in　time；　that　between　master　and　servant　came　to　be　added。　And
  though　all　these　might；　and　commonly　did；　meet　together；　and　make　up
  but　one　family；　wherein　the　master　or　mistress　of　it　had　some　sort
  of　rule　proper　to　a　family；　each　of　these；　or　all　together；　came　short
  of　〃political　society；〃　as　we　shall　see　if　we　consider　the　different
  ends；　ties；　and　bounds　of　each　of　these。
  78。　Conjugal　society　is　made　by　a　voluntary　compact　between　man
  and　woman；　and　though　it　consist　chiefly　in　such　a　communion　and　right
  in　one　another's　bodies　as　is　necessary　to　its　chief　end；　procreation；
  yet　it　draws　with　it　mutual　support　and　assistance；　and　a　communion　of
  interests　too；　as　necessary　not　only　to　unite　their　care　and
  affection；　but　also　necessary　to　their　common　offspring；　who　have　a
  right　to　be　nourished　and　maintained　by　them　till　they　are　able　to
  provide　for　themselves。
  79。　For　the　end　of　conjunction　between　male　and　female　being　not
  barely　procreation；　but　the　continuation　of　the　species；　this
  conjunction　betwixt　male　and　female　ought　to　last；　even　after
  procreation；　so　long　as　is　necessary　to　the　nourishment　and　support　of
  the　young　ones；　who　are　to　be　sustained　by　those　that　got　them　till
  they　are　able　to　shift　and　provide　for　themselves。　This　rule；　which
  the　infinite　wise　Maker　hath　set　to　the　works　of　His　hands；　we　find
  the　inferior　creatures　steadily　obey。　In　those　vivaporous　animals
  which　feed　on　grass　the　conjunction　between　male　and　female　lasts　no
  longer　than　the　very　act　of　copulation；　because　the　teat　of　the　dam
  being　sufficient　to　nourish　the　young　till　it　be　able　to　feed　on
  grass。　the　male　only　begets；　but　concerns　not　himself　for　the　female
  or　young；　to　whose　sustenance　he　can　contribute　nothing。　But　in　beasts
  of　prey　the　conjunction　lasts　longer　because　the　dam；　not　being　able
  well　to　subsist　herself　and　nourish　her　numerous　offspring　by　her
  own　prey　alone　（a　more　laborious　as　well　as　more　dangerous　way　of
  living　than　by　feeding　on　grass）；　the　assistance　of　the　male　is
  necessary　to　the　maintenance　of　their　common　family；　which　cannot
  subsist　till　they　are　able　to　prey　for　themselves；　but　by　the　joint
  care　of　male　and　female。　The　same　is　observed　in　all　birds　（except
  some　domestic　ones；　where　plenty　of　food　excuses　the　cock　from　feeding
  and　taking　care　of　the　young　brood）；　whose　young；　needing　food　in
  the　nest；　the　cock　and　hen　continue　mates　till　the　young　are　able　to
  use　their　wings　and　provide　for　themselves。
  80。　And　herein；　I　think；　lies　the　chief；　if　not　the　only　reason；　why
  the　male　and　female　in　mankind　are　tied　to　a　longer　conjunction　than
  other　creatures…　viz。；　because　the　female　is　capable　of　conceiving；
  and；　de　facto；　is　commonly　with　child　again；　and　brings　forth　too　a
  new　birth；　long　before　the　former　is　out　of　a　dependency　for　support
  on　his　parents'　help　and　able　to　shift　for　himself　and　has　all　the
  assistance　due　to　him　from　his　parents；　whereby　the　father；　who　is
  bound　to　take　care　for　those　he　hath　begot；　is　under　an　obligation
  to　continue　in　conjugal　society　with　the　same　woman　longer　than
  other　creatures；　whose　young；　being　able　to　subsist　of　themselves
  before　the　time　of　procreation　returns　again；　the　conjugal　bond
  dissolves　of　itself；　and　they　are　at　liberty　till　Hymen；　at　his
  usual　anniversary　season；　summons　them　again　to　choose　new　mates。
  Wherein　one　cannot　but　admire　the　wisdom　of　the　great　Creator；　who；
  having　given　to　man　an　ability　to　lay　up　for　the　future　as　well　as
  supply　the　present　necessity；　hath　made　it　necessary　that　society　of
  man　and　wife　should　be　more　lasting　than　of　male　and　female　amongst
  other　creatures；　that　so　their　industry　might　be　encouraged；　and　their
  interest　better　united；　to　make　provision　and　lay　up　goods　for　their
  common　issue；　which　uncertain　mixture；　or　easy　and　frequent
  solutions　of　conjugal　society；　would　mightily　disturb。
  81。　But　though　these　are　ties　upon　mankind　which　make　the　conjugal
  bonds　more　firm　and　lasting　in　a　man　than　the　other　species　of
  animals；　yet　it　would　give　one　reason　to　inquire　why　this　compact；
  where　procreation　and　education　are　secured　and　inheritance　taken　care
  for；　may　not　be　made　determinable；　either　by　consent；　or　at　a
  certain　time；　or　upon　certain　conditions；　as　well　as　any　other
  voluntary　compacts；　there　being　no　necessity；　in　the　nature　of　the
  thing；　nor　to　the　ends　of　it；　that　it　should　always　be　for　life…　I
  mean；　to　such　as　are　under　no　restraint　of　any　positive　law　which
  ordains　all　such　contracts　to　be　perpetual。
