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Rh over. But ometimes they take a horter Way to go to Work, which is carnally to know one another, without the Advice or Conent of the Parents. Nevertheles their Matrimony is not of o indiolvable a Nature, but that the Hubands often repudiate and put away their Wives, if either they do not uit their Humours, or ele if they are barren and do not bring forth Children (which they hold to be very ignomonious) and marry others. But if they have got Children by them, they bear a great deal with them, and keep them for Life. It is not rare to ee that a Man beats his Wife, and gives her black Eyes, for her Obtinacy and Stubbornnes ake; however they are oon reconciled and good Friends again,

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