Times Independent | 1927-01-13 | Page 6 | Troth

mans 1 of troth pledging hlin self to marriage according to some sources comes down to us tram the roman age Treo uth which was what the romans called the pledging of oneself la still in the shape of the ang llor word troth lit the roman ern great ceremony was attached to the act but these traditional rites have been simplified gradually until today about the only thing remaining Is the giving of tho ling this having persisted through the cento ilea As practiced the ritual included troth ring for both maid and man and this double ring custom Is still preserved by some european peoples