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in [[Sodomy law: Massachusetts Bay, November, 1641|1641]] but not before printed, constituted the first collection of statutes published in the American colonies.<ref> 1648: Massachusetts Bay "sodomy" law; Max Farrand, ed., Book of the General Lawes and Liberties of Massachusetts (San Marino, Calif.: Huntington Library, 1929), p. 5. The list of capital crimes is the same as that printed on the 1643 London broadside; the | in [[Sodomy law: Massachusetts Bay, November, 1641|1641]] but not before printed, constituted the first collection of statutes published in the American colonies.<ref> 1648: Massachusetts Bay "sodomy" law; Max Farrand, ed., Book of the General Lawes and Liberties of Massachusetts (San Marino, Calif.: Huntington Library, 1929), p. 5. The list of capital crimes is the same as that printed on the 1643 London broadside; the | ||
sodomy provision cites Gen. 19:5 in the margin. </ref> | sodomy provision cites Gen. 19:5 in the margin. </ref> | ||
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The origins of these Massachusetts statutes were partly Mosaic, partly English | The origins of these Massachusetts statutes were partly Mosaic, partly English | ||
common law, and partly an original colonial invention. The sodomy provision | common law, and partly an original colonial invention. The sodomy provision | ||
| − | was identical to the Massachusetts law of 1641, except for the addition that | + | was identical to the [[Sodomy law: Massachusetts Bay, November, 1641|Massachusetts law of 1641]], except for the addition that |
boys under fourteen, or the party who was forced, were to be "severely punished," | boys under fourteen, or the party who was forced, were to be "severely punished," | ||
but not put to death. | but not put to death. | ||
| − | This Massachusetts law was next revised in 1697 | + | |
| + | This Massachusetts law was [[Buggery law: Massachusetts, May 26, 1697|next revised in 1697]]. | ||
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| + | Return to [[Colonial America: The Age of Sodomitical Sin|Age of Sodomitical Sin]] index • Go to [[Sara Norman and Mary Hammon: Plymouth, March 6, 1649|next article]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
| + | Article adapted from {{GLA}} p. 92. | ||
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Revision as of 11:59, 22 April 2008
The publication of the whole Massachusetts Body of Laws and Liberties, passed in 1641 but not before printed, constituted the first collection of statutes published in the American colonies.[1]
The origins of these Massachusetts statutes were partly Mosaic, partly English
common law, and partly an original colonial invention. The sodomy provision
was identical to the Massachusetts law of 1641, except for the addition that
boys under fourteen, or the party who was forced, were to be "severely punished,"
but not put to death.
This Massachusetts law was next revised in 1697.
Return to Age of Sodomitical Sin index • Go to next article
References
Article adapted from Jonathan Ned Katz, Gay/Lesbian Almanac (NY: Harper & Row, 1983) p. 92.
- ↑ 1648: Massachusetts Bay "sodomy" law; Max Farrand, ed., Book of the General Lawes and Liberties of Massachusetts (San Marino, Calif.: Huntington Library, 1929), p. 5. The list of capital crimes is the same as that printed on the 1643 London broadside; the sodomy provision cites Gen. 19:5 in the margin.
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