§. 27. Of the inconveniences which may follow upon a wives disposing goods without or against her husbands consent.§. 27. Of the inconueniences which may follow vpon a wiues disposing goods without or against her husbands consent.

§. 27. Of the inconveniences which may follow upon a wives disposing goods without or against her husbands consent.

§. 27. Of the inconueniences which may follow vpon a wiues disposing goods without or against her husbands consent.

A fit reason may be taken from the mischiefs which would ¹fall out if this liberty were given unto women: which are these that follow:

A fit reason may be taken from the mischiefes which would ¹fall out if this liberty were giuen vnto women: which are these that follow:

1. 11. A mans estate may be wasted before he can tell how to redress it.1. A mans estate may be wasted before he can tell how to redresse it.

1. The estate of the family might be wasted before any redress could be thought of: for if the wife may dispose the goods without her husbands consent, it must also be granted without his knowledge: for it is to be supposed that if he knew of the disposing of that which he liketh not, he would hinder it: if without his knowledge, then may that which he thinketh to be remaining as a stock for the family, be laid out by the wife, and nothing left: whereas if he knew of the spending of that stock, it might be he would be more thrifty and sparing in other expenses.

1. The estate of the family might be wasted before any redresse could be thought of: for if the wife may dispose the goods without her husbands consent, it must also be granted without his knowledge: for it is to be supposed that if he knew of the disposing of that which he liketh not, he would hinder it: if without his knowledge, then may that which he thinketh to be remaining as a stocke for the family, be laid out by the wife, and nothing left: whereas if he knew of the spending of that stocke, it might be he would be more thrifty and sparing in other expences.