Before revision: The General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony enacted a law on November 6, 1646 providing for the capital punishment of male children that were disobedient to their parentsSUTTON, JOHN R. "Stubborn Children: Law and the Socialization of Deviance in the Puritan Colonies."
After revision: The General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony enacted a law in November of, among other things, 1646 providing for the capital punishment of male children that were disobedient to their parentsSUTTON, JOHN R. "Stubborn Children: Law and the Socialization of Deviance in the Puritan Colonies."