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A21071 The lavves resolutions of womens rights: or, The lavves prouision for woemen A methodicall collection of such statutes and customes, with the cases, opinions, arguments and points of learning in the lavv, as doe properly concerne women. Together with a compendious table, whereby the chiefe matters in this booke contained, may be the more readily found. Edgar, Thomas, lawyer.; Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628.; I. L. 1632 (1632) STC 7437; ESTC S100217 253,135 400

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great_a and_o most_o difficult_a part_n of_o law_n peculiar_o belong_v to_o a_o widow_n and_o come_v now_o to_o consider_v whether_o she_o shall_v marry_v again_o or_o no._n if_o john_n boccace_n de_fw-fr c●rtaldo_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr duris_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la may_v be_v believe_v when_o the_o sister_n of_o covetous_a king_n pigma_fw-la ●●●_o and_o widow_n of_o sycheus_n hercules_n his_o priest_n have_v build_v the_o wall_n temple_n market_n town_n house_n and_o private_a dwelling_n of_o carthage_n give_v law_n and_o rule_n of_o life_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n among_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v fill_v with_o love_n of_o her_o great_a virtue_n and_o singular_a beauty_n the_o king_n of_o malaca_n be_v one_o he_o grow_v so_o vehement_a in_o his_o desire_n that_o he_o threaten_v the_o citizen_n of_o carthage_n with_o war_n and_o utter_a subversion_n of_o their_o new_a city_n unless_o he_o may_v have_v the_o foundress_n of_o it_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n they_o know_v how_o high_o 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term_n be_v expire_v she_o cause_v a_o great_a fire_n to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o most_o eminent_a place_n of_o the_o city_n and_o there_o in_o view_n and_o concourse_n of_o all_o other_o people_n after_o many_o ceremony_n and_o offer_v of_o sacrifice_n as_o it_o be_v to_o appease_v the_o ghost_n of_o ●c●●us_a she_o sudden_o with_o a_o knife_n strike_v herself_o t●_n the_o heart_n and_o tell_v her_o subject_n that_o now_o she_o go_v to_o her_o husband_n her_o sichaeus_n her_o dear_a sich●us_n on_o who_o name_n still_o invocate_a she_o sink_v to_o the_o ground_n hane_v choose_v rather_o to_o shed_v her_o dear_a life_n blood_n as_o she_o say_v than_o to_o violate_v the_o vow_n of_o chaste_a widowhood_n boccace_n my_o author_n here_o may_v have_v some_o colour_n of_o reason_n to_o extol_v the_o resolution_n of_o dido_n but_o not_o to_o condemn_v so_o bitter_o as_o he_o do_v all_o woman_n that_o marry_v a_o second_o husband_n some_o of_o they_o be_v destitute_a of_o friend_n their_o parent_n brethren_n and_o kindred_n dwell_v far_o off_o suitor_n c●me_v every_o day_n who_o can_v obsi_v they_o another_o widow_n have_v land_n rent_n store_n of_o good_n some_o suit_n at_o law_n and_o no_o body_n that_o she_o can_v trust_v in_o help_n to_o govern_v that_o which_o she_o have_v or_o to_o inherit_v it_o when_o she_o be_v go_v another_o be_v toll_v to_o marry_v by_o mighty_a persuasion_n of_o her_o dear_a friend_n and_o kindred_n another_o have_v 〈◊〉_d youth_n on_o her_o side_n 〈◊〉_d indian_n leap_n into_o the_o dead_a man_n fire_n if_o they_o will_v she_o have_v learned_a that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v than_o to_o burn_v sect_n xxxvi_o a_o 〈◊〉_d to_o marri●_n so_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o uncertain_a who_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d she_o to_o the●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d ay_o for_o my_o part_n that_o be_o like_a neu●r_n to_o be_v fear_v unless_o some_o widow_n be_v move_v with_o compassion_n towards_o i_o will_v not_o speak_v villainy_n of_o bigamy_n or_o octogamie_n let_v every_o woman_n marry_v when_o she_o see_v her_o time_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o slow_a speed_n perhaps_o will_v be_v best_a and_o let_v she_o examine_v well_o whether_o the_o pannier_n be_v empty_a or_o no._n if_o say_v sir_n thom●s_n smith_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr repub._n angliae_fw-la ●ol_n 104._o i_o marry_v the_o widow_n of_o one_o late_o dead_a which_o at_o the_o time_n of_o her_o husband_n death_n be_v with_o child_n and_o the_o child_n be_v b●●ne_v after_o marriage_n solomnize_v with_o i_o this_o child_n shall_v be_v my_o 〈◊〉_d and_o lawful_a son_n so_o precise_o do_v we_o take_v the_o letter_n peterest_n quem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d demonstran●_fw-la littleton_n ●aith_o 18._o e._n 4._o fol._n 30._o if_o a_o man_n marry_v a_o woman_n which_o be_v gro●●ment_n ens●●nt_n by_o another_o and_o within_o four_o day_n after_o marriage_n she_o be_v deliver_v this_o child_n shall_v be_v his_o that_o have_v new_o marry_v the_o woman_n and_o inherit_v his_o land_n for_o it_o be_v no_o bastard_n it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v have_v it_o understand_v of_o a_o woman_n enseint_a by_o ●●p_n ●●zard_n and_o in_o such_o case_n it_o be_v reason_n that_o he_o which_o take_v the_o dame_n shall_v have_v the_o foal_n so_o ●s_v it_o also_o when_o ●●●man_a elope_n with_o a_o stranger_n in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d her_o husband_n john_n at_o noke_n be_v between_o 〈◊〉_d four_o 〈◊〉_d must_v father_n the_o child_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v his_o heir_n it_o he_o die_v for_o the_o law_n will_v not_o ●●ing_n into_o trial_n direct_o wh●_n 〈◊〉_d the_o child_n 44_o edw._n 3._o fol._n 10._o and_o ●_o h●●_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d ●●●_o though_o issue_n may_v 〈◊〉_d ●●_o take_v whether_o a_o woman_n 〈◊〉_d ens●m●_n by_o her_o 〈◊〉_d ●●●h●_n time_n of_o his_o death_n dea●ing_n out_o the_o question_n by_o who_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o for●●●_n book_n and_o 1._o h._n 6._o fol._n 3._o then_o if_o it_o may_v be_v find_v by_o engu●st_n that_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n at_o her_o husband_n death_n the_o law_n which_o permit_v not_o to_o inquire_v by_o who_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o husband_n and_o that_o husband_n which_o may_v lawful_o beg●t_v it_o i_o think_v ●urely_o ●ir_a thomas_n smith_n mistake_v the_o law_n for_o by_o thorpe_n and_o willowby_n 24._o e._n 2._o fol._n ●9_n if_o a_o man_n die_v seize_v of_o land_n in_o fee_n simple_a and_o the_o wife_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o so●ne_n marry_v again_o and_o after_o be_v deliver_v ●●is_fw-la son_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v son_n and_o herro_fw-la to_o the_o first_o bar●n_n and_o not_o to_o the_o second_o though_o justice_n be●_n there_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o infant_n may_v ●hu●e_v his_o father_n it_o be_v better_a reason_n perhaps_o that_o the_o second_o husband_n may_v 〈◊〉_d