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Thelyphthora; or, a treatise on female ruin, in its causes, effects, consequences, prevention, and remedy; considered on the basis of the divine law: under the following heads, viz. marriage, whoredom and fornication, adultery, polygamy, divorce, with many other incidental matters; particularly including an examination of the principles and tendency of stat. 26 Geo. II c. 33. commonly called The marriage act / [Anon].

  • Madan, Martin, 1726-1790.
Date:
1781
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Thelyphthora; or, a treatise on female ruin, in its causes, effects, consequences, prevention, and remedy; considered on the basis of the divine law: under the following heads, viz. marriage, whoredom and fornication, adultery, polygamy, divorce, with many other incidental matters; particularly including an examination of the principles and tendency of stat. 26 Geo. II c. 33. commonly called The marriage act / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BU ••«««* ni TO THE PRESIDENTS, VICE - PRESIDENT Sj AND OTHER GOVERNORS Of thofe well-intended Charities, and benefi- cent Inftitutions The Af\ 'turn -— Mifertcordia —- Mag- dalene — and Lock-Hof pit al. THE Author of the following Treatife cannot fix on a more proper patron- age for a work of this kind, than that of thofe noble and honourable perfons, whofe compaflion on the miferies of thz female fex, has led them to inftitute public charities for its prefervation and relief. As our laws are at prefent framed, women are expofed to feduBion,prostitution, and ruiny