Archæologiæ Græcæ, or, The antiquities of Greece by John Potter ...

Laws belonging to Marriages.

NO Man shall have above one Wife.

No Athenian is to marry any other than a Citizen.

If an Heiress is contracted lawfully in full Marriage by a Father, Brother by Father's side, or Grand-sire, it's lawful to procreate with her Free-born Children; but if she be not betroth'd, these Rela∣tions being dead, and she consequently an Orphan, let her have a Guardian to joyn her in Wedlock to the next of kin; but supposing she is no Heiress, and but low in the world, let her choose what Guar∣dian she please, and he shall be oblig'd to the performance of his Trust.

If any one marry a Stranger, as his Kins-woman, to an Athenian Ci∣tizen, he shall be 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, his Goods publisht to Sale, the Thirds

of which shall fall to the Impeacher, who shall make him appear before the Thesmothetae, after the manner of those, who are prosecuted with the Action of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

A Stranger, that settles with a Citizen-Woman, may be sued by any one impower'd thereto, in the Court of the Thesmothetae, where if the Law goes against him, he shall be sold, and the third part of what he is sold for, and of his Estate be given to the accuser; in the same manner For∣reign-women shall be dealt with, who marry Free'd-men, and beside that, the Man shall forfeit a thousand Drachms.

No Athenian Woman shall marry her self into an exotick Family.

Any one may make a Sister by Father's side his Wife.

No Heiress must marry out of her Kindred, but shall resign up her self, and Fortune to her nearest Relation.

Every Month, except in that call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, the Iudges shall meet to inspect into those who are design'd for Heiresses Husbands, and shall put them by as incapacitated, who cannot give sufficient credentials of their alliance by Blood.

If any one sues another by a claim to the Heiress, he must deposite 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or the tenth part of her Portion, and he, who enjoys her, shall lay his Case open to the Archon, but in case he makes no Appeal, his right of inheritance shall be cut off; if the Heiresse's Hus∣band, against whom the Action is brought, be dead, the other, with∣in such a time as the nature of the Thing doth require, shall make an Appeal to the Archon, whose business it is to take Cognizance of the Action.

If a Father bury all his Sons, he may entail his Estate on his mar∣ri'd Daughters.

If an Heiress cannot conceive Children by her Husband, she may seek aid amongst the nearest of her Husband's Relations.

All Men are oblig'd to lie with their Wives, if Heiresses, three nights, at least, in a Month.

He, that ravishes a Virgin shall be oblig'd to marry her.

A Guardian shall not marry the Mother of those Orphans, with whose Estate he is entrusted.

Slaves are allow'd the Familiarity of Women.

When a New-marri'd Woman is brought to her Husband's House, she must carry with her a 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in token of good House-wifery.

Let a Bride, at the first bedding with her Bridegroom, eat a Quince.