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that_o as_o all_o the_o woman_n of_o europe_n will_v run_v into_o england_n the_o paradise_n of_o woman_n if_o there_o be_v a_o bridge_n make_v over_o the_o sea_n so_o all_o the_o man_n too_o if_o there_o be_v but_o a_o act_n for_o a_o general_a naturalizati-of_a all_o alien_n of_o the_o woman_n child_n and_o servant_n of_o england_n touch_v the_o woman_n of_o england_n there_o be_v divers_a thing_n considerable_a in_o the_o english_a law_n and_o custom_n woman_n in_o england_n with_o all_o their_o movable_a good_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v marry_v be_v whole_o in_o potestate_fw-la viri_fw-la at_o the_o will_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o husband_n if_o any_o good_n or_o chattel_n be_v give_v to_o feme_fw-fr covert_n to_o a_o marry_a woman_n they_o all_o immediate_o become_v her_o husband_n she_o can_v let_v set_v sell_v give_v away_o or_o alienate_v any_o thing_n without_o her_o husband_n consent_n her_o very_a necessary_a apparel_n by_o the_o law_n be_v not_o she_o in_o property_n if_o she_o have_v any_o tenure_n at_o all_o it_o be_v in_o capite_fw-la that_o be_v she_o hold_v it_o of_o and_o by_o her_o husband_n who_o be_v caput_fw-la mulieris_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o law_n say_v uxor_fw-la fulget_fw-la radiis_fw-la mariti_fw-la all_o the_o chattel_n personal_a the_o wife_n have_v at_o the_o marriage_n be_v so_o much_o her_o husband_n that_o after_o his_o death_n they_o shall_v not_o return_v to_o the_o wife_n but_o go_v to_o the_o executor_n or_o administrator_n of_o the_o husband_n as_o his_o other_o good_n and_o chattel_n except_o only_o her_o parapherna_n which_o be_v her_o necessary_a apparel_n which_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o her_o husband_n she_o may_v devise_v by_o will_n not_o otherwise_o by_o our_o law_n because_o the_o property_n and_o possession_n even_o of_o the_o parapherna_n be_v in_o he_o the_o wife_n can_v make_v no_o contract_n without_o her_o husband_n consent_n and_o in_o law_n matter_n sine_fw-la viro_fw-la respondere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o law_n of_o england_n suppose_v a_o wife_n to_o be_v in_o so_o much_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o her_o husband_n as_o to_o have_v no_o will_n at_o all_o of_o she_o own_o wherefore_o if_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n commit_v a_o felony_n together_o the_o wife_n by_o the_o law_n can_v be_v neither_o principal_a nor_o accessary_a the_o law_n suppose_v that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n she_o owe_v to_o her_o husband_n she_o be_v necessitate_v thereunto_o the_o law_n of_o england_n suppose_v in_o the_o husband_n a_o power_n over_o his_o wife_n as_o over_o his_o child_n or_o servant_n to_o correct_v she_o when_o she_o offend_v and_o therefore_o he_o must_v answer_v for_o his_o wife_n fault_n if_o she_o wrong_v another_o by_o her_o tongue_n or_o by_o trespass_n he_o must_v make_v satisfaction_n so_o the_o law_n make_v it_o as_o high_a a_o crime_n and_o allot_v the_o same_o punishment_n to_o a_o woman_n that_o shall_v kill_v her_o husband_n as_o to_o a_o woman_n that_o shall_v kill_v her_o father_n or_o master_n and_o that_o be_v petty_a treason_n and_o to_o be_v burn_v alive_a so_o that_o a_o wife_n in_o england_n be_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la but_o the_o best_a of_o servant_n have_v nothing_o her_o own_o in_o a_o more_o proper_a sense_n than_o a_o child_n have_v who_o his_o father_n suffer_v to_o call_v many_o thing_n his_o own_o yet_o can_v dispose_v of_o nothing_o the_o woman_n upon_o marriage_n lose_v not_o only_o the_o power_n over_o her_o person_n and_o her_o will_n and_o the_o property_n of_o her_o good_n but_o her_o very_a name_n for_o ever_o after_o she_o use_v her_o husband_n surname_n and_o her_o own_o be_v whole_o lay_v aside_o which_o be_v not_o observe_v in_o france_n and_o other_o country_n where_o the_o wife_n subscribe_v herself_o by_o her_o paternal_a name_n as_o if_o susanna_n the_o daughter_n of_o r._n clifford_n be_v marry_v