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Ex spectabilis domini decani, et amplissimi iurisconsultorum, in inclyta Basiliensium Academia, ordinis, consensu & decreto, subsequentes theses, ex L. unica §. & cum lex C. de rei ux. actio. &c. cum contingat de iureiurando
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The work is a 16th-century Latin legal dissertation (a common academic genre of the period). Extensive searches across scholarly catalogs (UNESCO, USTC, etc.) and general databases yielded no evidence of any English translation, complete or partial, for this specific text. Given the nature of the document—a specialized, ephemeral legal thesis—it is highly unlikely to have been translated into English.
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Martin Benckendorf defends a radical legal position at the University of Basel in 1580. He argues that a wife cannot alienate her dowry even with her husband's consent. Readers will see how 16th-century jurists balanced Roman law, canon law, and social stability.