whether_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o so●ne_n or_o no_o and_o by_o allowance_n make_v he_o hi●_n heir_n sir_n ed._n coke_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o littleton_n fol._n 8._o a._n say_v i●_n a_o man_n have_v a_o wife_n and_o die_v within_o a_o ●erie_n short_a time_n after_o the_o wife_n marry_v again_o and_o within_o nine_o moneth●_n have_v a_o child_n so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o some_o have_v say_v in_o this_o case_n the_o child_n may_v choose_v his_o father_n quia_fw-la in_o ho●_n cas●_n filiatio_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la probari_fw-la and_o so_o be_v the_o book_n to_o be_v intend_v for_o avoid_v of_o which_o question_n and_o other_o inconcemence_v this_o be_v the_o law_n before_o the_o conquest_n sit_fw-la omnis_fw-la vidua_fw-la ●ine_z marito_fw-la 12._o mensibus_fw-la &_o si_fw-la marita_fw-la verit_fw-la perdat_fw-la dorem_fw-la but_o if_o woman_n have_v all_o be_v of_o such_o sobriety_n as_o many_o be_v many_o of_o these_o question_n have_v never_o rise_v and_o i_o must_v confess_v
kindred_n forsake_v he_o and_o refuse_v to_o pay_v any_o thing_n for_o he_o he_o alone_o shall_v bear_v the_o quarrel_n and_o his_o kinsman_n shall_v not_o be_v repute_v as_o enemy_n but_o if_o they_o give_v he_o sustenance_n or_o have_v any_o peace_n and_o society_n with_o he_o he_o that_o do_v so_o shall_v forfeit_v all_o that_o he_o have_v to_o the_o king_n and_o be_v take_v also_o as_o a_o enemy_n ●o_o the_o blood_n but_o otherwise_o if_o any_o man_n to_o revenge_v his_o kinsman_n death_n pursue_v and_o kill_v any_o one_o but_o only_o the_o first_o murderer_n he_o shall_v lose_v all_o that_o he_o have_v to_o the_o king_n and_o be_v deem_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o all_o that_o love_v he_o this_o statute_n abridge_n ●eawds_n except_v the_o felon●_n kindred_n forbid_v to_o kill_v in_o withernam_fw-la and_o for_o money_n it_o seem_v the_o feawd_a be_v strip_v sect_n xx._n of_o rape_n chu●●_n now_o whether_o you_o will_v imagine_v that_o the_o widow_n have_v agree_v with_o he_o which_o be_v her_o husband_n bane_n or_o that_o she_o have_v pursue_v he_o to_o death_n she_o remain_v from_o henceforth_o a_o widow_n give_v herself_o to_o alm_n and_o deed_n of_o charity_n and_o of_o this_o good_a mind_n be_v many_o of_o our_o widow_n which_o purpose_n constant_o to_o live_v out_o the_o residue_n of_o their_o day_n in_o a_o devout_a remembrance_n of_o their_o dear_a husband_n depart_v to_o who_o perhaps_o they_o make_v vow_n never_o to_o marry_v again_o after_o their_o death_n but_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o for_o woman_n to_o make_v vow_n when_o man_n have_v so_o many_o million_o of_o way_n to_o make_v they_o break_v they_o and_o when_o sweet_a word_n fair_a promise_n tempt_a slatter_a swear_v lie_v will_v not_o serve_v to_o beguile_v the_o poor_a soul_n then_o with_o rough_a handle_n violence_n and_o plain_a strength_n of_o a●mes_n they_o be_v or_o have_v be_v heretofore_o rather_o make_v prisoner_n to_o lust_n théeve_n than_o wife_n and_o companion_n to_o faithful_a honest_a lover_n so_o drunken_a be_v man_n with_o their_o own_o lust_n and_o the_o poison_n of_o ovid_n false_a precept_n vim_fw-la licet_fw-la appellant_n vis_fw-la est_fw-la ea_fw-la grata_fw-la puellis_fw-la that_o if_o the_o rampire_n of_o law_n be_v not_o betwixt_o woman_n and_o their_o harm_n i_o very_o think_v none_o of_o they_o be_v above_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n and_o under_o a_o hundred_o be_v either_o fair_a or_o rich_a shall_v be_v able_a to_o escape_v ravish_v this_o be_v therefore_o a_o matter_n concern_v maid_n wife_n widow_n and_o woman_n of_o all_o degree_n and_o condition_n if_o either_o they_o be_v or_o possess_v any_o thing_n worth_a the_o have_v and_o because_o the_o ignorance_n of_o law_n may_v here_o turn_v a_o mollify_a heart_n to_o harm_n i_o be_v to_o blame_v if_o i_o leave_v my_o scholar_n without_o warning_n to_o take_v heed_n sect_n xxi_o ravishment_n i●_n in_o two_o sort_n there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o rape_n of_o which_o though_o the_o ●●●_o be_v call_v by_o the_o com●●●_n people_n and_o by_o the_o law_n itself_o ravishment_n yet_o in_o my_o conceit_n it_o borrow_v the_o name_n from_o r●pere_n but_o unproper_o for_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o species_n stup●●_n a_o hideous_a hateful_a kind_n of_o whoredom_n in_o he_o which_o commit_v it_o when_o a_o wom●n_n be_v enforce_v violent_o to_o sustain_v the_o fury_n of_o brutish_a concupiscence_n but_o she_o be_v leave_v where_o she_o be_v find_v as_o in_o her_o own_o house_n or_o bed_n as_o lucrece_n be_v and_o not_o hurry_v away_o as_o helen_z by_o paris_n or_o as_o the_o sabine_a woman_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n for_o that_o be_v both_o by_o nature_n of_o the_o word_n and_o definition_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o second_o and_o right_a ravishment_n cum_fw-la quis_fw-la leonestae_fw-la f●mae_fw-la soeminam_fw-la sive_fw-la virgo_fw-la sive_fw-la vidua_fw-la sive_fw-la sanctimonialis_fw-la sit_fw-la invitis_fw-la illis_fw-la in_o quorum_fw-la est_fw-la 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and_o out_o of_o possession_n it_o come_v preposterous_o out_o of_o kind_n and_o season_n and_o out_o of_o the_o order_n that_o our_o law-founder_n at_o the_o first_o ordain_v see_v brook_n coparcener_n per_fw-la totum_fw-la ou_fw-fr entry_n de_fw-fr un_fw-fr est_fw-fr le_fw-fr entry_n del_fw-it auter_n vers_n estrange_v pur_fw-mi lour_v advantage_n mes_fw-fr nemie_n pur_fw-mi disadvantage_n 43._o ed._n 3._o 19_o &_o lentrie_n d'un_fw-fr nest_n l'entrie_n de_fw-fr ambideux_fw-fr entre_fw-fr eux_fw-fr mesme_n 40._o e._n 3._o 8._o by_o who_o and_o how_o the_o writ_n of_o partition_n must_v be_v bring_v at_o this_o day_n coheyre_n in_o gavell_n kind_a may_v compel_v one_o another_o to_o make_v partition_n by_o writ_n but_o then_o they_o must_v mention_v the_o custom_n in_o their_o declaration_n if_o one_o coparcener_n die_v have_v issue_n etc._n etc._n her_o husband_n be_v tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n be_v compellable_n to_o make_v partition_n but_o he_o can_v compel_v etc._n etc._n by_o the_o common_a law_n for_o the_o writ_n lie_v natural_o for_o none_o but_o parcener_n fitzherbert_n and_o the_o old_a na_fw-mi breed_v have_v a_o note_n out_o of_o the_o register_n that_o in_o the_o 12._o of_o king_n ed._n they_o tell_v not_o which_o there_o be_v seal_v a_o writ_n of_o partition_n at_o berwick_n between_o strange_a person_n and_o there_o it_o be_v say_v it_o may_v be_v grant_v between_o any_o coheyre_n or_o fellow_n tenant_n without_o name_v the_o heredit●●e_n in_o the_o writ_n where_o it_o be_v likewise_o affirm_v that_o such_o a_o writ_n before_o that_o time_n be_v never_o see_v aswell_o the_o other_o book_n of_o law_n as_o the_o statute_n of_o 31._o h._n 8._o make_v it_o out_o of_o question_n that_o this_o