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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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Identifier: | JB/071/103/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.
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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