her
without children, let his brother marry her, and let him call the son
that is born to him by his brother's name, and educate him as the heir
of his inheritance, for this procedure will be for the benefit of the
public, because thereby families will not fail, and the estate will
continue among the kindred; and this will be for the solace of wives
under their affliction, that they are to be married to the next relation
of their former husbands. But if the brother will not marry her, let the
woman come before the senate, and protest openly that this brother will
not admit her for his wife, but will injure the memory of his deceased
brother, while she is willing to continue in the family, and to hear him
children. And when the senate have inquired of him for what reason it
is that he is averse to this marriage, whether he gives a bad or a good
reason, the matter must come to this issue, That the woman shall loose
the sandals of the brother, and shall spit in his face, and say, He
deserves this reproachful treatment from her, as having injured the
memory of the deceased. And then let him go away out of the senate, and
bear this reproach upon him all his life long; and let her marry to whom
she pleases, of such as seek her in marriage. But now, if any man take
captive, either a virgin, or one that hath been married, [26] and has a
mind to marry her, let him not be allowed to bring her to bed to him, or
to live with her as his wife, before she hath her head shaven, and hath
put on her mourning habit, and lamented her relations and friends that
were slain in the battle, that by this means she may give vent to her
sorrow for them, and after that may betake herself to feasting and
matrimony; for it is good for him that takes a woman, in order to have
children by her, to be complaisant to her inclinations, and not merely
to pursue his own pleasure, while he hath no regard to what is agreeable
to her. But when thirty days are past, as the time of mourning, for
so many are sufficient to prudent persons for lamenting the dearest
friends, then let them proceed to the marriage; but in case when he hath
satisfied his lust, he be too proud to retain her for his wife, let
him not have it in his power to make her a slave, but let her go away
whither she pleases, and have that privilege of a free woman.

24. As to those young men that despise their parents, and do not pay
them honor, but offer them affronts, either because they are asham