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marry his deceased wife's sister, or nearest relative, and the marriage is effected as before, only the woman who is to be his wife sends her brothers, or nighest relatives, to go to him take off his old garments, and clothe him with new apparel, and take him to the Town house where she meets him. But in case a man has two wives and one dies, the surviving wife unites with him in mourning, & both continue in that state two months. During which time they observe the rules of mourning, and have no intercourse with each other as husband and wife. Should a widow, or widower violate any of the above rules, the women in the town are authorized, i.e. are supposed to have the right of punishing the culprit with whipping and cropping. So also, if a man, having one wife, takes another & neglects his first, or if a man leaves his wife & family for a long time, without providing for their wants, the women punish him as above. Yet in this case, if the man does not return so as to be punished till after the new fire is made at the annual fast (or expiation) he cannot be punished, being supposed to have been cleansed from his old offenses, at least in this particular.