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Marriage and guardianship penalties under old Commonwealth law
The text outlines harsh penalties for violence or abduction of women and children under age thresholds, including forced labor and statute specifics. It notes safeguards by guardians and overseers, double forfeiture to the Commonwealth, and changes in age legality after September 1553 setting marriage ages to sixteen for males and fourteen for females.
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