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morum_fw-la est_fw-la culpa_fw-la non_fw-la criminum_fw-la etc._n etc._n etiam_fw-la post_fw-la biennium_fw-la ducturus_fw-la vxorem_fw-la which_o seem_v hard_a let_v it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o how_o adultery_n be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o divorce_n in_o the_o wife_n but_o not_o in_o the_o husband_n in_o the_o same_o code_n it_o be_v say_v quamvis_fw-la adulterii_fw-la crimen_fw-la inter_fw-la publica_fw-la referatur_fw-la quorum_fw-la delatio_fw-la in_o communi_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sine_fw-la aliqua_fw-la legis_fw-la interpretatione_n conceditur_fw-la 57_o tom._n 3._o lib._n 9_o it_o be_v 7._o add_v leg_n juliam_fw-la de_fw-la adulteris_fw-la ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la fol._n 57_o etc._n etc._n this_o crime_n of_o adultery_n be_v so_o odious_a that_o any_o one_o may_v be_v a_o accuser_n but_o much_o more_o be_v the_o husband_n concern_v for_o in_o the_o say_a law_n it_o be_v add_v imprimis_fw-la maritum_fw-la genialis_fw-la thori_fw-la vindicem_fw-la esse_fw-la oportet_fw-la cvi_fw-la 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qua_fw-la cum_fw-la servo_fw-la rem_fw-la hahere_fw-la detegitur_fw-la capitali_fw-la sententia_fw-la subjugatur_fw-la tradendo_fw-la igâ—ibus_fw-la verberone_fw-la with_o they_o among_o several_a other_o cause_n of_o divorce_n be_v the_o follow_v if_o the_o husband_n can_v prove_v his_o wife_n to_o be_v desirous_a of_o feast_v with_o stranger_n he_o not_o know_v or_o not_o willing_a if_o the_o lay_v out_o one_o night_n against_o his_o will_n or_o without_o just_a cause_n and_o if_o she_o do_v frequent_a play_n or_o public_a show_n the_o husband_n forbid_v it_o also_o for_o adultery_n which_o none_o that_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o god_n law_n can_v deny_v to_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o divorce_n in_o which_o case_n christian_a emperor_n favour_v much_o the_o husband_n for_o if_o a_o man_n have_v wrongful_o divorce_v his_o wife_n they_o â—aid_v no_o other_o punishment_n upon_o he_o than_o that_o he_o shall_v give_v back_o her_o portion_n or_o that_o call_v donatio_fw-la 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punishment_n shall_v henceforth_o commit_v no_o more_o any_o such_o evil._n this_o will_v prevent_v its_o spread_a further_o and_o in_o the_o inflict_a of_o this_o due_a punishment_n god_n command_n to_o the_o judge_n be_v this_o thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o pity_n no_o mercy_n for_o such_o wicked_a and_o miserable_a wretch_n who_o be_v the_o plague_n of_o church_n and_o state_n therefore_o both_o church_n and_o state_n must_v set_v help_v hand_n to_o root_v it_o out_o and_o put_v it_o away_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o life_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v a_o divine_a rule_n for_o all_o judge_n and_o jury_n against_o perjure_a person_n who_o be_v the_o worst_a kind_n of_o wicked_a man_n as_o be_v 10._o be_v 1_o tim._n 1_o 9_o 10._o ungodly_a unholy_a profane_a murderer_n of_o father_n murderer_n of_o mother_n men-slayer_n whoremonger_n sodomite_n and_o liar_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n among_o which_o all_o they_o be_v reckon_v thus_o much_o as_o to_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o 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