Theos-Talk Archives (January 2006 Message tt00216)

Bart, it would be an unwritten law from medieval times what is known as 
"Common Law"" which was regaurded as accepted practice,both in Scotland and 
England, as many people including the landed gentry could not write in those 
days then it would have been an Oral tradition. I am sure that Geofry 
Chaucer mentions it in one of his bawdy stories in Canterbury Tales but it 
has been some time since I read them and alot of the writtings of the time 
in "olde English" are liable to misinterpretation.
I hope this is of help
your 'umble servant
Iain
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bart Lidofsky" <bartl@sprynet.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Cool List of Facts


> Iain wrote:
> > As for the rule of thumb the thick ness of a rod would be more
> > appropriately determined by diameter(?) of the male member in order to 
> > keep
> > women in their placeand thankful for it,but times have changed since 
> > those
> > bygone days,when men were men and women were glad of it.
> > your humble servant,
> Do you have a specific reference to ANY law which gave the kind of
> stick with which a man could beat his wife? All I have found is indirect
> references "it was a law somewhere, at some time, but I can't quote it."
>
> Bart
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