An Abstract or the Lawes of New England As they are novv established.
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Identifier
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Golin4
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Title
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An Abstract or the Lawes of New England As they are novv established.
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Description
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This abstract contains a general description of the laws in New England in the mid 1650s. It is laid out in chapters, with each chapter enumerating the laws pertaining to a certain group of people. There are chapters detailing laws relating to magistrates, burgesses and free inhabitants, the protection and provision of the country, the right of inheritance, commerce, trespasses, severe crimes, minor crimes, and the trial of cases.
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Creator
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John Cotton
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Date Created
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1641
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Publisher
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London, Printed for F. Coules, and W. Leyat Paules Chain, 1641.
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Bibliographic Citation
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Cotton, John. An Abstract or the Lawes of New England as They Are Novv Established. London: Printed for F. Coules and W. Ley ..., 1641. Print.
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