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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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They be besides that unjust because they violate the law of God, by which they ought to love their wives as them selves and their own body, when as they will not conveniently help them with their own goods. Yea there be some, which if they were not letted by public laws would consume, sell and utterly alienate their wives dowries. And that that should not happen, laws, chiefly the Roman laws have diligently provided for: for they decree that the dominion of the dowry should remain with the wives although the husbands had the fruit & use thereof as long as the marriage should last. But what, I pray you, shall I say of them, which do suffer so grievous & intolerable burdens of matrimony to be daily augmented, in to much cockering & flattering of their wives? Surely they sin most grievously, for as much as now neither their own patrimony, neither their wives dowries can be sufficient, they will so abound every way in ornaments & sumptuousness. How beit godly husbands & holy wives ought to appoint all things moderately. But why think we have the laws ordained so many things, & by so many ways concerning dowries?1 Because they would keep the citizens without hurt or damage, when they marry & are joined together in matrimony. For it is expedient for the public wealth, that if the husband do dye, the dowry may remain whole unto the wife, wherewith if she will she may marry again. Or if the wife dye before, that the dowry may serve to nourish, apparel & bring up the children gotten by matrimony.
They be besides that vniuste bycause they violate the lawe of God, by whiche they ought to loue their wiues as them selues and their owne body, when as they will not conueniently helpe them with their owne goods. Yea there be some, whiche if they were not letted by publicque lawes would consume, sell and vtterly alienate their wiues doweryes. And yt that should not happen, lawes, chiefly the Romane lawes haue diligently prouided for: for they decree that the dominion of the dowery should remayne with the wiues althoughe the husbāds had ye fruit & vse therof as lōg as ye mariage should last. But what, I pray you, shall I say of thē, which do suffer so grieuous & intollerable burthens of matrimony to be dayly augmented, in to much cokering & flattering of their wiues? Surely they sinne most grieuously, for as much as now neither their own patrimony, neither their wiues doweries cā be sufficient, they will so abound euery way in ornamēts & sumptuousnesse. How beit godly husbāds & holy wiues ought to appoint all thinges moderatly. But why thinck we haue ye lawes ordained so many things, & by so many ways cōcerning doweries?