writ_n by_o the_o common_a law_n be_v only_o betwixt_o coheyre_n as_o the_o two_o writt_n which_o we_o have_v pass_v be_v by_o custom_n in_o some_o special_a place_n joint-tenant_n and_o tenant_n in_o common_a may_v have_v a_o writ_n of_o partition_n as_o 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according_a to_o the_o will_n and_o die_v now_o the_o question_n be_v wh●_n the_o issue_n in_o tail_n or_o devisée_v of_o the_o remainder_n shall_v have_v this_o land_n et_fw-la per_fw-la iudicium_fw-la curiae_fw-la partly_o because_o his_o mother_n have_v wave_v the_o estate_n tail_n and_o although_o she_o have_v not_o do_v so_o yet_o because_o he_o can_v not_o convey_v his_o title_n and_o descent_n but_o aswell_o as_o heir_n to_o his_o father_n as_o to_o his_o mother_n the_o fine_a with_o proclamation_n levy_v only_o by_o his_o father_n bar_v he_o so_o far_o go_v the_o book_n and_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o it_o bar_v the_o wife_n if_o she_o will_n see_v also_o 5._o eliz._n 224_o in_o dyer_n the_o husband_n levy_v a_o fine_a with_o proclamation_n of_o his_o own_o land_n and_o after_o five_o year_n die_v his_o widow_n continue_v sole_a of_o full_a age_n whole_a memory_n out_o of_o prison_n within_o compass_n of_o the_o four_o sea_n and_o do_v not_o make_v any_o demand_n or_o claim_v of_o dower_n within_o 5._o year_n after_o her_o husband_n death_n quaere_fw-la if_o he_o which_o plead_v in_o bar_n of_o dower_n ought_v express_o to_o aver_v this_o the_o question_n be_v if_o she_o be_v bar_v of_o dower_n dyer_n tell_v we_o termino_fw-la hillarij_fw-la 4._o h._n 8._o rotulo_fw-la 344._o such_o a_o bar_n plead_v be_v admit_v good_a for_o the_o ground_n of_o dower_n be_v the_o husband_n seisin_n and_o the_o action_n give_v by_o his_o death_n so_o that_o it_o be_v within_o the_o second_o save_v of_o 4._o h_o 7._o which_o preserve_v to_o all_o which_o be_v not_o party_n pursuit_n of_o right_n grow_v after_o the_o fine_a by_z or_o upon_o cause_n before_o the_o fine_a so_o that_o they_o take_v it_o within_o five_o year_n in_o plowden_n foe_n 373._o justice_n dyer_n argue_v stowell_n and_o the_o lord_n zouch_v case_n affirm_v the_o learning_n which_o i_o have_v recite_v out_o of_o his_o own_o book_n but_o plowden_n insert_v his_o note_n that_o he_o take_v the_o law_n 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time_n within_o 5._o year_n or_o more_o after_o the_o payment_n re-enter_v when_o giant_n fight_v pigmée_n may_v not_o part_v they_o but_o howsoever_o some_o incertainty_n arise_v in_o every_o corner_n of_o the_o law_n this_o be_v here_o certain_a that_o a_o fine_a levy_v by_o the_o husband_n only_o of_o his_o own_o land_n toll_v not_o the_o wife_n action_n of_o dower_n if_o she_o come_v in_o time_n and_o a_o fine_a so_o levy_v by_o he_o of_o the_o wife_n land_n take_v not_o away_o her_o seasonable_a entry_n but_o the_o gulf_n that_o swall_v up_o entry_n action_n right_a and_o all_o possibility_n of_o reducement_n by_o law_n be_v a_o fine_a lawful_o levy_v by_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr where_o forsooth_o because_o a_o woman_n be_v examine_v by_o a_o justice_n or_o one_o that_o have_v a_o dedimus_fw-la potestatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o acknowledge_v her_o free_a consent_n and_o agreement_n what_o can_v man_n get_v wife_n to_o do_v if_o they_o listen_v she_o shall_v be_v bar_v and_o for_o ever_o exclude_v of_o a_o great_a many_o acre_n of_o ground_n for_o a_o few_o kiss_n and_o a_o gay_a gown_n that_o be_v a_o fine_a finem_fw-la litibus_fw-la imponens_fw-la for_o till_o it_o be_v do_v and_o dispatch_v the_o poor_a woman_n can_v have_v no_o quiet_a her_o husband_n keep_v such_o a_o iawl_a sect_n xxix_o of_o common_a recovery_n as_o for_o trick_n of_o common_a recovery_n i_o perceive_v not_o how_o that_o can_v be_v great_o prejudicial_a to_o woman_n for_o first_o if_o a_o man_n will_v suffer_v a_o feign_a recovery_n of_o his_o own_o land_n to_o defeat_v his_o wife_n dower_n she_o may_v falsi●●e_v it_o etc._n etc._n see_v the_o ejection_n firmae_fw-la per_fw-la ear_n against_o snow_n plough_v foe_fw-mi 515._o the_o baron_n there_o be_v tenant_n in_o tail_n his_o wife_n have_v nothing_o in_o the_o land_n he_o and_o his_o wife_n suffer_v a_o common_a recovery_n with_o voucher_n to_o his_o own_o use_n etc._n etc._n the_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o justice_n be_v that_o though_o the_o woman_n suruive_v yet_o the_o estate_n tail_n shall_v be_v bar_v for_o it_o be_v find_v precise_o by_o verdict_n that_o the_o wife_n have_v no_o interest_n in_o the_o inheritance_n the_o baron_n therefore_o which_o alone_o lose_v estato_n tail_n by_o the_o recovery_n may_v recover_v alone_a estate_n tail_n in_o value_n but_o as_o for_o the_o wife_n no_o man_n can_v say_v what_o estate_n she_o have_v nor_o whether_o she_o shall_v have_v a_o quod_fw-la ei_fw-la deforceat_fw-la or_o a_o writ_n of_o right_a if_o she_o have_v lose_v the_o land_n by_o default_n so_o likewise_o have_v lose_v by_o the_o recovery_n nothing_o for_o no_o man_n can_v tell_v what_o her_o recompense_n in_o value_n must_v be_v she_o be_v name_v say_v the_o justice_n upon_o intent_n to_o bar_v she_o of_o dower_n and_o such_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o husband_n which_o will_v have_v their_o wife_n name_v in_o such_o recovery_n but_o clear_a the_o estate_n tail_n be_v bar_v if_o in_o this_o case_n the_o wife_n may_v sue_v execution_n in_o value_n against_o the_o vouchée_o by_o estoppell_n yet_o the_o issue_n in_o tail_n shall_v not_o be_v conclude_v by_o the_o act_n of_o his_o father_n but_o he_o may_v oust_v she_o of_o that_o which_o she_o have_v so_o recover_v in_o value_n etc._n etc._n see_v sir_n e._n coke_n 10._o rep._n 43._o a._n in_o mary_n portingtons_n ca._n that_o the_o usage_n have_v be_v always_o upon_o common_a recovery_n against_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr to_o examine_v the_o wife_n and_o to_o grant_v a_o dedimus_fw-la potestatem_fw-la to_o take_v upon_o her_o examination_n her_o conusance_n as_o in_o case_n of_o a_o fine_a but_o let_v the_o case_n be_v tenant_n jure_fw-la uxoris_fw-la be_v agree_v with_o john_n a_o style_n to_o suffer_v a_o recovery_n of_o his_o wife_n land_n to_o certain_a use_n comprise_v in_o indenture_n betwixt_o they_o two_o a_o writ_n of_o entry_n in_o the_o post_n be_v bring_v against_o the_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr which_o appear_v in_o person_n or_o by_o attorney_n call_v to_o warranty_n the_o common_a vouchée_o a_o man_n well_o worth_a a_o couple_n of_o new_a roast_a egg_n which_o re-enter_v into_o warranty_n then_o after_o declaration_n and_o imparlance_n at_o the_o day_n of_o the_o appearance_n shall_v the_o demandant_n recover_v against_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr and_o they_o in_o right_a of_o the_o wife_n shall_v recover_v against_o the_o vouchee_n of_o such_o land_n as_o he_o have_v or_o be_v like_a to_o have_v when_o time_n have_v a_o hairy_a crown_n shall_v this_o recovery_n or_o possibility_n of_o unlikely_a recovery_n in_o value_n bind_v the_o wife_n when_o the_o baron_n be_v dead_a whether_o she_o will_v or_o no_o by_o brook_n novel_a case_n 23._o h._n 8._o pl._n 37._o it_o seem_v that_o such_o a_o recovery_n do_v then_o bind_v the_o wife_n to_o but_o without_o examination_n i_o think_v it_o shall_v not_o bind_v the_o wife_n the_o statute_n of_o 32._o be_v that_o none_o act_n of_o the_o baron_n shall_v make_v discontinuance_n etc._n etc._n except_o only_o a_o fine_a by_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr ergo_fw-la such_o a_o recovery_n notwithstanding_o though_o it_o be_v execute_v the_o wife_n may_v enter_v see_v 23._o eliz._n cap._n 3._o and_o there_o be_v a_o save_n to_o every_o feme_fw-fr covert_n or_o her_o heir_n her_o writ_n of_o error_n to_o be_v sue_v within_o 7._o year_n after_o she_o become_v sole_a for_o reverse_v of_o fine_n and_o recovery_n past_a if_o they_o must_v be_v reverse_a by_o error_n it_o seem_v without_o error_n they_o be_v very_o dangerous_a for_o a_o rule_n to_o conclude_v withal_o take_v this_o that_o wheresoever_o the_o baron_n do_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o court_n which_o thing_n he_o and_o his_o wife_n be_v compellable_n to_o do_v it_o
judge_n ought_v to_o command_v execution_n present_o for_o this_o benefit_n shall_v be_v claim_v but_o once_o if_o the_o judge_n inquire_v further_o of_o it_o it_o must_v be_v but_o to_o set_v a_o fine_a on_o the_o marshal_n or_o sheriff_n for_o look_v no_o better_a to_o she_o stanford_n lib._n 3._o ca._n ul●imo_fw-la and_o by_o the_o book_n which_o he_o cit_v the_o objection_n must_v be_v not_o priviment_n ensoint_v but_o en●●int_n de_fw-fr vive_fw-fr enfant_fw-fr sect_n xliv_o of_o treason_n and_o this_o objection_n of_o enseintment_n be_v aswell_o to_o delay_v execution_n for_o treason_n as_o for_o felony_n a_o woman_n for_o commit_v either_o grand_a or_o petty_a treason_n shall_v be_v burn_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o statute_n 25._o of_o ed._n 3._o ca._n 2_o be_v that_o if_o any_o servant_n kill_v his_o master_n any_o woman_n kill_v her_o husband_n or_o any_o man_n secular_a or_o religious_a person_n kill_v his_o prelate_n to_o who_o he_o owe_v obedience_n this_o be_v treason_n and_o every_o lord_n shall_v have_v the_o escheate_n for_o such_o treason_n of_o his_o own_o proper_a fee_n the_o statute_n be_v but_o declaration_n of_o the_o common_a law_n titulo_fw-la coronae_fw-la in_o fitzh_n a_o woman_n compass_v with_o her_o adulterer_n the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n they_o assail_v he_o ride_v on_o the_o high_a way_n beating_z wound_a leave_v he_o for_o dead_a and_o then_o they_o flee_v the_o husband_n get_v up_o levy_v hue_n and_o cry_n come_v before_o the_o justice_n they_o send_v after_o the_o offender_n which_o be_v get_v arraign_v and_o the_o matter_n find_v by_o verdict_n the_o adulterer_n be_v hang_v the_o woman_n burn_v to_o death_n the_o husband_n live_v voluntas_fw-la reputabitur_fw-la per_fw-la facto_fw-la 15._o e._n 2._o a_o woman_n servant_n conspire_v to_o rob_v her_o mistress_n and_o bring_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o bedside_n where_o the_o mistress_n lie_v asleep_a the_o stranger_n kill_v she_o the_o servant_n silent_a nothing_o do_v but_o hold_v the_o candle_n the_o two_o chief_a justice_n and_o h●re_v think_v the_o servant_n a_o traitress_n and_o a_o principal_a 2._o &_o 3_o eliz._n dyer_n 128._o yet_o mistress_n be_v not_o verbatim_o in_o the_o statute_n stanford_n be_v one_o of_o they_o against_o the_o chief_a justice_n opinion_n in_o this_o case_n yet_o in_o his_o own_o book_n he_o teach_v that_o abettor_n &_o procurer_n be_v within_o the_o meaning_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o law_n the_o servant_n and_o the_o wife_n conspire_v the_o husband_n death_n he_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o servant_n in_o absence_n of_o the_o wife_n this_o be_v petty_a treason_n in_o they_o both_o by_o opinion_n of_o diverse_a justice_n otherwise_o it_o be_v if_o the_o murderer_n be_v no_o servant_n dyer_n 16._o eliz_n 332._o for_o saunders_n wife_n which_o procure_v brown_a to_o kill_v her_o husband_n but_o bare_o hang_v as_o accessary_a because_o the_o principal_n be_v but_o a_o murderer_n 8._o eliz._n dyer_n 254._o sect_n xlv_o action_n by_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr together_o the_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr may_v join_v in_o a_o writ_n of_o trespass_n quare_fw-la vi_fw-la &_o armis_fw-la clausum_fw-la fregit_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o trespass_n do_v in_o the_o wife_n land_n either_o before_o coverture_n or_o during_o coverture_n see_v 21._o h._n 6._o fol._n 30._o such_o a_o writ_n bring_v of_o trespass_n in_o the_o close_a of_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr and_o feed_n up_o blada_fw-la sva_fw-la judgement_n be_v ask_v of_o the_o writ_n because_o a_o feme_fw-fr covert_n have_v no_o property_n in_o good_n and_o chattel_n during_o the_o coverture_n the_o declaration_n say_v markham_n be_v blada_fw-la sva_fw-la dum_fw-la sola_fw-la fuit_fw-la depastus_fw-la fuit_fw-la that_o say_v newton_n be_v not_o possible_a but_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v blada_fw-la ipsius_fw-la katherinae_n etc._n etc._n yeluerton_n say_v that_o both_o the_o writ_n and_o declaration_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v dum_fw-la sola_fw-la fuit_fw-la which_o newton_n deny_v and_o say_v that_o the_o count_n ought_v only_o to_o be_v so_o and_o affirm_v that_o as_o the_o matter_n be_v bring_v forth_o there_o be_v a_o intendment_n of_o depasture_v before_o coverture_n and_o of_o break_v the_o close_a after_o coverture_n of_o which_o the_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr may_v have_v a_o writ_n clausum_fw-la suum_fw-la fregit_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o the_o action_n seem_v to_o be_v by_o two_o several_a title_n but_o in_o the_o end_n the_o record_n be_v view_v which_o be_v quod_fw-la clausum_fw-la ipsius_fw-la katherinae_n fregit_fw-la &_o blada_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la katherinae_n depastus_fw-la fuit_fw-la and_o the_o declaration_n dum_fw-la sola_fw-la fuit_fw-la which_o make_v the_o writ_n to_o be_v award_v good_a and_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o by_o the_o register_n the_o writ_n be_v not_o dum_fw-la sola_fw-la fuit_fw-la but_o general_a and_o the_o declaration_n special_a yet_o 7._o h._n 7._o fol._n 2._o upon_o the_o like_a writ_n of_o quare_fw-la clausum_fw-la fregit_fw-la &_o bon●_n &_o catella_fw-la sva_fw-la cepit_fw-la which_o declaration_n of_o trespass_n to_o the_o feme_fw-fr dum_fw-la sola_fw-la fuit_fw-la judgement_n be_v give_v be_v afterward_o find_v erroneous_a for_o fault_n in_o the_o writ_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v not_o bona_fw-la