In a message dated 04/29/2000 5:29:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< there were ecclesiastical courts for adultery and that sort of thing. The
city court was much more interested in mercantile matters and public order.
Normally they cite city ordinances as a basis for their jurisdiction. I
suspect that misrepresentation (never popular with merchants!) is the
justification here but the 'lawes of god' clause intrigued me at the time
& the reference to the Rykener case brought it to mind again. >>
How about "male" prostitution then? That would be mercantile and against the
laws of God.
mark
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