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I. Crimes whoſe puniſhment extends to Life.

1. High treaſon.	Death by hanging.
	Forfeiture of lands and goods to the Commonwealth.
2. Petty treaſon.	Death by hanging. Diſſection.
	Forfeiture of half the lands and goods to the repreſentatives of the party ſlain.

3. Murder.	1. by poiſon.	Death by poiſon.
		Forfeiture of one-half as before.
	2. in duel.	Death by hanging. Gibbeting, if the challenger.
		Forfeiture of one-half as before, unleſs it be the party challenged, then the forfeiture is to the commonwealth.
	3. In any other way.	Death by hanging. Forfeiture of one-half as before.

 4. Manſlaughter. The ſecond offence is murder.

II. Crimes whoſe puniſhment goes to Limb.

1. Rape.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Diſmemberment.
2. Sodomy.
3. Maiming.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Retaliation, and the forfeiture of half the lands and goods to the ſufferer.
4. Diſfiguring.