if i was in england in the 16th & 17th centuries, would i have argued in favour of bombing the puritan settlers?

i'd have a hard time making that argument....because bombs hadn't been developed yet.

cannons, maybe.

but, given the context, i'd have been more likely to encourage as many of them to leave england as possible; i'd have been more concerned about just getting rid of them first.

and, then, maybe, once every single puritan had been banished from england, then maybe we could start thinking about laying siege to them.