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It was forbidden to tap beer
during the time in which divine
worship was in progress ; individ-
ual smuggling and trading in
tobacco and furs was forbidden,
and profanity and vice in general
were perceptibly checked in their
career. Powder and guns were
often traded with the Indians, an
undesirable thing to have done,
and which by Kieft’s decree was
made a capital offense. The
standard of value of wampum was
regulated and fixed by law; all of
which, being the first expressions
of the new Governor, produced a
decided improvement in the
views of the majority of the citi-

 

zens regarding him. The fort,
church, and government build-

 

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