 A female also at seven years of age may be betrothed or given in marriage; at nine is entitled to dower ; at twelve is at years of maturity, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage, and, if proved to have sufficient discretion, may bequeath...  The Institutes of Justinian - Page 434edited by - 1841 - 628 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 518 pages
...goods, and chattels, A female alfo atfeven years of age may be betrothed or given in marriage ; at nine is entitled to dower ; at twelve is at years of maturity, and therefore may confent or difagree to marriage, and, if proved to have fufficient difcretion, may bequeath her per-... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1793 - 686 pages
...goods, and chattels. A female alfo atyiven years of age may be betrothed or given in marriage; at nine is entitled to dower ; at twelve is at years of maturity, and therefore may confent or difagree to marriage, and, if proved to have fufncient difcretion, may bequeath her perfonal... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...A fen\ale alfo at fe•ven years of age may be betrothed, or given in marriage; at nine is entitkd to dower ; at twelve is at years of maturity, and therefore may confent or difagree to marriage, and, if proved to have fufficient difcretion, may bequeath her perfonal... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...and chattels. A female also at seven years of age may be betrothed, or given in marriage ; at nine is entitled to dower ; at twelve is at years of maturity,...; at fourteen is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian ; at seventeen may be executrix ; and at twenty-one may dispose of herself and... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - Roman law - 1812 - 748 pages
...lands, goods and chattels. A FEMALE, also at seven years may be betrothed or given in marriage ; at nine is entitled to Dower; at twelve is at years of maturity,...; and if proved to have sufficient discretion may bequeathher personal estate ; at fourteen is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a Guardian... | |
 | Thomas Walter Williams - Law - 1816 - 1048 pages
...alien his lands, goods and chattels : a fe. male at seven may he betrothed or given in mamase; at nine is entitled to dower; at twelve is at years of maturity,...estate; at fourteen is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian ; at seveut :en may be executrix ; anl nt twenty-one may dispose of herself and... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 394 pages
...of age may be betrothed or given in marriage ; at nine, is entitled to dower : and at twelve, is of years of maturity, and therefore may consent or disagree...; at fourteen is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian; at seventeen may be executrix ; and at twenty-one, may dispose of herself and... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - Constitutional law - 1823 - 872 pages
...his lands, goods, and chattels. A female also at seven years of age may be given in marriage; at nine is entitled to dower : at twelve is at years of maturity,...; at fourteen is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian ; at seventeen may be executrix; and at twenty-one may dispose of herself and... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 862 pages
...at seven years of age may be betrothed or given in marriage; at nine is entitled to dower ; at 1 2 is at years of maturity, and therefore may consent...sufficient discretion, may bequeath her personal estate; at 14 is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian j at 17 may be executrix ; and at 2i... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 pages
...bankruptcy, to controul or even to remove him. years of age may be betrothed, or given in marriage ; at nine is entitled to dower; at twelve is at years of maturity,...: at fourteen is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian ; at seventeen may be executrix ; and at twenty-one may dispose of herself and... | |
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