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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 eyuyle and Imperial law requireth also the consent of the parents, as it is manifest 1libro Pandeet. xxiii. Justinian the Emperor Instit libro. i. tit. xi. writeth after this manner, lawfully & ordinately do they contract marriage one with another, which come together after the commandments: & laws young men ⟨p. xiii⟩when they are old enough to take wives, and young women when they are of convenient age to take husbands: but so that they have the consent of their parents, under whose authority they be. That this shall be so, willeth and chargeth the law eyuyle & natural in so much that the fathers commandment must go before: These be Justinian's words, which are so manifest and evident, that they need no further declaration.
The eyuyle and Imperyall lawe requyrethe also the consent of the parentes, as it is manyfeste 1libro Pandeet. xxiii. Iustinian the Emperour Instit libro. i. tit. xi. wryteth after this maner, lawfullye & ordinatelye do they cōtract mariage one with another, whiche come together after the cōmaundementes: & lawes yonge men ⟨p. xiii⟩whan they are olde ynough to take wyues, and yonge wemen whan they are of conuentent age to take husbōdes: but so that they haue the cōsēt of theyr parētes, vnder whose auctorite they be. That this shalbe so, wyllethe and chargethe the lawe eyuyle & naturale in so much that the fathers cōmaundement must go before: These be Iustinians wordes, which are so manifeste and euydēt, that they nede no further declaracyon.
- 1The eivile law.The eiuile lawe.
Upon this do some men think, that their marriage is no marriage, & that the one of them should now be separated from the other seeing it is so long since they were contract against the will of their parents. But such persons ought to consider that their parents did not put the from a sunder & therefore is their wedlock now a lawful wed lock, inasmuch also as in process of time their parents were reconciled. And though it were not so, yet openly according to the custom of the common laws were they permitted to marry, & were solemnly received in to wedlock, living honestly together, have had children, exercised all duties of marriage. Therefore ought they by reason to continue still in their matrimony & […] all points to apply them selves to the fear of god