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From: "James Haggerty" <>
Subject: Re: [EoLFHS] Banns
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 17:52:43 +0100
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Macey" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:47 AM
Subject: Re: [EoLFHS] Banns


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Celia Lacey" <>
> : Can anyone tell me what the phrase "Banns with consent of Friends"
> : means on a parish record? :
>
> In general, you can think of the Banns of Marriage as the Church's
> equivalent of your civil license and blood test. (Of course, this is a
> backwards equivalency, as the Church started this before the civil
> governments had a procedure.) It became widespread under Charlemagne, and
> most historians agree that he wanted to check on the sanguinity of the
bride
> and groom. Basically, for the three weeks prior to your wedding, your
plans
> are announced at the parish church. If anyone knows of a deep dark
secret,
> such as both parties being sired by the same man, then they were to make
> that testimony known to the vicar.
> HTH.
> Jim...in New Mexico
>
>

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