacherously or perfidiously attempt the al∣teration and subversion of our frame of Polity or Government fundamentally, he shall be put to death. Num. 16. 2 Sam. 3. & 18. & 20.

Per exemplar. Incre. Nowel, Secret.