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In a message dated 04/29/2000 5:29:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << 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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%