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among_o the_o jew_n which_o do_v worship_n honour_n maintain_v and_o govern_v their_o wife_n faithful_o i_o also_o do_v bestow_v upon_o thou_o the_o dowry_n of_o thy_o virginity_n two_o hundred_o denier_n in_o silver_n which_o belong_v unto_o thou_o by_o the_o law_n and_o moreover_o thy_o food_n thy_o apparel_n and_o sufficient_a necessary_n as_o likewise_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thou_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n chap._n xxix_o touch_v the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n use_v among_o the_o jew_n iâ—_n be_v a_o establish_a truth_n that_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o certain_a indulgence_n grant_v by_o moses_n for_o their_o divorcement_n for_o from_o the_o begin_n it_o be_v not_o so_o neither_o be_v it_o god_n ordinance_n but_o moses_n do_v it_o foâ—_n the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n 19_o and_o to_o avoid_v some_o great_a inconvenience_n as_o christ_n have_v clear_o show_v unto_o uâ—_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n gittin_n there_o be_v extant_a in_o the_o talmud_n a_o voluminous_a tract_n concern_v the_o divorce_n now_o in_o use_n among_o they_o upon_o which_o many_o other_o of_o the_o rabbin_n have_v write_v many_o subtle_a and_o divers_a commentary_n and_o in_o they_o have_v lay_v down_o many_o cause_n for_o which_o the_o strong_a bond_n of_o matrimony_n may_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n the_o cause_n pretend_v by_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o time_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v urge_v when_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v here_o on_o earth_n so_o that_o the_o husband_n can_v quick_o take_v occasion_n of_o separation_n from_o his_o wife_n and_o easy_o find_v a_o staff_n to_o beat_v the_o dog_n withal_o the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n ought_v to_o be_v write_v in_o a_o peculiar_a form_n the_o line_n whereof_o must_v not_o exceed_v or_o be_v few_o than_o the_o number_n of_o twelve_o this_o aught_o also_o to_o be_v deliver_v unto_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o three_o faithful_a witness_n be_v sign_v and_o seal_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o 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n._n witness_n n._n the_o son_n of_o n._n witness_n this_o kind_n of_o divorce_n be_v not_o in_o every_o place_n put_v in_o execution_n they_o choose_v a_o place_n of_o some_o fame_n and_o note_n near_o adjoin_v some_o notable_a river_n whither_o foam_n of_o the_o chief_a rabbin_n be_v cite_v by_o a_o writ_n if_o some_o other_o be_v not_o there_o resident_a the_o jew_n be_v very_o much_o for_o this_o carnal_a divorce_n write_v vast_a volume_n in_o way_n of_o commentary_n upon_o it_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n not_o once_o dream_v of_o the_o spiritual_a whereby_o they_o be_v sever_v from_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n hence_o remain_v alien_n from_o god_n and_o according_a to_o their_o desert_n vagabond_n over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n chap._n xxx_o touch_v the_o manner_n how_o a_o jewish_a woman_n divorce_v herself_o from_o the_o brother_n of_o her_o decease_a husband_n it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n that_o the_o husband_n of_o a_o woman_n die_v his_o brother_n be_v unmarried_a shall_v go_v in_o unto_o she_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n and_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o his_o brother_n that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o put_v out_o of_o israel_n and_o if_o the_o man_n like_v not_o to_o take_v his_o brother_n wife_n then_o shall_v she_o go_v up_o to_o the_o gate_n and_o accuse_v he_o before_o the_o elder_n and_o lose_v his_o shoe_n from_o off_o his_o foot_n and_o spit_v in_o his_o face_n and_o answer_v and_o say_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v unto_o the_o man_n that_o will_v not_o build_v up_o his_o brother_n house_n but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n this_o custom_n be_v disannul_v and_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o rabbin_n that_o none_o shall_v take_v to_o wife_n the_o widow_n of_o his_o decease_a brother_n but_o rather_o for_o to_o free_v himself_o from_o she_o for_o his_o great_a honour_n