sva_fw-la but_o bona_fw-la ipsius_fw-la le_fw-fr feme_fw-fr and_o therefore_o a_o repleader_n award_v the_o baron_n &_o feme_fw-fr may_v have_v a_o writ_n of_o trespass_n of_o assault_n make_v to_o the_o feme_fw-fr and_o imprisonment_n of_o she_o until_o the_o baron_n compound_v and_o pay_v a_o fine_a and_o the_o brief_a and_o count_n shall_v be_v ad_fw-la damna_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la quod_fw-la nota_fw-la 46._o ed._n ●_o 3._o nota_fw-la per_fw-la cu●iam_fw-la say_v brook_n baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr may_v join_v in_o appeal_n de_fw-fr ●●pe_fw-fr le_fw-fr feme_fw-fr for_o the_o husband_n alone_o can_v have_v it_o without_o his_o wife_n 8._o h._n 4._o fol._n 21_o the_o case_n there_o be_v a_o woman_n prisoner_n in_o the_o marshalsey_n make_v a_o suggestion_n to_o the_o court_n that_o the_o marshal_n man_n have_v ravish_v she_o in_o prison_n g●scoigne_n command_v the_o marshal_n to_o take_v his_o man_n to_o his_o custody_n and_o his_o staff_n from_o he_o and_o the_o court_n tell_v the_o woman_n that_o she_o alone_o can_v not_o bring_v appeal_n sans_o son_n baron_fw-fr but_o if_o her_o husband_n will_v come_v and_o they_o two_o together_o will_v prove_v the_o rape_n the_o ravisher_n shall_v be_v hang_v by_o this_o case_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o wife_n alone_o can_v have_v the_o appeal_n but_o the_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr may_v have_v it_o but_o neither_o by_o this_o case_n or_o any_o other_o statute_n can_v i_o find_v that_o the_o baron_n may_v not_o have_v it_o alone_o whether_o ne_fw-la unque_fw-la a_o couple_n in_o loyal_a matrimony_n be_v a_o sufficient_a plea_n in_o this_o appeal_n and_o whether_o he_o which_o be_v but_o baron_n in_o possession_n only_o that_o be_v that_o husband_n which_o be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o rape_n may_v have_v it_o quaere_fw-la and_o see_v 11._o h._n 4._o 13._o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr may_v join_v in_o a_o writ_n of_o debt_n and_o 16._o edw_n 4._o fol._n 8._o such_o a_o writ_n bring_v for_o arrearage_n of_o account_n with_o declaration_n that_o the_o defendant_n be_v the_o wife_n receiver_n dum_fw-la sola_fw-la fuit_fw-la puraccount_n render_v and_o that_o the_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr after_o espousal_n assign_a auditor_n which_o find_v the_o defendant_n in_o arrearage_n etc._n etc._n insomuch_o as_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o action_n begin_v by_o the_o wise_a and_o the_o assignment_n of_o the_o auditor_n be_v pursue_v and_o likewise_o by_o the_o wife_n they_o may_v join_v so_o if_o a_o obligation_n be_v make_v to_o baron_n &_o feme_fw-fr they_o may_v join_v in_o a_o writ_n of_o debt_n and_o if_o the_o baron_n die_v his_o wife_n and_o not_o the_o executor_n shall_v have_v the_o action_n 3._o h._n 6._o fol._n 37._o per_fw-la curiam_fw-la baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr may_v join_v in_o a_o writ_n of_o debt_n upon_o a_o obligation_n make_v to_o they_o during_o coverture_n and_o babington_n affirm_v that_o the_o baron_n may_v have_v the_o action_n alone_o if_o he_o will_v 43._o ed._n 3._o fol._n 10._o such_o a_o writ_n be_v bring_v and_o exception_n take_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v by_o the_o husband_n alone_o sed_fw-la non_fw-la allocatur_fw-la though_o for_o chattel_n vest_v as_o good_n that_o be_v give_v to_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n the_o baron_n alone_o must_v pursue_v his_o action_n for_o take_v they_o out_o of_o his_o possession_n otherwise_o it_o be_v of_o matter_n consist_v only_o in_o action_n etc._n etc._n for_o they_o suruive_v to_o the_o feme_fw-fr like_v to_o a_o lease_n grant_v to_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr for_o year_n so_o be_v it_o of_o ravishment_n or_o ejectment_n of_o guard_n for_o these_o be_v chattle_n real_a but_o if_o
a_o di●●ringas_fw-la shall_v go_v against_o he_o again_o 11._o h._n 4._o a_o 〈…〉_o ●api●s_v go_v against_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr the_o baron_n appear_v and_o the_o wife_n make_v default_n the_o plaintiff_n can_v not_o obtain_v exigent_n against_o they_o both_o but_o he_o have_v it_o against_o the_o feme_fw-fr and_o a_o idem_fw-la die_v give_v to_o the_o baron_n for_o though_o in_o a_o praecipe_fw-la quod_fw-la redd●●_n in_o 〈…〉_o of_o the_o grand_a 〈…〉_o and_o such_o like_a and_o for_o loss_n of_o 〈…〉_o return_v upon_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr the_o wife_n default_n be_v the_o husband_n default_n yet_o the_o wife_n default_n only_o shall_v ●ot_n ●ée_v so_o 〈…〉_o to_o he_o as_o to_o drive_v he_o to_o a_o corporal_a punishment_n as_o to_o the_o capias_fw-la or_o exigent_n likewise_o 39_o ed_n ●_o 3._o fol._n 18._o 〈…〉_o against_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr at_o the_o exigent_n the_o baron_n appear_v the_o wife_n make_v default_n and_o because_o she_o be_v misname_v in_o the_o writ_n a_o new_a exigent_n go_v out_o and_o a●_n idem_fw-la dies_fw-la to_o the_o husband_n yet_o he_o be_v compel_v here_o to_o answer_v maintenant_n 8._o h._n 4._o fol._n 6._o in_o appeal_n of_o mayhem_n against_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr after_o exigent_n award_v the_o baron_n alone_o come_v and_o find_v surety_n and_o have_v a_o supersedeas_fw-la though_o the_o wife_n never_o appear_v 12_o h._n 4._o foe_n 1._o in_o a_o writ_n of_o debt_n against_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr process_n continue_v till_o capias_fw-la be_v award_v than_o the_o baron_n appear_v of_o his_o ow●●_n accord_n and_o the_o wife_n make_v default_n a_o idem_fw-la dies_fw-la be_v give_v to_o the_o husband_n and_o a_o capias_fw-la sicut_fw-la alius_fw-la go_v against_o the_o wife_n which_o come_v and_o find_v surety_n have_v a_o supersedeas_fw-la to_o the_o sheriff_n then_o at_o the_o day_n of_o appear_v the_o wife_n c●me_v and_o the_o baron_n make_v default_n therein_o be_v award_v that_o the_o wife_n shall_v have_v another_o day_n of_o maineprise_n and_o process_n go_v out_o against_o the_o husband_n but_o this_o he_o say_v shall_v be_v no_o example_n in_o temps_fw-fr a_o vener_n sect_n xlvii_o of_o fourch_v this_o interchange_n or_o shift_v of_o appearance_n and_o default_n by_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr be_v call_v sourch_a or_o fourcher_n the_o term_n be_v of_o no_o great_a lineage_n than_o from_o a_o hay_n fork_n or_o pitchfork_n which_o in_o french_a be_v four_o the_o logician_n call_v their_o dilemma_n a_o fork_n and_o our_o ancient_n have_v give_v a_o like_a name_n to_o a_o subtle_a kind_n of_o delay_n which_o parcener_n jointenant_n and_o marry_v couple_n have_v at_o the_o common_a law_n when_o suit_n be_v commence_v against_o they_o call_v forcher_n for_o even_o as_o a_o cunning_a fight_a bull_n when_o he_o be_v bait_v offer_v to_o the_o dog_n first_o one_o horn_n and_o then_o another_o may_v be_v say_v to_o