Laws Divine, Moral and Martial Flashcards
Issues faced trying to build a coherent community
Where does the authority come from/who deserves to be in authority?
Lordship, the way a household was governed
Challenging lordship
If the lordship was bad, it was difficult to change
Would need to go over the head of their immediate lord to a higher one
Recruitment letters
Wanted honest and industrious men
Wanted people with useful skills
Laws were read
Weekly at church on Sundays
Whole community was expected to be there
Creating a Godly community
Expect success as a reward for godliness
Max Weber (sociologist)
Idea of a modern society
Urbanisation/development of capitalism
Protestantism vs Catholicism (Max Weber)
Idea of protestant countries becoming linked with urbanisation or development
Providence
Role of the Protestant/Anglican church in Jamestown
Expected to take an oath before journeying to the colony
Regulated the community
Everyone was expected to be at church on Sundays
Kept the community together; all equal in the eyes of God
Draconian
Harsh punishments for not following the rules
What did the laws protect?
Resources
Protected in a strict manner
Authoritarian rule; martial law
Law was administrated justly
Idea of imposing martial law, ruling by force
17thC: common for
Civil and military law to be one and the same
Particularly in the colonies
Military regulations
Designed to uphold order
Rule against stagnant water
Stagnant water attracted mosquitoes
Rule was to throw away dirty water (e.g from laundry) away from the settlement
Rule regarding weapons
Had to register weapons; governing body needed to know they were being used properly
Only gentlemen could carry weapons
Why were gentlemen only allowed to carry weapons?
Expected to be the natural military/civil leaders
Unlikely to use their weapons to kill animals for food
Why were dung hills a precious resource?
Useful in cultivating land
Fishermen had to report…
Their catch to the governor every day
No person to kill…
Any form of animals for food without leave of the general
‘Passing the pikes’ military punishment
Had to run past the military men while being stabbed at by their pikes
Moral laws
All citizens had to abide to
Martial laws
Military men had to follow
