Wednesday 15 July 2015

Adultery with her own sister

A cause came on in Doctor's Commons, instituted by a gentlewoman against her husband for committing adultery with her own sister. She proving with child, the husband procured pills to cause abortion; but that failing, and being no longer able to conceal the criminality, the judge was pleased to pronounce the appellant to be divorced from her husband.

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