forth_o so_o these_o conjoin_a adversary_n be_v wont_a to_o play_v with_o both_o tynes_n when_o first_o one_o shall_v appear_v and_o his_o fellow_n be_v ●ssoyned_v and_o at_o the_o next_o day_n of_o appearance_n he_o shall_v make_v default_n which_o former_o appear_v and_o be_v essoyn_v by_o he_o which_o first_o make_v default_n against_o this_o west_n 1._o ca._n 42._o complain_v that_o demandant_o be_v great_o delay_v by_o 〈…〉_o which_o may_v not_o answer_v but_o together_o and_o by_o jointenant_n which_o know_v not_o their_o own_o several_a that_o use_v to_o four●h_v by_o ●ssoine_n till_o every_o one_o be_v once_o essoin_v ordein_v that_o such_o tenant_n henceforth_o shall_v be_v allow_v no_o essoine_n more_o than_o at_o one_o day_n and_o as_o one_o person_n the_o statute_n of_o gloucester_n make_v 6._o eius●em_n regis_fw-la 〈…〉_o the_o first_o recite_v the_o former_a statute_n thus_o whereas_o it_o be_v establish_v that_o parcener_n and_o tenant_n in_o common_a shall_v not_o four_o by_o essoine_n after_o they_o have_v once_o appear_v in_o court_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o same_o law_n shall_v be_v observe_v when_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v implead_v etc._n etc._n in_o the_o book_n 12._o h_n 4._o foe_n 1._o culpeppe●_n affirm_v that_o fourcher_n which_o be_v at_o the_o common_a law_n in_o a_o writ_n of_o debt_n be_v not_o to_o be_v re_fw-mi 〈…〉_o die_v by_o this_o statute_n of_o 〈…〉_o and_o thy_o 〈…〉_o confess_v that_o the_o statute_n i_o 〈…〉_o l●●d_v 〈…〉_o yet_o say_v he_o at_o the_o common_a law_n 〈…〉_o and_o 〈…〉_o may_v never_o four_o by_o distress_n infinet_n in_o a_o writ_n of_o debt_n for_o that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n one_o person_n in_o law_n thus_o much_o of_o sourch_v sect_n xlviii_o the_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr appear_v but_o admit_v that_o there_o be_v no_o delay_n use_v how_o shall_v baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr plead_v i_o suppose_v it_o be_v hardly_o comprehend_v within_o rule_n brooke_n set_v down_o that_o in_o a_o quid_fw-la ●uris_fw-la clamat_fw-la against_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr they_o may_v deny_v the_o deed_n by_o which_o the_o feme_fw-fr shall_v be_v bind_v and_o a_o quid_fw-la iuris_fw-la clamat_fw-la be_v bring_v against_o a_o feme_fw-fr covert_n 18._o h._n 6._o foe_n 1._o titulo_fw-la baron_n &_o feme_fw-fr 83._o and_o where_o the_o baron_n be_v estop_v from_o plead_v non_fw-la tenure_n the_o wife_n be_v so_o t●●_n titulo_fw-la lou●nes_fw-la account_n br._n 17._o ●6_n assisar_n p._n 44._o a_o assize_n be_v bring_v against_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr the_o baron_n canis_fw-la in_o proper_a person_n and_o plead_v the_o plaintiff_n 〈…〉_o the_o wine_n attorney_n be_v ask_v if_o he_o will_v ass●●t_v to_o the_o plea_n who_o answer_v he_o will_v be_v advise_v therefore_o thes_n d●●●_n be_v deliver_v ba●●_n again_o to_o the_o husband_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v allow_v unless_o the_o wine_n attorney_n consent_v who_o alterward_o agree_v thus_o do_v fitzh_n titulo_fw-la assize_n abridge_v the_o case_n 243._o very_a near_a the_o original_n for_o brook_n mistake_v it_o or_o i_o mistake_v he_o in_o the_o title_n of_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr 72._o in_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n against_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr executrix_fw-la it_o in_o a_o good_a plead_n to_o say_v that_o the_o wife_n have_v full_o administer_v and_o a_o good_a replication_n to_o say_v that_o the_o wise_a have_v assert_n sin_n pa●ler_a del_o baron_fw-fr ●●_o hen._n 6._o foe_n 4._o and_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o wife_n 〈…〉_o may_v administer_v and_o distribute_v god_n without_o the_o assent_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o if_o that_o she_o sell_v the_o testator_n good_n and_o redeem_v they_o yet_o still_o they_o remain_v asset_n if_o a_o fame_n tenant_n for_o life_n take_v a_o husband_n and_o they_o sine_fw-la be_v 〈…〉_o of_o a_o stranger_n if_o the_o baron_n die_v he_o in_o 〈…〉_o can_v enter_v for_o that_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o husband_n if_o a_o feme_fw-fr tenant_n for_o life_n take_v a_o husband_n which_o alien_v in_o fee_n and_o he_o in_o reverston_n enter_v if_o 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if_o a_o man_n be_v slay_v in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o town_n and_o another_o man_n receive_v the_o manqueller_n in_o another_o part_n of_o the_o town_n which_o be_v in_o another_o county_n appeal_v may_v be_v sue_v against_o they_o both_o in_o the_o courty_a where_o the_o kill_n be_v commit_v and_o that_o so_o it_o have_v be_v adjudge_v sect_n v._o before_o who_o appeal_n shall_v be_v sue_v by_o the_o afore_o recite_v statute_n it_o appear_v before_o who_o appeal_n must_v be_v sue_v but_o stanford_n set_v it_o out_o yet_o more_o large_o libro_fw-la 2._o cap._n 14._o the_o party_n entitle_v to_o a_o appeal_n be_v at_o election_n to_o take_v it_o by_o writ_n or_o by_o bill_n if_o he_o take_v it_o by_o bill_n he_o must_v sue_v all_o prochevie_a county_n maintenant_fw-fr as_o soon_o as_o the_o felony_n be_v commit_v and_o by_o britton_n fol._n 5._o the_o plaintiff_n must_v stude_fw-la two_o sufficient_a pledge_n liable_a to_o the_o visco●●●●_n distress_n to_o pursue_v his_o appeal_n 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shall_v award_v process_n of_o outlawry_n in_o such_o a_o case_n because_o magna_fw-la charra_n 17._o write_v long_o time_n before_o either_o br●tton_n or_o the_o ●●ok_n of_o assize_n be_v that_o no_o viscount_n constable_n escheator_n coroner_n or_o other_o the_o king_n officer_n may_v hold_v any_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n therefore_o many_o do_v hold_v opinion_n that_o 〈◊〉_d appeal_n be_v comme●ced_v before_o the_o sheriff_n or_o coroner_n although_o they_o may_v awa●●_n process_n till_o exigent_n yet_o the_o exigent_n itself_o t●ey_v can_v award_v neither_o if_o he_o appear_v can_v they_o put_v he_o which_o be_v appeal_v to_o answer_v but_o only_o commit_v he_o to_o prison_n because_o of_o the_o statute_n an●_n when_o appeal_n be_v commence_v before_o the_o viscount_n or_o coroner_n it_o may_v be_v remove_v into_o the_o king_n bench_n by_o a_o
