IV.

A Jove principium. Let her be of the same profession in Religion with her Husband; for between them that agree not to go to Church together, there can hardly be consent in other things. Neither should she otherwise be of too diffe∣rent inclination and affecti∣ons from her Husband; for if one delight in Company, and the other in Privacy, they must live together with as lit∣tle convenience, as in the Fa∣ble the Swallow and the Lark would have done, whereof one loved Summer and the o∣ther Winter. Let her not be Page  6 too Young, for unripe fruit yields no increase. Not too Old, for fruit past its matu∣rity tendeth to putrefaction, and is noysom. Not too rich in Revenue (especially by a reserve of a great part in her power) lest she become too imperious and upbraiding, as giving subsistence to her Hus∣band. Not too Fair, least like hony she draw Wasps to his House. And not too Foul, for that is not onely unplea∣sing, but brings shame with it. To conclude, he cannot use too much circumspection, being to give her an irrevoca∣ble Estate for life in his Per∣son. And for advancement by Marriage, let him consult Mar∣tials Epigram: