WefindasentencebearingdatethefirstofMay,1660,inflictingafineandreprimandonayoungwomanwhowasaccusedofusingimproperlanguage,andofallowingherselftobekissed。
*tTheCodeof1650aboundsinpreventivemeasures。Itpunishesidlenessanddrunkennesswithseverity。*uInnkeepersareforbiddentofurnishmorethanacertainquantityofliquortoeachconsumer;andsimplelying,wheneveritmaybeinjurious,*vischeckedbyafineoraflogging。Inotherplaces,thelegislator,entirelyforgettingthegreatprinciplesofreligioustolerationwhichhehadhimselfupheldinEurope,rendersattendanceondivineservicecompulsory,*wandgoessofarastovisitwithseverepunishment,**andevenwithdeath,theChristianswhochosetoworshipGodaccordingtoaritualdifferingfromhisown。*xSometimesindeedthezealofhisenactmentsinduceshimtodescendtothemostfrivolousparticulars:thusalawistobefoundinthesameCodewhichprohibitstheuseoftobacco。*yItmustnotbeforgottenthatthesefantasticalandvexatiouslawswerenotimposedbyauthority,butthattheywerefreelyvotedbyallthepersonsinterested,andthatthemannersofthecommunitywereevenmoreaustereandmorepuritanicalthanthelaws。In1649asolemnassociationwasformedinBostontochecktheworldlyluxuryoflonghair。*z[Footnotes:Codeof1650,p。48。Itseemssometimestohavehappenedthatthejudgessuperaddedthesepunishmentstoeachother,asisseeninasentencepronouncedin1643(p。114,\"NewHavenAntiquities\"),bywhichMargaretBedford,convictedoflooseconduct,wascondemnedtobewhipped,andafterwardstomarryNicholasJemmings,heraccomplice。]
[Footnotet:\"NewHavenAntiquities,\"p。104。Seealso\"Hutchinson’sHistory,\"forseveralcausesequallyextraordinary。]
[Footnoteu:Codeof1650,pp。50,57。]
[Footnotev:Ibid。,p。64。]