That's correct,SueWe.......this books also states that the that the children must be supported by the husband of the wayward wife or the actual father of the child must support the child for 7 years. -- "The court was prepared to go to considerable trouble to see that illegitimate children did not become a charge on society." Deetz -- The book does just that..."our ancestors were human".<G> --- [you should see the rest of the book].... "Buggery or bestality" Thomas Granger,age 16/17,of Duxbury was hanged for buggery with 5 sheep, 2 calves, and a turkey?? ! trial was in 1642,Plymouth Colony -- Enough....otherwise I will be breaking copywrite laws ! Again, the book is availble at http://www.amazon.com Cynthia ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "SueWE" <smartin@javanet.com> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 19:44:09 -0000 Hi Cynthia, I think that's why they had to pray all day long on Sundays! lol. I once had a quotation that was included in records of a trial maybe in Block Island or Martha's Vineyard or someplace like that, in which the town was trying to force a man to support a child of his wife which wasn't his. The town clerk was quoted as saying that if all the men refused to support the children that weren't theirs, there'd be almost no children supported on that island. I thought it was hilarious. If anybody has that quotation, could they please send it to me? It makes you wonder sometimes why we work so hard on our research, cuz we can never be absolutely sure that we got it right. At least we know they were human. SueWE ---------- > From: Cynthia <newenglander1620@mail.ccsinet.net> > To: MA-BAY-COLONY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Ma-Bay-Colony] Book on Pilgrims > Date: Sunday, December 17, 2000 12:59 AM > > I got a new book from Amazon and it's: > > "The Time of Their Lives: Life,Love,death in > Plymouth Colony" by James Deetz and Patrica Scott > Deetz,2000. $20.00 > -> The authors separate the myths and facts.....its > great reading. [documentation back of book] > It's almost like reading "gossip" about your ancestors > and there's quite a number of "familiar" names in the book. > To "Drink Drunk"--regulation of alcohol, being drunk > was criminal in Plymouth Colony and the punishments that > were given ranging from fines[5-40 shillings],set in the > stocks or whipped[particulary for repeated offenses]." > ****"HOLMES,John: April 1,1633, was censured for drunkness > to sit in the stocks and amerced in twenty shillings > fine" > ** Women drank at ordinaries as well as the men.... > 1638,widow Palmer was present at Stephen Hopkins house > and being called a witness to excessive drinking that > he was permitting there. Ann HOSKINS, accused Hester > RICKARD of being "drunk as a bitch"and found in the > private company of John ELLIS of Sandwich". > Cynthia > > Listowner: > Ma-Bay-Colony-L@rootsweb.com > Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > -- > > > ==== MA-BAY-COLONY Mailing List ==== > Listowner: NewEnglander1620@mail.ccsinet.net > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > -- got a beef? contact me...do not post on list! usual email: NewEnglander1620@mail.ccsinet.net have ? email me at: suggestions_questions@yahoo.com need lookup ? email: LookUpsNE@hotmail.com --- past postings: http://archiver.rootsweb.com -- Cynthia Listowner: Ma-Bay-Colony-L@rootsweb.com Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com --