also, the Constitution, or Civil Compact, entered into and adopted by the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield in 1638-9. To which is added some extracts from the laws and judicial proceedings of the New-Haven Colony commonly called Blue Laws."

1836 edition.

this is an exact reprint of the original Puritan laws and constitution of the early American colony of Connecticut, 

including the non-standardized spelling of the time.

has one illustration, as the frontispiece.

also has some civil and criminal cases recorded from the colony in the 1630s and 1640s.

excellent reference book for the understanding of early American law, morals, and Puritanism.

SPECS: 

it is a little book.

119 pages.

5.75 x 3.75 x under .5".

hardcover with leather spine. 

CONDITION: 

first page partially detached. 

pages yellowed, foxing, wrinkles to some pages. 

wear to cover.

once again, the book's ~title~ is "The Law of 1650". the actual print date is 1836, not 1650.

please check out my eBay store for more old and rare books from my personal collection. 

if this interests you, I also have "The Works of George Fox", founder of the Quaker movement/religion, and "Essays on the Punishment of Death", which advocated for the abolishment of the death penalty in the US.