A dutifull defence of the lawfull regiment of weomen : devided into three bookes ; the first conteyneth reasons and examples grownded on the lawe of nature ; the second reasons and examples grownded on the ciuile lawes ; the third reasons and examples grownded on the sacred lawes of God with an answ

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A dutifull defence of the lawfull regiment of weomen : devided into three bookes ; the first conteyneth reasons and examples grownded on the lawe of nature ; the second reasons and examples grownded on the ciuile lawes ; the third reasons and examples grownded on the sacred lawes of God with an answer to all false & frivolouse obiections ... : manuscript, [after 1590].

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Treatise, dedicated to Elizabeth I, defending women and their place in society, especially concerning the role of queen. Written as answer to an earlier treatise by John Knox, The first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women (1558).

1 v. (235 leaves) ; 34 cm.

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