shall_v suffer_v she_o to_o draw_v â—ff_v his_o shoe_n which_o kind_n of_o divorce_n iâ—_n call_v by_o the_o rabbin_n câ—â—litra_n which_o be_v perform_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o widow_n call_v unto_o she_o five_o witness_n who_o must_v be_v man_n of_o another_o family_n with_o who_o she_o be_v about_o to_o appear_v before_o the_o chief_a rabbine_n summon_v her_o husband_n brother_n also_o to_o the_o same_o place_n when_o they_o be_v come_v the_o rabbine_n ask_v the_o woman_n whether_o three_o month_n be_v go_v and_o pâ—st_v since_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n whether_o her_o husband_n die_v leave_v behind_o he_o a_o brother_n unmarried_a whether_o he_o that_o be_v there_o present_a be_v the_o natural_a brother_n of_o her_o husband_n beget_v by_o the_o same_o man_n whether_o they_o think_v themselves_o fit_a to_o beget_v child_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n or_o a_o heir_n unto_o the_o dead_a as_o also_o to_o themselves_o now_o supervive_v what_o age_n they_o be_v of_o and_o last_o he_o ask_v the_o widow_n whether_o she_o be_v fast_v or_o not_o for_o if_o she_o have_v former_o take_v any_o meat_n she_o may_v not_o lawful_o spit_v in_o the_o face_n of_o her_o husband_n brother_n then_o he_o ask_v the_o dead_a man_n brother_n whether_o the_o woman_n there_o present_a be_v wife_n unto_o his_o decease_a brother_n when_o he_o be_v alive_a whether_o he_o will_v take_v she_o to_o wiâ—e_v or_o else_o be_v divorce_v from_o she_o by_o the_o chalitza_n or_o draw_v the_o shoe_n from_o off_o the_o heel_n if_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o marry_v she_o than_o a_o shoe_n be_v bring_v unto_o he_o make_v after_o a_o singular_a fashion_n with_o latchet_n and_o other_o necessary_n this_o he_o take_v and_o lean_v himself_o against_o aâ—_n wall_n put_v it_o on_o upon_o hâ—s_n right_a foot_n naked_a then_o come_v the_o woman_n unto_o he_o and_o â—aith_n this_o my_o husband_n brother_n will_v not_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o he_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n from_o henceforth_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v call_v my_o husband_n brother_n hereupon_o stoop_v towards_o the_o earth_n she_o unloose_v his_o shoe_n with_o her_o right_a hand_n and_o draw_v it_o off_o his_o foot_n spit_v in_o his_o face_n and_o that_o with_o such_o force_n that_o the_o five_o witness_n may_v see_v the_o spittle_n and_o say_v thus_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v unto_o he_o that_o will_v not_o build_v up_o his_o brother_n house_n then_o the_o witness_n and_o all_o the_o whole_a company_n cry_v chalutz_n hannahal_o that_o be_v the_o shoe_n be_v draw_v off_o thus_o be_v these_o two_o separate_v each_o from_o another_o that_o they_o may_v several_o attend_v their_o own_o employment_n here_o arise_v a_o great_a question_n among_o the_o rabbin_n how_o a_o woman_n suppose_v that_o she_o want_v the_o right_a hand_n can_v draw_v off_o the_o shoe_n some_o of_o they_o have_v permit_v that_o in_o such_o a_o case_n she_o may_v â—se_v her_o tooth_n to_o the_o unloose_n of_o it_o other_o solve_v it_o in_o another_o manner_n if_o the_o brother_n to_o the_o man_n decease_v will_v not_o suffer_v the_o ignominy_n of_o this_o discalceation_n and_o the_o woman_n be_v about_o to_o marry_v unto_o another_o then_o be_v he_o bind_v to_o pay_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n unto_o she_o that_o he_o may_v be_v free_v from_o she_o if_o her_o husband_n brother_n dwell_v in_o another_o city_n then_o be_v she_o her_o self_n compel_v to_o follow_v he_o and_o to_o indent_v with_o he_o about_o marriage_n concern_v this_o custom_n of_o raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o the_o brother_n be_v that_o question_n propose_v by_o the_o sadducee_n 3._o to_o our_o saviour_n that_o see_v seven_o brethren_n have_v one_o after_o another_o marry_v the_o same_o woman_n who_o wife_n she_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o resurrection_n out_o of_o which_o we_o may_v conclude_v thus_o much_o that_o it_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o jew_n even_o in_o christ_n time_n for_o the_o brother_n of_o the_o man_n decease_v to_o go_v in_o unto_o and_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n chap._n xxxi_o of_o the_o uncleanness_n of_o the_o woman_n 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