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Anne Hutchinson's Excommunication
Anne Hutchinson's religious trial began on March 15th of 1638 and she was convicted of lying and heresy. After the verdict was announced, Mary Dyer accompanied Anne Hutchinson out of the courtroom. People started to ask who this woman was and word spread that it was the woman who had given birth to the monster. That then came to the attention of John Winthrop, who had followed Henry Vain as governor. He questioned both Anne Hutchinson and Jane Hawkins about Dyer's pregnancy and her baby. Although Hutchinson didn't offer a lot of details, Winthrop told Hawkins that Hutchinson had made a full confession. This really solidified the community's view that she was also deserving of God's punishment