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

VIII.

And a landed estate may be claimed from any possessor whatsoever.

IX.

Even if the possessor lays claim to possession of the longest duration.

X.

Unless the wife, within the span of such time, having had the opportunity to reclaim the dowry, has neglected to reclaim it.

XI.

For in that case, the prescription of the longest duration begins to run, and it removes every right of retracting the alienation.

XII.

Whence, since a wife may often reclaim her dowry when the marriage is dissolved, or when the husband begins to decline into poverty while the marriage still subsists, the possessor of the alienated dotal estate will be able to protect himself against the claimant by that prescription.

XIII.

Furthermore, according to Canon Law, the Julian Law does not apply when the wife has sworn—not under compulsion—not to retract the alienation.

XIV.

Even if the oath was appended after an interval.