Whately, William. A Bride Bush. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1975. Print

This book was written in 1617 to outlines what attitudes a man and women need to have for a happy marriage. Specifically it quotes the Bible to defend claims of subordination of women to men. It also outlines the demands on men to be loving kind and gentle to their wives. This piece shows strongly the belief that women were under men.

The book addresses the fact that the newly married couple should live together. It also calls men to faithfulness and forbearance in regard to violent behavior. The men are to be the king in the family and rule kindly over his subjects/family. Over all, the book is a protestant sermon commenting on the new family and sexual expectations of the church of the reformation. If this is of interest to you, you may also want to look at Prostitute and Marketplace in Seventh-Century Holland.