appeareth) nothing but equitie and iustice. Whilest they and their patrones
for them, require dominion and empire aboue men. For this is their
question: Is it not lauful, that women haue their right and inheritance,
like as the doughters of Zalphead were commanded by the mouth of Moses to
haue their portion of grounde in their tribe?

[Sidenote 129: what woman wold not gladly heare.]
[Sidenote 130: the daughters of Zalphead desired to reigne ouer no
man in Israel.]
[Sidenote 131: women may succede to inheritance but not to office.]
[Sidenote 132: Num. 36]
[Sidenote 133: Our patrones for women do not marke this caution.]
[Sidenote 134: Realmes gotten by practises are no iuste posession.]
[Sidenote 135: NOTE.]
[Sidenote 136: The spaniardes are Iewes and they bragge that Marie of
England is the roote of Iesse.]
[Sidenote 137: Note the law which he hath proclaimed in France
against such as he termeth Lutherians.]
[Sidenote 138: Act. 17.]
[Sidenote 139: Deuter. 2.]
[Sidenote 140: Deut.32.]
[Sidenote 141: NOTE.]
[Sidenote 142: Cicero offic. lib. I.]
[Sidenote 143: Realmes gotten by mariage, is uniust conquest.]

I answer, it is not onlie laufull that women possesse their inheritance,
but I affirme also that iustice and equitie require, that so they do. But
therwith I adde that whiche gladlie they list not vnderstand[129]: that to
beare rule or authoritie ouer man, can neuer be right nor inheritance to
woman. For that can neuer be iust inheritance to any person, whiche God by