  82。　But　the　husband　and　wife；　though　they　have　but　one　common
  concern；　yet　having　different　understandings；　will　unavoidably
  sometimes　have　different　wills　too。　It　therefore　being　necessary
  that　the　last　determination　（i。e。；　the　rule）　should　be　placed
  somewhere；　it　naturally　falls　to　the　man's　share　as　the　abler　and
  the　stronger。　But　this；　reaching　but　to　the　things　of　their　common
  interest　and　property；　leaves　the　wife　in　the　full　and　true　possession
  of　what　by　contract　is　her　peculiar　right；　and　at　least　gives　the
  husband　no　more　power　over　her　than　she　has　over　his　life；　the　power
  of　the　husband　being　so　far　from　that　of　an　absolute　monarch　that
  the　wife　has；　in　many　cases；　a　liberty　to　separate　from　him　where
  natural　right　or　their　contract　allows　it；　whether　that　contract　be
  made　by　themselves　in　the　state　of　Nature　or　by　the　customs　or　laws　of
  the　country　they　live　in；　and　the　children；　upon　such　separation；　fall
  to　the　father　or　mother's　lot　as　such　contract　does　determine。
  83。　For　all　the　ends　of　marriage　being　to　be　obtained　under
  politic　government；　as　well　as　in　the　state　of　Nature；　the　civil
  magistrate　doth　not　abridge　the　right　or　power　of　either；　naturally
  necessary　to　those　ends…　viz。；　procreation　and　mutual　support　and
  assistance　whilst　they　are　together；　but　only　decides　any
  controversy　that　may　arise　between　man　and　wife　about　them。　If　it　were
  otherwise；　and　that　absolute　sovereignty　and　power　of　life　and　death
  naturally　belonged　to　the　husband；　and　were　necessary　to　the　society
  between　man　and　wife；　there　could　be　no　matrimony　in　any　of　these
  countries　where　the　husband　is　allowed　no　such　absolute　authority。　But
  the　ends　of　matrimony　requiring　no　such　power　in　the　husband；　it　was
  not　at　all　necessary　to　it。　The　condition　of　conjugal　society　put　it
  not　in　him；　but　whatsoever　might　consist　with　procreation　and
  support　of　the　children　till　they　could　shift　for　themselves…　mutual
  assistance；　comfort；　and　maintenance…　might　be　varied　and　regulated　by
  that　contract　which　first　united　them　in　that　society；　nothing　being
  necessary　to　any　society　that　is　not　necessary　to　the　ends　for　which
  it　is　made。
  84。　The　society　betwixt　parents　and　children；　and　the　distinct
  rights　and　powers　belonging　respectively　to　them；　I　have　treated　of　so
  largely　in　the　foregoing　chapter　that　I　shall　not　here　need　to　say
  anything　of　it；　and　I　think　it　is　plain　that　it　is　far　different
  from　a　politic　society。
  85。　Master　and　servant　are　names　as　old　as　history；　but　given　to
  those　of　far　different　condition；　for　a　free　man　makes　himself　a
  servant　to　another　by　selling　him　for　a　certain　time　the　service　he
  undertakes　to　do　in　exchange　for　wages　he　is　to　receive；　and　though
  this　commonly　puts　him　into　the　family　of　his　master；　and　under　the
  ordinary　discipline　thereof；　yet　it　gives　the　master　but　a　temporary
  power　over　him；　and　no　greater　than　what　is　contained　in　the
  contract　between　them。　But　there　is　another　sort　of　servant　which　by　a
  peculiar　name　we　call　slaves；　who　being　captives　taken　in　a　just　war
  are；　by　the　right　of　Nature；　subjected　to　the　absolute　dominion　and
  arbitrary　power　of　their　masters。　These　men　having；　as　I　say；
  forfeited　their　lives　and；　with　it；　their　liberties；　and　lost　their
  estates；　and　being　in　the　state　of　slavery；　not　capable　of　any
  property；　cannot　in　that　state　be　considered　as　any　part　of　civil
  society；　the　chief　end　whereof　is　the　preservation　of　property。
  86。　Let　us　therefore　consider　a　master　of　a　family　with　all　these
  subordinate　relations　of　wife；　children；　servants　and　slaves；　united
  under　the　domestic　rule　of　a　family；　with　what　resemblance　soever　it
  may　have　in　its　order；　offices；　and　number　too；　with　a　little
  commonwealth；　yet　is　very　far　from　it　both　in　its　constitution；　power；
  and　end；　or　if　it　must　be　thought　a　monarchy；　and　the　paterfamilias
  the　absolute　monarch　in　it；　absolute　monarchy　will　have　but　a　very
  shattered　and　short　power；　when　it　is　plain　by　what　has　been　said
  before；　that　the　master　of　the　family　has　a　very　distinct　and
  differently　limited　power　both　as　to　time　and　extent　over　those
  several　persons　that　are　in　it；　for　excepting　the　slave　（and　the
  family　is　as　much　a　family；　and　his　power　as　paterfamilias　as　great；
  whether　there　be　any　slaves　in　his　family　or　no）　he　has　no　legislative
  power　of　life　and　death　over　any　of　them；　and　none　too　but　what　a
  mistress　of　a　family　may　have　as　well　as　he。　And　he　certainly　can　have
  no　absolute　power　over　the　whole　family　who　has　but　a　very　limited　one
  over　every　ind