ABSTRACT
IF a Woman that is noble by Descent marry one that is under the Degree of Nobility, yet she remaineth noble still; but if she gain her. Nobility by Marriage, she loseth it, if she marry under the Degree of Nobility; and so is the Rule to be understood, Si mulier nobilis nupserit ignobili, definit esse nobilis. But if a Dutchess by Marriage marry a Baron of the Realm, she remains a Dutchess, and loseth not her Name, because her Husband is noble. Et fic de cæteris.
