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According to Calvin, canon law’s allowance for clandestine contracts undermined marriage as a divine ordinance designed for “fellowship” and “companionship.” 14 In his De Regno Christi, Martin Bucer confirms this opinion when declaring that the “supremely godless dogma” of canon law allowed couples to satisfy “the desire of the flesh” by marrying clandestinely. 15 In this way ...
Jul 18, 2014 · 28 Hogarth also painted a private and possibly clandestine marriage ceremony at St Marylebone, London as part five of A rake's progress (1732–1733, printed 1735). 29 29 These data were compiled in the 1980s by the late Amanda Copley, a doctoral student at the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, from a total of ...
The replies of Pope Nicholas I (863) to the Bulgarians, the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals, as well as the “Decretum” of Burchard and that of Gratian embody ample evidence to prove that, during the ninth century and thereafter, the public celebration of nuptials was prescribed and clandestine marriage condemned. Though Gratian alleges forged ...
Jan 1, 1995 · In 1753 Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act nullified such irregular marriages, only to drive them to adopt other guises until the introduction of civil marriage in 1836.In this intriguing book Brian Outhwaite explores the nature and scale of clandestine marriage. He describes why it attracted so many customers and why it was so hard to suppress.
Dec 13, 1999 · More coin could have put a real shine on "The Clandestine Marriage," a likable and generally well-played costume comedy. Cleanly scripted, and toplined by wonderful perfs from Nigel Hawthorne and ...
Sep 14, 2016 · From the enactment of the act forward, marriage was required to follow a specific procedure, putting to end the very popular, and rather less formal, tradition of clandestine marriages. Although such an act had long been on Lord Hardwicke’s agenda, it was a Scottish occurrence that finally created a medium for the act to get passed in Parliament.
The wedding was rushed and secret, but to the young couple those elements only added to the excitement of a clandestine marriage, a secret love match that defied social conventions and the desires of their parents, but one that was perfectly legal—and binding. Download to read the full chapter text.