second_o branch_n of_o the_o statute_n shall_v be_v expound_v father_n or_o mother_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o father_n and_o it_o be_v resolve_v in_o that_o case_n that_o there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o custody_n or_o wardship_n the_o one_o by_o the_o common_a law_n the_o other_o by_o the_o statute_n and_o that_o also_o at_o the_o common_a law_n there_o be_v four_o manner_n of_o guardian_n namely_o guardian_n in_o chivalry_n guardian_n in_o so●age_n guardian_n in_o nature_n and_o gardina_fw-la for_o nurture_n and_o now_o the_o statute_n make_v a_o new_a guardian_n namely_o by_o assignation_n but_o the_o mother_n in_o that_o case_n can_v be_v guardian_n for_o nurture_n because_o her_o daughter_n be_v pass_v 14._o year_n of_o age_n but_o she_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o she_o within_o the_o provision_n of_o the_o act_n ●ure_fw-fr naturae_fw-la and_o the_o assent_n of_o ralph_n ratcliff_n the_o mother_n husband_n be_v not_o material_a for_o the_o custody_n of_o a_o child_n be_v a_o inseparable_a incident_a to_o the_o parent_n and_o marriage_n may_v not_o transfer_v that_o to_o a_o husband_n and_o that_o be_v resolve_v that_o although_o the_o issue_n be_v whether_o elizabeth_n have_v the_o custody_n of_o martha_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o contract_n and_o that_o do_v appear_v that_o she_o depart_v from_o her_o mother_n house_n six_o hour_n before_o the_o contract_n yet_o in_o judgement_n of_o law_n she_o mother_n have_v the_o custody_n of_o she_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o contract_n and_o that_o be_v resolve_v that_o in_o that_o case_n edward_n ratcliff_n and_o martha_n his_o wife_n have_v good_a title_n to_o the_o land_n against_o andrew_n and_o his_o wife_n for_o the_o one_o daughter_n as_o that_o case_n be_v shall_v not_o take_v benefit_n of_o forfeiture_n of_o the_o other_o for_o the_o statute_n give_v the_o forfeiture_n to_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n to_o who_o the_o inheritance_n shall_v descend_v or_o come_v after_o her_o decease_n during_o the_o life_n of_o such_o person_n that_o so_o shall_v contract_v matrimony_n so_o that_o first_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o the_o blood_n and_o second_o to_o who_o the_o inheritance_n shall_v descend_v or_o come_v etc._n etc._n and_o although_o the_o wife_n of_o andrew_n bee_n of_o the_o blood_n yet_o in_o that_o case_n by_o the_o death_n of_o martha_n the_o land_n if_o she_o have_v issue_n shall_v deseend_v to_o her_o issue_n and_o if_o she_o have_v not_o issue_n that_o shall_v revert_v to_o her_o mother_n etc._n etc._n but_o judgement_n be_v against_o the_o plaintiff_n for_o that_o the_o issue_n be_v find_v against_o he_o these_o be_v the_o law_n whereby_o rape_n and_o ravishment_n of_o woman_n be_v repress_v which_o if_o they_o be_v well_o look_v unto_o will_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v now_o no_o cause_n why_o lie_a l●onicus_n chalcondilus_fw-la shall_v be_v believe_v who_o write_v of_o englishman_n affirm_v that_o we_o have_v no_o care_n what_o become_v of_o our_o wife_n and_o child_n that_o in_o our_o peregrination_n and_o travel_n we_o interchange_v and_o use_v one_o the_o other_o wife_n mutual_o that_o we_o count_v it_o no_o reproach_n by_o who_o soever_o our_o wife_n or_o daughter_n be_v get_v with_o ●hild_n that_o with_o we_o if_o a_o man_n come_v to_o his_o friend_n house_n he_o must_v lie_v with_o his_o wife_n the_o first_o thing_n that_o he_o do_v ut_fw-la deinde_fw-la benigue_n hospitio_fw-la accip●arur_n and_o though_o some_o of_o the_o last_o recite_v law_n be_v unmake_v when_o chalcondilus_fw-la do_v write_v above_o one_o hundred_o year_n since_o yet_o there_o be_v then_o law_n enough_o to_o prove_v he_o a_o deep_a liar_n and_o have_v he_o ●éene_v in_o england_n to_o have_v truss_v he_o up_o too_o perhaps_o for_o lechery_n have_v his_o learning_n stead_v he_o no_o better_o than_o his_o honesty_n this_o be_v no_o less_o cause_n why_o i_o shall_v be_v thus_o bitter_a against_o chalcondilus_fw-la a_o dead_a man_n for_o that_o it_o may_v seem_v he_o write_v by_o hearsay_n nullo_n odio_fw-la gentis_fw-la and_o in_o other_o matter_n he_o report_v honourable_o of_o us._n but_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o a_o man_n writing_n not_o a_o great_a while_n since_o but_o even_o the_o other_o day_n not_o at_o athens_n neither_o at_o rome_n or_o ream_n where_o they_o use_v to_o belie_v we_o head_n and_o foot_n but_o here_o at_o london_n shall_v be_v bold_a to_o wr●te_v and_o put_v in_o print_n matter_n to_o this_o effect_n that_o beggar_n and_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o our_o woman_n we_o do_v use_v to_o punish_v and_o to_o whip_v they_o when_o they_o be_v take_v for_o lecher_n and_o dishonest_a liver_n but_o gentlewoman_n and_o lady_n of_o honour_n and_o worship_n they_o be_v never_o punish_v for_o incontinency_n but_o rather_o for_o their_o amorous_a wantonness_n and_o lubricity_n the_o more_o esteem_v and_o magnify_v this_o follow_n deserve_v plain_o better_a to_o be_v hang_v than_o to_o be_v beléeve_v for_o neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o any_o wom●n_n with_o we_o can_v better_v her_o reputation_n by_o dissolute_a life_n and_o manner_n neither_o can_v any_o woman_n learn_v a_o more_o devilish_a lesson_n than_o so_o to_o be_v persuade_v and_o see_v the_o lawr_n themselves_o declare_v what_o detestation_n they_o have_v of_o brutish_a concupiscence_n by_o punish_v consent_n with_o l●sse_n of_o inheritance_n i_o will_v i_o can_v persuade_v all_o woman_n to_o eschew_v not_o only_o these_o gulf_n but_o also_o the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n which_o i_o meddle_v not_o with_o together_o with_o the_o ●●●●my_n which_o they_o purchase_v sometime_o with_o outward_a la●●●●iousnesse_n from_o the_o report_n of_o they_o which_o judge_v a_o careless_a liberty_n in_o behaviour_n a_o infallible_a argument_n of_o sensuality_n whereby_o some_o man_n have_v be_v embolden_v to_o offer_v ●or●●_n because_o they_o think_v it_o be_v expect_v sect_n xxix_o appeal_v of_o rape_n now_o let_v we_o consider_v a_o little_a how_o these_o law_n 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n if_o any_o virgin_n widow_n or_o ●●gle_a woman_n be_v ravish_v she_o herself_o may_v sue_v a_o appeal_v of_o rape_n prosecute_v the_o fe●on_n to_o death_n and_o the_o king●●●●don_n as_o it_o seem_v can_v help_v he_o if_o a_o feme_fw-fr co●●●●_n be_v ravish_v she_o can_v have_v a_o appeal_v without_o her_o husband_n as_o appear_v 8_o hen._n 4._o fol._n 21._o but_o if_o a_o feme_fw-fr ●overt_n be_v ravish_v and_o confent_a to_o the_o ravisher_n the_o husband_n alone_o may_v have_v a_o appeal_v and_o this_o by_o the_o statute_n 6._o rich._n 2._o cap._n 6._o the_o husband_n that_o this_o statute_n speak_v of_o which_o may_v sue_v the_o appeal_v must_v be_v a_o lawful_a husband_n in_o right_n and_o possession_n for_o ne_fw-la unques_fw-la accouple_v in_o loyal_a matrimony_n be_v a_o good_a plea_n against_o ●im_n 11._o hen._n 4._o fol._n 13._o so_o do_v justice_n stanford_n affirm_v the_o book_n to_o prove_v without_o question_n and_o that_o the_o law_n be_v so_o too_o where_o appeal_v be_v bring_v by_o baron_n and_o feme_fw-fr brooke_n abridge_n the_o case_n 11._o hen._n 4._o seem_v to_o incline_v to_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n the_o case_n at_o length_n be_v thus_o thomas_n hausegle_n s●●th_v appeal_v de_fw-fr ravishment_n sa_fw-fr feme_fw-fr against_o thomas_n v._o and_o other_o according_a to_o the_o statute_n 