The government of this place ordered the hanging of Thomas Granger, after he was accused of having sex with animals.
The government of this place ordered the hanging of Thomas Granger, after he was accused of having sex with animals. Its leaders were attacked in a series of letters during the Oldham- Lyford Scandal Â– one man implicated in that affair, John Billington, was later executed at this place for murdering John Newcomen. Another leader of this place was attacked in the satirical pamphlet "The Valiant Expedition of Captain Shrimp." The Merchant Adventurers designated Christopher Martin to be the first governor of this place, but he was replaced by Jonathan Carver at the behest of the Leiden Congregation. Several men were banished from here to the Isles of Shoals, including Thomas Morton, who was accused of depraved acts at Merrymount. A history of this place's "Plantation" was written by its founder, William Bradford. For 10 points, name this colony whose members included Myles Standish, founded by settlers aboard the Mayflower. 
The government of this place ordered the hanging of Thomas Granger, after he was accused of having sex with animals.
Plymouth Colony [or  New Plymouth or Plymouth Bay, accept answers such as "the religious council of Plymouth Colony," etc. Â– prompt on less specific answers such as "Massachusetts" or "America"]