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 hall invade his Property in her, but he cannot recover Damage from a Woman, who hall invade her Property in him.

Indeed a Wife may carry her complaint to the piritual Court, and obtain a Sentence and Cots againt the Woman who hall injure her; but 'tis afterwards in the Huband's Power to releae thee Cots, which no Doubt any Huband would do, in Favour of a Woman whom he preferred to his Wife. If a Wife impatient of an Injury of this Kind, which is indeed a virtual Diolution of the Marriage, appeals to the higher Powers for an actual Divorce, 'tis poible he may obtain it, with a mall Pittance, with which he may keep herelf from Dieae and Want. If he brought the whole that the Huband poees, he may be aigned the fourth or fifth Part, and be (which it mut be uppoed the Law can give a wife and equitable Reaon for) be indulged with the Remainder, to make as jut ue of, as he had done with the Whole. I