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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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Health also must be considered in the election, lest thou with all that thou hast, perish, and lest 1thy whole house be poisoned and hurt. Nevertheless I speak here of sore contagious sicknesses, not of such daily infirmities and small diseases, that all men are subdued unto. But I spake of madness, frenzy, the falling sickness, lameness, leprosy, French pocks, or such like, which every man should greatly abhor.
Health also must be considred in the eleccion, lest thou with all that thou hast, perysh, and lest 1thy whole house be poysoned and hurte. Neuertheles I speake here of sore contagious syckenesses, not of such dayly infirmitees and small diseases, that all menne are subdued vnto. But I spake of madnesse, frenesy, the fallyng syckenes, lamenes, leprosy, Frenche pockes, or suche lyke, whiche euery manne should greatly abhorre.
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Notwithstanding where married folks, which 1now are together, be visited with such diseases ⟨p. xli⟩then must suffer the one with the other as they that are in one body. As for the due and convenient age▪ we spake of it in the sixth Chapter.
Notwythstondyng where maryed folkes, which 1now are togyther, be visited wyth suche diseases ⟨p. xli⟩