The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-24 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

A Bat for ausaiTtwo Raley to certain Peas°lts DO:i:".
sawnwo from the CRILIA of ENGLAND, in respezt
the mode of celebrating 111mtataaa.
WIIERVAS in the nineteenth year of the reign 01
his late Majesty King George the Third, an,
was passed, intituled, " An Act for the hull
"Relief of Protestant Dissent:i,g Ministers fo,
" Schoolmasters ;" and in the fifty-third year of ing,'
said late Majesty, an Act was passed, intituled, "
" Act to relieve Persons who impugn the Doctrine •
" of the Trinity from certain Penalties :"
And whereas several of his Majesty's subjects,
being Protestant Dissenters from the Church of
England, entertaining- conscientious scruples with
respect to belief in the doctrine of the Trinity, and
commonly called Unitarians, regard the neceteity c"
solemnizing matrimony according to the office of ina"
trimony in the Book of Common Prayer as a griev‘
vance repugnant to their religious feelings, and hand
at various times petitioned Parliament to ie relieve
therefrom :
And whereas it is expedient to grant some ease t°
scrupulous consciences in this respect, without it'
fringing on the general policy of the law relative t°
marriages; Be it therefore enacted, by the King 1,4
most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice 001
consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, e°'
Commons, in this present Parliament assemble
and by the authority of the same, That from 0,,
after the it shall
be lawful for every Parson, Vicar, Minister, or 01"
rate, entitled by law to • solemnize marriage*
and such Parson, Vicar, Minister, or Curate'
is hereby authorised and required, from time
to time, upon receiving a written declaration 'lt
the form specified in the Schedule to this Act,
signed by the persons proposing to be married,
being Protestant Dissenters of the Unitarian persnv
sian, to proceed to celebrate and register the contract
of Marriage of such parties, either in the body °
the church or chapel, or in the vestry or registry
thereof, according to the pleasure of such minister,
within the hours and in the presence of the Wit"
nesses- required by law for that purpose, in m6ll'
and according to the form following; the Man t
be married, taking the Woman to be married by ow, .
hand, shall plainly and distinctly pronounce these
words,
6' I, A. B. do take Thee C. D. for my wedded vv'";
" and do here, in the presence of God, and bey—.
" these Witnesses, promise to be nor the.
" loving and faithful husband."
And then the Woman, taking the Man by the hand'
shall plainly and distinctly pronounce these words,
" I, C. D. do take Thee A. B. for my wedded fluiti
" band, and do here, in the presence of God, a°
" before these Witnesses, promise to be ludo thee
" a loving, faithful, and obedient Wife."
And that immediately after such Parties shall base
contracted and celebrated Marriage in manner afotl;
said, an Entry of such Marriage shall be made In
the Register book of Marriages* provided and keP.t
by law, and shoe:lshii:De: b. yh the Minister, withll'
proper addition, and by the parties married, an;
attested by such Witnesses; whist
Entry shall be made in the form or to the effee
following, with such variations as circumstance¢
may require ; that is to say—
this 5
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8., of
the
with consent of / Pwarecuret:7°44
"of this Parish
c banns,
""Y licence, Guardia*
" this day of in the year I* 1
" according to the provisions of the Statute
" George Fourth,

and C. D.

"L. S. Rector.
),
Vicar.
Curate. IC.
Minister deputed bt g'
" This marriage was had between us,
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