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they are firmly Married to live together, so long as they can agree.

The Elder sorts of People usually woe and conclude their Marriages as
they are in Bed together. For when they have lost their Maidenheads,
they fear not much what Man comes to sleep with them, provided he be
of as good quality as they, having nothing more to lose. And at the day
appointed the Man gives the Woman her Cloths, and so takes her home.

[Man and Wife may part at pleasure.] But their Marriages are but
of little force or validity. For if they disagree and mislike one
the other; they part without disgrace. Yet it stands firmer for the
Man than for the Woman; howbeit they do leave one the other at their
pleasure. They do give according to their Ability a Portion of Cattle,
Slaves and Money with their Daughters; but if they chance to mislike
one another and part asunder, this Portion must be returned again,
and then she is fit for another Man, being as they account never the
worse for wearing.

[Men and Women change till they can please themselves.] Both Women
and Men do commonly wed four or five times before they can settle
themselves to their contentation. And if they have Children when they
part, the Common Law is, the Males for the Man, and the Females for
the Woman. But many of the Women are free from this controversie,
being Childless.

[Women have two Husbands.] In this Countrey each Man, even the
greatest, hath but one Wife; but a Woman often has two Husbands. For it
is lawful and common with them for two Brothers to keep house together
with one Wife, and the Children do acknowledge and call both fathers.

[Women unclean] So long as the Women have their Infirmities or Flowers
upon them, they are accounted very unclean, insomuch that the very
house is polluted in that degree that none will approach near it. And
even she her self cares not to conceal it, but calls out to them that
come near, that they may avoid her house. But after she hath washed
her Head and Body all is purified again. [Privileges of Men above
Women.] It is lawful for no Woman, altho they be great Men's Wives,
to sit on a Stool in the presence of a Man. It is customary for Men
upon any frivolous account to charge one another in the King's Name
to do or not to do, according as they would have it. This the Women
upon Penalty of having their Tongues cut out, dare not presume to do.

As it is usual to punish Men for faults committed by Imprisonment and
Chains, or by