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29 (omitted) Compensation.

-viously) only against men of inferior or nearly equal circumstances
to themselves. To the rich an absolute command
would be given (over the such wives of the poor as should
consent to it) as against the husband,, over the wives
of the poor. The price of the wife of a common labouring
man might be known by learning the current rate
of wages for labour in the country. When the wages
is a 1"> a day,&</del> she might be had for £31.4.[+] [+] NOTE:To put a case that will probably be more striking.

The
price of the Wife of an Officer who had no other income than his
pay might be known from the Court Calendar.
A marquess's might be A Captain's might be be had for
... a Lieutenants for .... an Ensign's for
...... The consequence would be that all
Captains for example who had pretty wives, would be to a certain
degree (I will not say to what degree) in danger:
and such Captains who might think exclusive
interest in would not choose to sell the
favours of their wives for .... would be in continual
alarm: knowing that there must be many on
whom the chance of paying that such a price for a favour
of that sort would not (speak in the way
of prevention) prevent from committing the doing an injuryoffence
of that sort, and that should they happen to receive
it such an injury,,they would not be made amends be to receive what they thought (to them would
seem)an adequate amends.

To Cr. J. Cr.175, 251.

Identifier: | JB/100/199/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 100.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	100	Main Headings	punishment
Folio number	199	Info in main headings field	compensation
Image	001	Titles	note
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f29 / f30
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::propatria [britannia motif]]]
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Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	"(omitted)"	ID Number	32215
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