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Krappen, Valentin · 1589

emancipated: for even if she is not under paternal authority, the vestiges of her former dignity cause the father to be compelled to give her a dowry.
XXIIII.
Regarding an illegitimate daughter, however, we decide quite the opposite.
XXV.
As often as a father is bound by law to provide a dowry for his daughter, so often is a grandfather bound to provide a dowry for his granddaughter because of his son (especially if the son does not have the means): this is to be understood of the paternal grandfather, not the maternal.
XXVI.
Clearly, although a mother owes a legitimate dowry to her daughters, she is not compelled by the necessity of law to constitute it.
XXVII.
With the exception of certain cases, such as if the mother were a heretic and the daughter orthodox: likewise, if the father is a pauper, destitute, and the wife is wealthy.
XXVIII.
Conversely, neither a daughter nor a son-in-power is obligated to provide a dowry to the mother: unless for a great and probable cause.
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Thus