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The gold[n] book of christen matrimony most necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that…The golde[n] boke of christen matrimonye moost necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that…
The gold[n] book of christen matrimony most necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that intend to live quietly and godly in the Christen state of holy wedlock newly set forth in English by Theodore Basil.The golde[n] boke of christen matrimonye moost necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that entend to liue quietly and godlye in the Christen state of holy wedlock newly set forthe in English by Theodore Basille.
London: printed for Joha, 1543London: printed for Ioha, 1543
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It serveth to our purpose, that through adultery, 1great inheritances are altered, and the right heirs disher•ted For oft times it fortuneth, that an adulteress hath children by an ad uoutrer, & then must the said children inherit all the substance of their pretended father, as lawful children, which yet are unlawful, where by the father leseth his honour, his kindred, his body & goods. His wife, which is his own body, hath the adulterer defiled, & the unlawful children take the goods away. If this be not great wrong and wickedness, then wot not I what a man may affirm to be vicious enough: therefore 2though adultery be horrible both in men & women, yet in women it is most hurtful & detestable. For besides that the adulteress altereth the inheritance (as I said before) and with false pro mises & shameful deceit, withdraweth & stealeth it from the right heirs, she ladeth first her honest poor husband with great shame, great travail, labour, sorrow and pain, in that he ⟨image 53⟩•is fain to bring up those adulterous children which are not his own.
It seruethe to our purpose, that thorowe aduoutry, 1great enheritaunces are altered, and the ryght heyres disher•ted For oft tymes it fortuneth, that an aduoutresse hath children by an ad uoutrer, & then must the sayd chyldren enherite all the substaunce of theyr pretenced father, as lawfull chyldren, which yet are vnlawfull, wher by the father leseth his honour, hys kynred, hys body & goodes. His wyfe, which is hys owne body, hath the aduouterer defyled, & the vnlawfull childrē take ye goodes awaye. If this be not great wrong and wyckednes, then wote not I what a mā maye affirme to be vicious inough: therfore 2though aduoutry be horrible both in men & women, yet in womē it is moost hurtfull & detestable. For besydes that the aduoutresse alter•th the inheritaūce (as I sayd before) and with false pro mises & shamefull disceate, withdraweth & stealeth it from the ryght heyres, she ladeth fyrst her honest poore husbande wyth great shame, great trauayle, laboure, sorowe and payne, in that he