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A50824 The new state of England under Their Majesties K. William and Q. Mary in three parts ... / by G.M. Miege, Guy, 1644-1718? 1691 (1691) Wing M2019A; ESTC R31230 424,335 944

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woman_n upon_o marriage_n do_v not_o only_o lose_v the_o power_n over_o her_o person_n will_n and_o good_n but_o she_o must_v part_v with_o her_o very_a name_n and_o ever_o after_o use_v her_o husband_n surname_n contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o some_o other_o country_n one_o thing_n more_o there_o be_v yet_o which_o evidence_n the_o great_a subjection_n of_o a_o wife_n to_o her_o husband_n and_o that_o be_v the_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v kill_v her_o husband_n which_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v alive_a the_o offence_n be_v count_v petty-treason_n by_o law_n that_o be_v as_o great_a a_o crime_n as_o the_o kill_v of_o his_o father_n or_o master_n yet_o in_o some_o thing_n the_o law_n be_v very_o favourable_a to_o the_o female_a sex_n of_o england_n as_o for_o example_n if_o a_o wife_n bring_v forth_o a_o child_n beget_v before_o marriage_n by_o another_o man_n than_o her_o present_a husband_n her_o husband_n be_v bind_v to_o own_o the_o child_n and_o that_o 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influence_n or_o fatal_a consequence_n in_o short_a marry_a woman_n have_v here_o more_o liberty_n than_o any_o where_o else_o their_o chief_a care_n be_v of_o the_o house_n and_o household_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o greek_a wife_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o proper_a office_n of_o a_o wife_n as_o the_o husband_n be_v be_v to_o mind_n he_o concern_v abroad_o and_o such_o be_v general_o their_o carriage_n to_o their_o husband_n and_o their_o mutual_a tenderness_n for_o they_o that_o where_o the_o law_n give_v they_o nothing_o the_o die_a husband_n often_o leave_v all_o behind_o he_o to_o the_o disposal_n of_o his_o wife_n except_o in_o london_n where_o a_o peculiar_a order_n be_v take_v by_o the_o city_n agreeable_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n a_o knight_n wife_n be_v by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n count_v and_o call_v a_o lady_n if_o her_o husband_n die_v before_o she_o and_o she_o take_v afterward_o 〈◊〉_d husband_n of_o a_o low_a estate_n still_o she_o 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