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C Of Adultery

Husband she may be made to forfeit two fourths of
of such fortune whereof one fourth shall be to her Husband;
the other fourth to such Child or in equal shares
amongst such Children. If she hath no Child, the other fourth
may also be given to the Husband unless the Judge for particular
reasons should order otherwise.
See Supra Instrs. to the Legislr.

3. Her name may be registered in the Book of Adultery.

4. She may be made to wear the Adulteress's Garment for a
certain time, in a manner more or less public.

Extenuation Excuse I.

1. If for the space of half a year she has had no tidings of her
husband, he having deserted her without notice.Desertion at initio.

Extenuation Excuse II.

2. If for the space of three years she has had no tidings of her husband,
he having quitted her with notice.(a)
Desertion ex post facto.

Extenuation Excuse III.

3. If within a year before he hath lived in open Adultery with
a woman in the same house with her.
Provocation by Open Adultery.Excuse

Instruction to the Legislator.

(a) Here there would need a provision with respect to sea-faring people
going out upon long Voyages, for instance to the East-Indies.


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Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

not numbered

Box

071

Main Headings

penal code

Folio number

103

Info in main headings field

of adultery

Image

001

Titles

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f9 / f10 / f11 / f12

Penner

Watermarks

[[watermarks::myears [lion with crown motif]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

caroline fox

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

23506

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