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A06266
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A breefe discourse, declaring and approuing the necessarie and inuiolable maintenance of the laudable customes of London namely, of that one, whereby a reasonable partition of the goods of husbands among their wiues and children is prouided: with an answer to such obiections and pretensed reasons, as are by persons vnaduised or euil persuaded, vsed against the same.
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STC 16747; ESTC S108799
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than_o it_o be_v a_o just_a counterplea_n or_o bar_v to_o a_o woman_n dower_n to_o allege_v that_o she_o be_v a_o fool_n no_o more_o be_v the_o imputation_n of_o such_o simplicity_n honest_a and_o sufficient_a to_o exclude_v she_o from_o her_o portion_n no_o it_o be_v well_o say_v and_o maintain_v for_o a_o maxim_n in_o the_o common_a law_n better_o it_o be_v to_o suffer_v a_o mischief_n than_o a_o inconvenience_n less_o harmful_a and_o hateful_a it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o swallow_v twenty_o of_o these_o light_a offence_n and_o to_o digest_v sundry_a of_o these_o pretence_a scruple_n than_o by_o violate_v of_o a_o custom_n no_o less_o common_a than_o commendable_a to_o leave_v to_o posterity_n a_o odious_a memory_n and_o obloquy_n of_o his_o name_n the_o last_o objection_n against_o wife_n be_v no_o less_o ridiculous_a than_o tyrannical_a ground_v upon_o a_o unjust_a desire_n to_o restrain_v they_o from_o marriage_n marriage_n be_v a_o honourable_a ordinance_n of_o god_n fit_a and_o necessary_a for_o all_o person_n dispose_v thereunto_o to_o the_o avoid_n of_o sin_n and_o maintenance_n of_o a_o comfortable_a and_o sociable_a christian_n life_n to_o restrain_v or_o prohibit_v the_o same_o either_o in_o maid_n or_o widow_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n 4_o tim._n ep_v 1._o ca._n 4_o and_o to_o indent_v or_o condition_n with_o any_o that_o he_o or_o she_o shall_v not_o marry_v 3.6_o 43._o e._n 3.6_o be_v a_o condition_n limit_v against_o law_n and_o by_o the_o same_o pronounce_v unlawful_a and_o unreasonable_a make_v it_o thy_o own_o case_n admit_v thou_o do_v match_v with_o a_o wealthy_a wife_n who_o furniture_n and_o riches_n have_v increase_v thy_o estate_n if_o god_n shall_v call_v for_o she_o will_v thou_o in_o a_o kind_n memorial_n of_o the_o benefitte_v attain_v by_o her_o mean_n make_v thyself_o a_o votary_n to_o live_v unmarried_a do_v those_o which_o marry_o great_a heir_n be_v woman_n and_o after_o their_o wife_n death_n 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