Law and Sexual Misconduct in New England, 1650-1750

Preface; Introduction; Founding law in Massachusetts Bay, Maine, and Rhode Island; Evolving law in England and its influence on New England; 'Exposing our children, to be bred ignorantly like Indians': frontier peripheries and cross-cultural sexual contact; 'He shall be liable to the charge of maintenance': morals, economics, and illegitimate children in New England communities; 'The court doe own him her aturney': justices, attorneys, and the New England court room; 'The said Margaret prays process against him': public and private lives in New England court rooms; Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index.

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