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>Because he isn't really written like what he ostensibly is, anyway. To Howard's credit, he realized that with the characterization and made him Puritan almost in name only.
He is literally written as a 16th/early 17th century ex-sea rover who sailed with francis drake, fights with a spanish rapier and likes to wear somber clothing
But for some reason hack artists like to dress him up as a mid/late 17th century puritan witch hunter. They also tend to have him wear a red sash instead of the green sash he is described as wearing
Solomon kane has more in common with errol flynn's the sea hawk than he does with the witchfinder general