The Christen state of matrymonye, wherein housebandes and wyues maye lerne to kepe house together wyth loue. The original of holy wedlok: wha[n], wher, how, [and] of whom it was instituted [and] ordeined: what it is: how it ought to proceade: what be the occasio[n]s, frute and commodities therof. Contrarye wyse: how shameful [and] horrible a thi[n]g whoredom and aduoutry is: how one ought also to chose him a mete [and] conuenient spouse to kepe and increase the mutual loue, trueth and dewty of wedloke: and how maryed folkes should bringe vp theyr children in the feare of God. Set forthe by Myles Couerdale.

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  • The Christen state of matrymonye, wherein housebandes and wyues maye lerne to kepe house together wyth loue. The original of holy wedlok: wha[n], wher, how, [and] of whom it was instituted [and] ordeined: what it is: how it ought to proceade: what be the occasio[n]s, frute and commodities therof. Contrarye wyse: how shameful [and] horrible a thi[n]g whoredom and aduoutry is: how one ought also to chose him a mete [and] conuenient spouse to kepe and increase the mutual loue, trueth and dewty of wedloke: and how maryed folkes should bringe vp theyr children in the feare of God. Set forthe by Myles Couerdale.
  • Christlich Eestand. English
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Imprint
[Imprinted at London: By Nycholas Hyll in Saynct Thomas strete, Anno incarnationis Christis. M.D.LII. [1552]]
Added name
Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568, tr.
Publication year
1552
ESTC No.
S114208
Grub Street ID
133930
Description
91, [4] leaves ; 8⁰
Note
A translation by Miles Coverdale of: Bullinger, Heinrich. Der Christlich Eestand.

Imprint from colophon.

Publication date preceeds place of publication in colophon.

Has no preface; with chapters 1-25. Chapter 12 omitted, and chapter 13 split into two chapters, numbered 12 and 13.
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Translation from a Latin original?