Note 205 — Chapter XI · HISTORY OF SEPARATION AND DIVORCE UNDER ENGLISH AND ECCLESIASTICAL LAW
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For the ordinance of 1553, drafted by Brenz, see Richter, Kirchenordnungen, II, 130. By this act full divorce is allowed only for adultery and desertion, including refusal of marital duty: and separation a thoro et mensa is not permitted even for saevitia. Cf. Richter, Beiträge, 57.