Hi all, I'm glad Alice Martin is still keeping us intrigued. Let's get our combined brain cells into more mysteries ... the more the merrier! It's exactly what the list is for, as I see it. Those who don't like these discussions need not be on the list, or can simply delete unwanted posts, as so many listers have suggested. Just a couple more comments from me: > >-Alice couldn't have been suffering post-partum depression two years later >over Damaris' birth (or maybe she could? I know nothing of that state) I could be wrong, but I think the latest thinking on past-natal depression is that it results from a hormone imbalance which can actually last up to a few years if untreated. Back then, women suffering from it would probably have had another pregnancy within two years, which would normally turn the hormones around, thus the depressive state disappears. I have heard of instances of temporary psychosis related to this condition. It's interesting Francesca's first post mentioned that Alice was found wandering around afterwards and seemed unaware of the child's death. This seems like a temporary psychosis. I don't suppose we'll ever know for sure "why Alice did it", but this is the answer my imagination wants to use! I'd like to think the "devil that made her do it" was her hormones!! Also, I notice Love Brewster turned out to be a man. However, it's not out of the question Richard Bishop had marriages either before or after his marriage to Alice, or both. Note the posting on the website mentioned said "Richard married Alice Clark on December 5, 1644 [possibly as his second wife]." Alice Martin Clarke Bishop may have been executed in 1648, but this list is making her immortal. Her tragic but intriguing story lives on. Ruth