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Ist: 
Penalties for 
lying out of 
the Fac- 
toryes. 
2d: 
Penalties for 
swareing and 
3d; 
Penalties for 
lying, 
4th: 
Penalties for 
nkness. 
5th: 
Penalties for 
issing di- 
vine Service. 
6th: 
Persons to 
be sent to 
the Fort, 
ties Royall Charter to them granted) order and 
appoynt that whosoever shall be found guilty of 
the following offences shall undergoe the penalties 
here unto annexe 
Whosoever shall remaine out of the house all 
night (without licence from the Cheife) or be found 
absent at the time of shutting the gates after 9: 
at night (without a reasonable excuse) shall pay 
10: rupees to the use of the poore or sett one 
whole day publickly in the Stocks. 
Whosoever shall profaine the name of Gop by 
swareing or Cursing he shall pay 12d. to the use 
of the poore for every oath or Curse and in case 
of nonpayment after ‘demand the said summe shall 
be leavied by distress and in defect of such dis. 
tress nis offender shall sett in the Stocks 3: 
hower 
Whosoever shall be guilty of ying shall pay 
12d. for the poore for every such offence. 
Whssteve: shall appeare to be Drinok shall 
pay 5s. for the use of the poore for every offence 
and in case of nonpayment after demand the said 
summe shall be levied by distress and i in defect 
of such a the offender shall sett in the Stocks 
6: howe 
Wheseve (Protestant) that lodges within the 
house (whither actually in the Honourable Com- 
panyes service or not) that shall be absent from 
the publicke prayers morning and evening on the 
weeke days (with out a lawfull excuse) shall pay 
12d. for the poore or be confined one whole weeke 
within the house for every such default. and 
whatsoever Christian in the Honourable Com- 
panyes service 5 be absent from the publick 
prayers morning cr evening on the Lorps Day 
(with out a lawfull excuse) Shall pay 12d. for - 
poore for every such default and in case of n 
payment after demand said summe shall be levied 
y distress and sale of the offenders goods a 
default of such distress the offender shall sities 
imprisonment until payment of said samme soe 
forfited by him. 
If any by these a. will not be reclaimed 
from these vises, or if any shall be found guilty 
they shall be sent to Fort St. George there to re- 
ceive Condign punishment. 
