pœnalties

English

Noun

pœnalties

  1. plural of pœnalty
    • 1651, Albert Stillman Batchellor, editor, Provincial and State Papers, volume XXIV, page 265:
      […]As also the three aforesaid Comissioners, or each of them shall have power to Administer oathes keepe the peace amongst the Inhabitants and to graunt warrants to bring before them such as shall break the pœnall lawes, the pœnalties whereof exceede not fforty shillings and all offenders whose pœnalty shall exceede the somme aforesaid to binde over to the County Courte or send them to some magists to be provided with according to lawe […]

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