[Sidenote: [Greek: Polygamia.]] Dataque Est Sententia Contra Melich, Vt Dauid, Qui Maior Erat Natu, Subesset, Ac Terram A Patre Sibi Concessam Quiete Ac Pacifice Possideret.

Cumque Tartarorum vnus habet vxorum multitudinem, vnaquaque per se suam habet familiam et stationem.

Et vna die Tartarus comedit et bibit et dormit cum vna, altera die cum alia. Vna tamen inter cateras maior habetur cum qua frequentius quam cum alijs commoratur Et licet vt dictum est, sint multa, nunquam tamen de facili contendunt inter se.

The same in English.

Of their lawes and customes. Chap. 6.

[Sidenote: Punishments of adultery.] Moreouer, they haue this law or custome, that whatsoeuer manor woman be manifestly taken in adultery, they are punished with death. A virgine likewise that hath committed fornication, they slay together with her mate. [Sidenote: Of theft. Of secretes disclosed.] Whosoeuer be taken in robberie or theft, is put to death without all pitie. Also, if any man disclose their secrets, especially in time of warre, he receiueth an hundreth blowes on the backe with a bastinado, layd on by a tall fellow. In like sort when any inferiours offend in ought, they finde no fauour at their superiours handes, but are punished with grieuous stripes. [Sidenote: Lawes of matrimonie.] They are ioyned in matrimony to all in generall, yea, euen to their neare kinsfolkes except their mother, daughter and sister by the mothers side. For they vse to marrie their sister by the fathers side onely, and also the wife of their father after his decease.

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