5. Secondly, if the mother be taken prisoner, her son is his that took her; because that he who hath dominion over the person, hath also dominion over all belonging to the person; wherefore over the son also, as hath been shewed in the foregoing chapter, in the fifth article. Thirdly, if the mother be a subject under what government soever, he that hath the supreme authority in that government, will also have the dominion over him that is born of her; for he is lord also of the mother, who is bound to obey him in all things. Fourthly, if a woman for society’s sake give herself to a man on this condition, that he shall bear the sway; he that receives his being from the contribution of both parties, is the _father’s_, in regard of the command he hath over the _mother_. But if a woman bearing rule shall have children by a subject, the children are the _mother’s_; for otherwise the woman can have no children without prejudice to her authority. And universally, if the society of the male and female be such an union, as the one have subjected himself to the other, the children belong to him or her that commands. [Sidenote: In such a conjunction of male and female, as neither hath the commanding power over the other, the children are the mother’s; except by pact or civil law it be otherwise determined.] 6. But in the state of nature, if a man and woman contract so, as neither is subject to the command of the other, the children are the mother’s, for the reasons above given in the third article, unless by pacts it be otherwise provided. For the _mother_ may by pact dispose of her right as she lists; as heretofore hath been done by the Amazons, who of those children which have been begotten by their neighbours, have by pact allowed them the _males_, and retained _females_ to themselves. But in a civil government, if there be a contract of marriage between a man and woman, the children are the _father’s_; because in all cities, to wit, constituted of _fathers_, not _mothers_ governing their families, the domestical command belongs to the man; and such a contract, if it be made according to the civil laws, is called matrimony. But if they agree only to lie together, the children are the _father’s_ or the _mother’s_ variously, according to the differing civil laws of divers cities. [Sidenote: Children are no less subject to their parents, than servants to their lords, and subjects to their city.]