Well, the source I link to pulls from a variety of sources, many of which are in the bibliography at the bottom of the page. And that source matches with pretty

Well, the source I link to pulls from a variety of sources, many of which are in the bibliography at the bottom of the page. And that source matches with pretty much all the other actual medieval history books I've read. EDIT- It occurred to me that early New England colonists might have been different from the general European population, being more strict in their living style based on religious beliefs. That might explain it, but I've never looked into Puritan bathing habits.