Love and marriage in late medieval London
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Love and marriage in late medieval London
（Documents of practice series / general editor, Joel T. Rosenthal）
Published for TEAMS by Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, 1995
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Love & marriage in late medieval London
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"Published for TEAMS (The Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages)."
Includes translations from the Latin
Includes bibliographical references ( p.33-36 )
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Depositions (or testimony) in marriage cases brought before fifteenth-century English church courts reveal the attitudes and feelings of medieval people towards the marital bond.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Church Courts and the Canon Law of Marriage
The Laity and Marriage Litigation in Fifteenth-Century England
Courtship and Marriage Customs
Depositions and Late Medieval London
Court Procedure
Suggestions for Further Reading
Depositions from Marital Litigation
Courtship and the Making of a Marriage Contract
Exchange of Gifts
Rituals at Marriage
Location of the Exchange of Consent
The Domestic Contract followed by Banns
Contracts Conditional on the Consent of Family Members
Common Knowledge and Concern about Marriage
Disputed Contracts: Attempting to Escape
False Testimony
Multiple Contracts and Bigamy
Divorce: Coercion or Force and Fear
Divorce: Cruelty
Fornication
Adultery
Notes
by "Nielsen BookData"
