1 The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut 15 (J. Hammond Trumbull ed., 1850) (enacted 1637)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Connecticut [Colony] | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-23T03:51:30Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-11T14:12:57Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-16T23:37:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1637 | |
| dc.description.abstract | It is ordered that all prsons shall beare Armes that are aboue the age of sixteene yeeresm except they doe tender a sufficient excuse [to] the Corte & the Cort allowe the same | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Itm̃, it is ordered that all pʳsons shall beare Armes that are aboue the age of sixteene yeeres except they doe tender a suffi-cient excuse [to] the Corte & the Cort allowe the same. The Comʳˢ & Church officers for the present to bee exempted, as [8] alsoe for the tyme | |
| dc.description.lawtext | to come after they have beene a Com-missioner or Comʳˢ or Church officer to bee likewise for all tymes afterward exempted for bearing Armes, Watchinges & Wardinges. It is ordered that there shalbe a magaceⁿ of powder and shott in every plantačon that the supply of oʳ military men if occasion serve, videlicet, Hartefᵈ twoe barrels, Windsor 1 barrell of powder, 300 weighte of leade, Weathersfeild 1 barrell of pow-der, 300 of leade, Aggawam halfe a barrell of powder, 150 of leade; and every military man is to have continually in his house in a readines halfe a pounde of goode powder, 2ˡᵇ of bullets sutable to his peece, one pounde of match if his peece be a match locke, and whosoever failes of his halfe pounde of powder and 2ˡᵇ of [*bulletts*] and match to pay V*s.* for every tyme yᵗ is wanting; the plantačons or plantačon for not providing the saide magacen of powder and lead within this 3 monethes to pay 2ˡᵇ forty shillings, and tenn shillings for every moneth vntill it bee pʳvided. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law requires all men over age sixteen to bear arms unless excused by the court, while officials like commissioners and church officers are exempt from military duties. It also mandates that each settlement maintain a supply of gunpowder and lead for defense, and that every զինական man keep a minimum amount of powder, bullets, and equipment at home ready for use. Individuals and communities that fail to meet these requirements are subject to fines. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3373 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Public_Records_of_the_Colony_of_Conn/Xbk-AAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22public%20records%20of%20the%20colony%20of%20connecticut%22&pg=PA15&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | REQUIRED POSSESSION | |
| dc.title | 1 The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut 15 (J. Hammond Trumbull ed., 1850) (enacted 1637) |