For the Colony in Virginea Britannia Author:William Strachey Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: vate prayer, that they may be the better fitted for the publique, .according to the commandements of God, and the orders of our Church, as also euery man and wom... more »an shall repaire in the morning to the diuine seruice, and Sermons preached vpon the .Saboth day, and in the afternoon to diuine seruice, and Catechising, vpon paine for the first fault to lose their prouision, and allowance for the whole weeke following, for the second to lose the said allowance, and also to be whipt, and for the third to suffer death. 7 All Preachers or Ministers within this our Colonie, or Co- Jonies, shall in the Forts, where they are resident, after diuine Seruice, duly preach euery Sabbath day in the forenoone, and Catechise in the afternoone, and weekely say the diuine seruice, twice euery day, and preach euery Wednesday, likewise euery Minister where he is resident, within the same Fort, or Fortresse, Townes or Towne, shall chuse vnto him, foure of the most religious and better disposed as well to inibrme of the abuses and neglects of the people in their duties, and seruice to God, as also to the due reparation, and keeping of the Church handsome, and fitted with all reuerent obseruances thereunto belonging : likewise euery Minister shall keepe a faithful and true Record, or Church Booke, of all Christnings, Marriages, and deaths of such our people, as shall happen within their Fort, or Fortresses, Townes or Towne at any time, vpon the burthen of a neglectfull conscience, and vpon paine of losing their Entertaine- ment. 8 He that vpon pretended malice, shall murther or take away thg life of any man, shall bee punished with death. 9 No man shal commit the horrible, and detestable sins of Sodomie vpon pain of death ; f a he or she that can be lawfully conuict of Adultery shall be punished wi...« less