 | Connecticut - Law - 1784 - 410 pages
...of Cloth of a contrary Colour to their Cloaths, and fewed upon their upper Garments, on the out-fide of their Arm, or on their Back, in open View. And if any Perfon or Perfons convicted and fentenced as aforefaid, for fuch Offence, (hall at any Time be found... | |
 | Vermont - Land grants - 1823 - 570 pages
...cut out in cloth of a contrary color to their cloaihs . and sewed upon their upper garment, on tlie out-side of their arm, or on their back, in open view....convicted and sentenced for such offence, shall, at any time, be found without their letter so worn. during their abode in this State, he or they shall,... | |
 | Nathan Dane - Law - 1824 - 768 pages
...wear a capital A, of two inches long &ic., cut out in cloth of a contrary colour to their clothes, and sewed upon their upper garments, on the outside...of their arm, or on their back, in open view. And a public whipping was the punishment for being without the letter. Adultery was not defined in this... | |
 | Benjamin Homer Hall - Vermont - 1858 - 830 pages
...proportionable higness, cut out in cloth of a contrary colour to their cloaths, and sewed upon their garments, on the outside of their arm, or on their back, in open view. And if any person or persons, convicted and sentenced as aforesaid, for such offence, shall, at any time, be found without their... | |
 | Mary Howitt - United States - 1859 - 460 pages
...wear the eapital letter A, of two inches long, cut out of eloth of a contrary colour to their elothes, and sewed upon their upper garments on the outside of their arm or on their back in public vicw, and if eaught without this, to be liable to fifteen stripes.* This extraordinary mode... | |
 | New Hampshire - 1869 - 872 pages
...the Superiour Court of Judicature, shall be set upon the gallows by the space of an Hour, with a Rope about their Necks, and the other end cast over the...convicted and sentenced for such offence, shall at any time be found without their Letter so worn, during their abode in this Province, they shall by... | |
 | New Hampshire - 1869 - 886 pages
...the Superiour Court of Judicature, shall be set upon the gallows by the space of an Hour, with a Rope about their Necks, and the other end cast over the...Garments, on the outside of their Arm, or on their back in opeu view. And if any person or persons having been convicted and sentenced for such offence, shall... | |
 | Vermont - Vermont - 1875 - 566 pages
...bigness, cut out in cloth of a contrary colour to their clothes, and sewed upon their upper garment, on the outside of their arm, or on their back, in...persons, having been convicted and sentenced for such ofl-ence, shall, at any time, be found without their letter so worn, during their abode in this State,... | |
 | Law - 1877 - 510 pages
...proportionable figures, cut out in cloth of a contrary color to their clothes, and sewed upon their garments on the outside of their arm, or on their back in open view." (By the way, we have often wondered whether the number of the thirtynine articles of the Catechism... | |
 | Law - 1877 - 510 pages
...proportionable figures, cut out in cloth of a contrary color to their clothes, and sewed upon their garments on the outside of their arm, or on their back in open view." (By the way, we have often wondered whether the number of the thirtynine articles of the Catechism... | |
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Cloth of a contrary colour to their cloathes, and sewed upon their upper Garments, on the outside of their Arm, or on their back in open view. And if any person or persons having been convicted and sentenced for such offence, shall at any time be found... 