6._o rich._n 2._o rehea●●●●●_n in_o his_o declaration_n the_o order_n of_o the_o statute_n and_o that_o they_o have_v ravish_v she_o against_o the_o form_n of_o the_o say_v 〈◊〉_d the_o appell●●●_n say_v the_o plaintiff_n have_v another_o writ_n hang_v returnable_a the_o same_o term_n of_o the_o same_o rape_n and_o because_o the_o writ_n be_v not_o serve_v he_o have_v obtain_v a_o sicut_fw-la alius_fw-la ergo_fw-la this_o writ_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n shall_v abate_v ha●●said_a he_o may_v pursue_v which_o writ_n ●e_n will_v and_o by_o their_o writ_n a_o praecipe_fw-la quod_fw-la reddat_fw-la or_o a_o assize_n for_o the_o like_a cause_n shall_v abate_v for_o of_o one_o land_n a_o man_n can_v have_v two_o recovery_n but_o in_o this_o case_n it_o may_v be_v there_o be_v two_o rape_n at_o several_a time_n etc._n etc._n and_o also_o the_o first_o writ_n be_v not_o enter_v in_o the_o roll_n nor_o the_o uncut_a alias_o in_o the_o record_n than_o the_o declaration_n be_v challenge_v as_o insufficient_a because_o it_o be_v ●elonice_n rapuit_fw-la and_o not_o carnaliter_fw-la cognovit_fw-la but_o to_o that_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o felonious_a rape_n imply_v carnal_a knowledge_n for_o rape_n without_o such_o knowledge_n be_v buttrespasse_n another_o exception_n to_o the_o declaration_n be_v that_o two_o have_v ravish_v as_o principal_a etc._n etc._n which_o rolfe_n say_v can_v not_o be_v therefore_o the_o plaintiff_n ought_v to_o have_v declare_v against_o one_o as_o principal_a and_o against_o the_o other_o as_o accessary_a or_o
writ_n because_o it_o be_v not_o felonice_n rapuit_fw-la but_o the_o defendant_n dare_v not_o stand_v upon_o it_o but_o plead_v over_o rien_fw-fr culpable_a for_o rapu●t_n impli_v felony_n but_o in_o every_o appeal_v of_o rape_n if_o the_o writ_n want_v the_o word_n rapuit_fw-la it_o shall_v abate_v though_o it_o have_v word_n amount_v to_o as_o much_o as_o car●●●●ter_v cognovit_fw-la or_o any_o such_o ●t●●e_n 9_o e._n 4._o ●ol_n 26._o sect_n xxxiv_o plea_n to_o the_o action_n though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o where_o ●●●_o shall_v be_v charge_v with_o rape_n in_o appeal_n or_o otherwise_o it_o ●ust_z be_v by_o the_o word_n rap●it_fw-fr and_o ●●t_n carnaliter_fw-la cognovit_fw-la only_o y●t_o by_o bracton_n it_o be_v a_o g●●d_a plea_n in_o appeal_n of_o rape_n to_o say_v non_fw-mi abstullt_v e●●ucellagium●_n suum_fw-la qu●a_fw-la a●●u●h_n u●●go_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ve●i●●●_n probab●●u●_n p●●_n asp●c●●●●o●po●i●_n &_o pe●_n quatuo●_fw-la legales_fw-la fem●nas_fw-la iurat●s_fw-la de_fw-la ve●itate_fw-la dicenda_fw-la quaere_fw-la stamford_n say_v it_o be_v a_o good_a plea_n for_o the_o defendant_n though_o h●e_v lay_v with_o the_o woman_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o carnal_o know_v she_o for_o the_o force_n of_o the_o declaration_n rest_v in_o that_o and_o by_o ●●i●ton_a fol._n 45._o if_o at_o the_o time_n of_o rape_n suppose_v the_o wom●n_n conceive_v child_n there_o be_v no_o rape_n for_o none_o can_v conc●●●e_v without_o consent_n also_o by_o bracton_n it_o be_v a_o good_a plea_n to_o say_v that_o before_o the_o rape_n suppose_v he_o keep_v the_o plaintiff_n and_o use_v she_o as_o his_o concubine_n but_o by_o the_o same_o bracton_n it_o be_v no_o plea_n to_o say_v she_o be_v another_o man_n concubine_n or_o harlot_n quia_fw-la licet_fw-la meretrix_n fuerit_fw-la a●ea_fw-la cer●●●●●c_fw-la ●emporis_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la cu●_n nequi●iae_fw-la eius_fw-la reclamando_fw-la consenti●e_fw-la noluit_fw-la and_o note_v if_o she_o which_o be_v ravish_v assen●_n for_o fear_n 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divorce_n or_o a_o reversment_n of_o outlawrie_n or_o for_o a_o warrant_n of_o the_o peace_n against_o her_o goodman_n yaxley_n be_v of_o contrary_a opinion_n and_o where_o the_o party_n which_o take_v another_o man_n wife_n cum_fw-la bonis_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v indict_v at_o the_o king_n suit_n of_o trespass_n only_o the_o indictment_n be_v quod_fw-la vi_fw-la &_o armis_fw-la mariam_n vxorem_fw-la cuiusdam_fw-la a._n b._n apud_fw-la s._n rapuit_fw-la &_o ●am_fw-la cum_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o cattallis_fw-la viz._n etc._n etc._n ipsius_fw-la a._n b._n cepit_fw-la &_o abduxit_fw-la &_o ●a_n ●idem_fw-la a._n b._n adhuc_fw-la iniuste_fw-la detinet_fw-la contra_fw-la p●cem_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o contra_fw-la formam_fw-la statuti_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o likewise_o at_o the_o husband_n ●●it_n the_o writ_n be_v attachias_n b._n quod_fw-la sit_fw-la coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la respondendum_fw-la prefato_fw-la a._n quare_fw-la vi_fw-la &_o armis_fw-la vxorem_fw-la 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now_o say_v that_o she_o never_o assent_v have_v conceive_v etc._n etc._n she_o answer_v that_o her_o flesh_n consent_v to_o he_o but_o her_o soul_n and_o conscience_n do_v ever_o abhor_v he_o 5._o e._n 4._o fol._n 58._o sect_n xxxviii_o the_o statute_n 18._o eliz._n cap._n 7._o i_o be_o at_o the_o end_n of_o my_o voyage_n but_o before_o i_o take_v shore_n i_o will_v ●hew_v you_o how_o our_o late_a most_o excellent_a lawgiver_n renown_a queen_n elizabeth_n who_o vigilant_a care_n have_v always_o be_v that_o all_o her_o people_n may_v live_v under_o she_o in_o peace_n and_o without_o oppression_n have_v give_v strength_n and_o perfection_n to_o the_o former_a function_n of_o other_o prince_n to_o make_v they_o a_o firm_a bulwark_n against_o all_o manner_n of_o iniurer_n that_o possible_o may_v oppress_v woman_n and_o i_o can_v but_o marvel_v that_o when_o so_o da●●abl●_n a_o crime_n ●●_o rape_n have_v give_v so_o often_o to_o the_o whole_a realm_n such_o cause_n of_o bitter_a 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though_o by_o evidence_n of_o diverse_a matron_n he_o seem_v guilty_a this_o statute_n ordain_v that_o if_o any_o person_n unlawful_o and_o carnal_o know_v and_o abuse_v any_o woman_n child_n under_o age_n of_o ten_o year_n every_o such_o unlawful_a and_o carnal_a knowledge_n shall_v be_v felony_n and_o the_o offender_n be_v due_o convict_v shall_v suffer_v as_o a_o felon_n without_o allowance_n of_o clergy_n and_o as_o m._n lambard_n and_o m._n crompton_n do_v both_o of_o they_o note_n it_o be_v not_o material_a whether_o she_o consent_v or_o no_o for_o the_o law_n adjudge_v her_o unable_a to_o consent_v at_o so_o tender_a age_n the_o last_o proviso_n of_o this_o statute_n be_v that_o they_o which_o be_v admit_v to_o their_o clergy_n shall_v answer_v to_o all_o other_o manner_n of_o felony_n whereof_o they_o have_v not_o former_o be_v acquit_v convict_v attaint_v or_o pardon_v as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v if_o as_o clerk_n convict_v they_o have_v be_v deliver_v to_o the_o 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