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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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The. xiii. Chapter. Of the wedding. rlvi. ⟨image 101⟩They must go to church before they go to bed. The leaf. xlvi. The commodities y• come of this ordinance. xlvii. The abuse at weddings. xlviii. […] inn & excess committed at weddings. xlviii.
The. xiii. Chapter. Of the weddyng. rlvi. ⟨image 101⟩They must go to churche before they go to bed. The leafe. xlvi. The cōmodities y• come of this ordināce. xlvii. The abuse at weddynges. xlviii. 〈…〉 ynne & excesse cōmitted at weddynges. xlviii.
The. xiiii. Chapter. Of the first cohabitation. l. Danger in the first cohabitation. l. How they must behave them selves at first. li. The duty of the married one to the tother. lii. The duty and obedience of wives. liii. The husband is the head of the wife. liii. Howe he is the head. liiii. How y• wives must obey & behave them selves. liiii The duty and love of husbands. lv. Howe men should love their wives. lv. Howe holy a thing love matrimonial is. lv. A man must love his wife as his own body. The leaf lvi.
The. xiiii. Chapter. Of the fyrst cohabitacion. l. Daunger in the first cohabitacion. l. How they must behaue them selues at first. li. The duty of the maryed one to ye tother. lii. The duty and obedience of wyues. liii. The husband is the head of the wyfe. liii. Howe he is the head. liiii. How y• wiues must obay & behaue thē selues. liiii The duty and loue of husbandes. lv. Howe men shulde loue theyr wyues. lv. Howe holy a thyng loue matrimonial is. lv. A man must loue his wyfe as his owne bodye. The leafe lvi.