Show r 1 I 1 1 early quaker I 1 mairi a 03 before two quakers could mairy t tant at I 1 anil and I 1 in tho tha society t were lequir cJ to attend tell it 1 gilld pub publicly liely a announce I 1 I 1 10 I 1 to theil alitt ut of being we dikil J 1 A I vollin littee ivas thell ill iii quila t i di collen allion anong other thine life linit was in ili a po ilion iol I 1 tn tit mari marry V and whether lie wafred wa free rec ani file lie cli 1 ills or 0 1111 my earlier ill cution alicy aloo aso inquire il d into tile hiate af pf t lii liis health he allu ami alid L wl 11 aller hii jiji 11 W ili had any ally objection r t laii ls ii albil if nut lot it le vm 11 1 kreoll tu object to tile wife ilif fl lie 1 eil liall al i cho ell A committee ot of burnen luis ip similar s reg 4 utting the gim unit were vcr very y particular fit i in examining whether sho she liaa hail eer flirted univ isely or c herself that the young yonus courle couple lad hail not auf juf i af focient nie menus to marry upon was not in IH itself ill able lir bar for the society not daviu batiuk tile fear of u leture before its eyes lind a i fund fruin front chich grants bauts could be a hindo towards tow aidi furnishing in 0 tery early carly tini dinies tile tic parties carlies were expected to ito be a accompanied by their ri reus or or at least to bring duly dilly signed onil ond as ants front from when they attended to an all bouncel their intention of 0 getting get lius I 1 married but this was soon given u up on a date fixed the parties were required to attend sino titer meeting cheu after ahey lind stated f they 1 y ivcic still till in in tile the same mill ni mid i d iet if f tile the committees of inquiry if had reported favorably permission to marry was fori formally nally given ind and a day for tile the nuptials fixed there was virro no approach to a for mal I 1 eel ceremony emony at the iv wedding edding af after ter a period of 0 warship generally q silent lent the eng engaged aged pair pai r stood up tip find and took each other for letter better or worse a certificate recording the ilia tact fact wai then rend read and si signed g n e d by by a number of witnesses n never e v e r es than twelve then pelhan pel hap a few friends might be moved to speak b but u t if not silent worship was ITs eircil j 1 oil is as calmly cal filly as ir if nothing nettling of importance e had just inken place fox 0 x 11 never ae r lost an opportunity 0 impressing on his followers the till importance of having 1131 P in marriages na 0 ff es duly witnessed a and a registered ere 0 for very eary carlt in tile the history of tile the society nit an event occurred which wit i ch showed the ilia necessity ne for these details in england unless the parents have married according to law tile the th children ildren are 2 as every one knows ji illegitimate legitimate the primitive quakers were in rather nit an awkward fix is for their consciences would riot not allow them to be married at church find there wai in those days iio ho byway by bj way io ia via a registrars registrar P s office from about tile the year 3 ca 1650 they had taken caeli other in the manner described bed anil and lest questions should arise they had been studious chilt tile alic certificates certificate i should bo be largely signed some of the ilia certificates are arc still in ill existence and f frequently bear the signatures of thirty or wole moie w ill lc saes still tile the validity of the ceremony was constantly denied the legality C of these marriages biages ii was as set it at rest forever lit in 1062 by a case tried at nottingham V lowelor lwe ill 11 ll s 2 |