The capital laws of New-England, as they stand now in force in the commonwealth.  
BY THE court, In the Years 1641. 1642.  
Capital laws, Established within the jurisdiction of Massachusets.  
1. IF any man after legal conviction, shall have or worship any other God, but the Lord God, he shall be put to death. Deut. 13. 6, &c. and 17. 2. &c. Exodus 22. 20.  
2. IF any man or woman be a Witch, that is, hath or consulteth 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, express, 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 wilful murder, which is manflaughter, committed upon premeditate malice, hatred, or cruelty, not in a man's necessary and just defence, nor by mere casualty, against his will; he shall be put to death. Exod. 21. 12, 13, 14. Num. 35. 30, 31.  
5. IF any person slayeth another suddenly in his anger, or cruelty 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 poisonings, or other such devilish practice; he shall be put to death. Exod. 21. 14.  
7. IF a man or woman shall lie with any beast, or bruit creature, by carnal copulation, they shall surely be put to death; and the beast shall be slain, and buried. Lev. 20. 15, 16.  
8. IF a man lieth with mankind, as he lieth with a woman▪ both of them have committed abomination, they both shall surely be put to death. Lev. 20. 13.  
9 IF any person committeth adultery with a married, or espoused wife, the Adulterer, and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death. Lev. 20. 10. and 18. 20. Deut. 22. 23, 24.  
10. IF any man shall unlawfully have carnal copulation with any woman-child under ten years old, either with, or without 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 (committing carnal copulation with her by force, against her will) that is above the age of ten years; he shall be either punished with death, or with some other grievous punishment, according to circumstances, at the discretion of the Judges: and this Law to continue till the Court take further order.  
13. IF any man stealeth a man, or mankind, he shall surely be put to death. Exod. 21. 16.  
14. IF any man rise up by false witness wittingly, and of purpose to take away any man's life, he shall be put to death. Deut. 19 16. 18, 19  
15. IF any man shall conspire, or attempt any invasion, insurrection, or public rebellion against our commonwealth, or shall endeavour to surprise any town or towns, Fort or Forts therein: or shall treacherously, or perfidiously attempt the alteration and subversion of our frame of pollity, or government fundamentally, he shall be put to death. Num. 16. 2 Sam. 3. & 18. & 20.  
Per exemplar Incre, Nowell, Secret.   

Printed first in New-England, and reprinted in London for Ben. Allen in Popes-head Allen. 1643.