. Proceedings of the Governor and Council at Fort William, respecting the administration of justice amongst the natives in Bengal: also, Translation of a pootee or compilation of the ordinations of the pundits. the Magiftrate fhall fine him<Eighty Gold Coins-, if he be a Cbehteree, or a Bice, he fhall fine him FiveHundred Puns of Cowries; if it be a Sooder^hs fhall put him to Death. U ( a8i ) If a Man copulates with the Female of any Species of Animal (excluiiveof Cows) the Magiftrate fhall fine him Five Hundred Puns of Cowries: decod-ing to the Ordinations of Puchejhputtee Mifr: Approved (
. Proceedings of the Governor and Council at Fort William, respecting the administration of justice amongst the natives in Bengal: also, Translation of a pootee or compilation of the ordinations of the pundits. the Magiftrate fhall fine him<Eighty Gold Coins-, if he be a Cbehteree, or a Bice, he fhall fine him FiveHundred Puns of Cowries; if it be a Sooder^hs fhall put him to Death. U ( a8i ) If a Man copulates with the Female of any Species of Animal (excluiiveof Cows) the Magiftrate fhall fine him Five Hundred Puns of Cowries: decod-ing to the Ordinations of Puchejhputtee Mifr: Approved (or cuftomary.) Cbendeefurfays, the Fine (hall be One Hundred and Ten Puns of Cowries. In fuch Cafes as have no Fines fpecified for them in the Chapter of Adul-tery, the Magiftrate fhall confider the Caft of the Criminal, and the Degree ofthe Crime, and proportion the Fine accordingly. When a Kingdom is preferved free from Thieves, from Adulterers, fromMurderers, and from all Men of fuch evil Principles, the Magiftrate of theKingdom goes to Paradife; and if the Magiftrate always brings fuch Perfon*to Punifhment, he then alfo goes to Paradife, and his Kingdom is doubled,,and. his Reputation is CHAP. ( 282 ) CHAP. XX. Of what concerns Women. A Man, boih Day and Night, muft keep his W;fe fo much in Subjection,that me by no Means be Miftrefs of her own AcYions: If the Wife have herown Free-Will, notwithstanding me be fprung from a fuperior Caft, fhe willyet behave amifs. So long as a Woman remains unmarried, her Father Hull take care of her;and fo long as a Wife remains young, her Hufband mail take care of her;and in her old Age, her Son fhall take care of her; and if, before a WomansMarriage, her Father mould die, the Brother, or Brothers Son, or fuch othernear Relations of the Father {hall take care of her; if, after Marriage, herHufband mould die, and the Wife has not brought forth a Son, the Brothers,and Brothers Sons, and fuch other near Relations of her Hufband fha
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