This the Women upon Penalty of having their Tongues cut out, dare not presume to do.
As it is usual to punish Men for faults committed by Imprisonment and Chains, or by making them stand with a weight on their Backs, until they do pay such a Sum of Money as is demanded: which for ordinary faults may be five or ten Shillings.

So the Punishment which is inflicted upon Women, is to make them stand with a Basket of Sand upon their Heads, so long as they shall think fitting, who appoint the Punishment.

Punishment by stripes is never used either to Men or Women, but only to those on whom the King Commands them to be laid.
[Privileges of Women.] Lands of Inheritance which belong to Women are exempted from paying Harriots to the King.

Women pay no Custom for things they carry to the Sea-Ports.

Neither is any Custom paid for what is carried upon any Female Cattel, Cow or Buffalo.
[They often destroy new born Infants.] They have no Midwives, but the neighbouring good Women come in and do that Office.