To determine what the law was in the Elizabethan Age for crime and punishment, you need to research the crime and punishment in that era, the laws and acts. In the Elizabethan age there were many different crimes. Each of these crimes had its own punishment or punishments. They were very strict about what they could and could not do in this era. If you have ever thought about planning a crime, you should really think about the punishment you would receive. For starters, the Elizabethan age had many extremely different crimes that could be committed. Most of the people who committed these crimes were unemployed and poor. The first crime that could be committed was treason. There are two different types of treason, high treason and petty treason. The punishments for high treason were hanging, the removal of organs and the tearing off of arms and legs. The upper classes were the ones who committed most of the crimes of high treason. Her sister, Queen Elizabeth I, subjected Queen Mary to punishment for high treason. The unemployed and poor of England committed only minor betrayals. A fair amount of Shakespeare's plays include betrayal. The crimes that could be committed are robbery, theft, witchcraft and violence. Witchcraft is a form of magic used against religion and for medical purposes. Punishments for crimes varied in severity. Punishments could be death by hanging or beheading. The many crimes a person could commit are begging, forgery, borrowing, petty theft, adultery, and fraud. Generally, the punishments for these crimes were flogging, starvation, burning, removal of limbs, hanging, and branding. The Nobility class... in the center of the card... will also be pardoned and sentenced to the Transport Act for fourteen years or more, or even life imprisonment. The Transportation Act provides harsher punishment for society and keeps it safer by sending criminals to work for foreign countries overseas. As you can see, the Elizabethan age was very strict about crimes and punishments. No one got away with it without being severely punished. After researching crimes and punishments, I was surprised that they committed many crimes due to the severity of their punishments. However, even with the cruel punishments they received, many of them were not stopped until the Transportation Act of 1718 was passed, which really took control of the crimes that were happening. While you can't go back and relive the Elizabethan Age, by reading this you can experience what happened when criminals had caused crimes.