During the 17th and 18th centuries, crimes in violation of property rights were some of the most severely punished; most of the 200 capital statutes were property offences.
17世紀から18世紀にかけて、財産の権利を侵す犯罪は最も厳しく罰せられており、200の資本法令のほとんどは財産侵害に関するものだった。