Before revision: M. Farrand, The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts (1648) at 6 (1929); N. Shurtleff, Records of the Governor and Company of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1628-1686 101 (1854).." The history of death as a punishment for delinquency is embedded in the book of Deuteronomy chapter twenty-one verses 18 through 21 of the Hebrew Bible; the Deuteronomic Code provides for stoning a stubborn and rebellious son.
After revision: M. Farrand, The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts (1648) at 6 (1929); N. Shurtleff, Records of the Governor and Company of Massachusetts Bay in New England 1628-1686 101 (1854).." The history of death as a punishment for delinquency is included in the book of Deuteronomy chapter twenty-one verses 18 through 21 of the Bible; the Deuteronomic Code provides for stoning a stubborn and rebellious son.