No deer may be killed or else forfeit 15 pounds, half to the informer
and half to the poor.
Interest may not exceed 6 pounds for a loan of 100 pounds yearly as of
1651.
No goods are to be imported from America, Asia, or Africa except in English ships or else forfeit all goods and the ship, one half of which goes to the one who seizes the goods and prosecutes. None may be imported from Europe except in English ships or ships from the country of origin of the goods. No salt fish may be imported or exported but in English vessels.
There is a 10 pound reward for discovery of highwaymen and burglars or
persons who break and enter into houses and there use violence.
No cart or wagon or carriage on the road may be drawn by more than five
horses or six oxen and a horse except for military vehicles.
Notice of intended marriages shall be published once a week for three weeks in a public meeting place called church or a public market place next to church. Exceptions to the marriage shall be noted by the Register and considered by the Justice of the Peace before the marriage is performed. The words used shall be: "…promise to be unto thee a loving and faithful husband…" and "promise to be unto thee a loving, faithful, and obedient wife…".
There shall be no cock-fighting because it disturbs the peace and usually is accompanied by gaming, drinking, swearing, and quarreling.
Anyone challenging or accepting a challenge to duel shall be imprisoned for six months without bail, and must acquire two sureties for a year. Anyone fighting a duel in which death ensues, shall be banished for life.
Horse races were forbidden in 1654 for six months to discourage mischievous plots and designs by enemies of the state. The penalty was forfeiting the horse. Attendees were to be brought to justice.
As of 1657, a house or building built within ten miles of the walls of the City of London not having at least four acres had to pay a fine of one year's rent. All houses within London or Westminster or the suburbs must be brick or stone, and built straight up without protruding into the street or else forfeit 100 pounds.