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Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…
Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which domesticall duties are raised. ... VIII. Duties of masters. By William Gouge.
London: printed by John Haviland for William Bladen, 1622London: printed by Iohn Haviland for William Bladen, 1622
Treatise 3 › Section 21: §. 21. Of the things which a wife may dispose without her husbands consent.
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Again of common goods some are set forth by the husband to be spent about the family, other he reserveth for a •ocke, or to lay forth as he himself shall see occasion.
Againe of common goods some are set forth by the husband to be spent about the family, other he reserueth for a •ocke, or to lay forth as he himselfe shall see occasion.
Concerning those which are set forth to be spent, I doubt •ot but the wife hath power to dispose them; neither is she •ound to ask any further consent of her husband. For it ⟨p. 292⟩is the wives place and duty to guide or govern the house, 1by virtue whereof, providing sufficiently for the family, she may, as she seeth good occasion, of such goods as are set apart to be spent, distribute to poor, or otherwise.
Concerning those which are set forth to be spent, I doubt •ot but the wife hath power to dispose them; neither is she •ound to aske any further consent of her husband. For it ⟨p. 292⟩is the wiues place and dutie to guide or gouerne the house, 1by vertue whereof, prouiding sufficiently for the family, she may, as she seeth good occasion, of such goods as are set apart to be spent, distribute to poore, or otherwise.
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