 | Literary curiosities - 1876 - 334 pages
...performed by the convent, taking the following oath : — " You shall swear by custom of confession, That you ne'er made nuptial transgression ; Nor, since...brawls or contentious strife, Or otherwise, at bed or board, Offended each other in deed or in word ; Or since the parish clerk said ' Amen !' Wished yourselves... | |
 | John Platts - 1876 - 986 pages
...above-mentioned oath in these words, or to this effect following, viz. You do swear by custom of confession. That you ne'er made nuptial transgression; Nor since...household brawls, or contentious strife, Or otherwise, in bed or at hoard, Offended each other In deed or in word ; Or in a twelve months' time and a day,... | |
 | William Andrews - 1877 - 86 pages
...the words or to the effect following, (that is to say) :— You shall swear by custom of confession, That you ne'er made nuptial transgression ; Nor since...at bed or at board, Offended each other in deed or word ; * Or in a twelvemonth and a day, Repented not in thought any way ; Or since the parish clerk... | |
 | William Tegg - 1877 - 428 pages
...the words, or to the effect following (that is to say) : — You shall swear by custom of confession, That you ne'er made nuptial transgression ; Nor since...at bed or at board, Offended each other in deed or word ; Or in a twelvemonth and a day, Repented not in thought any way ; Or since the parish clerk said... | |
 | 1877 - 814 pages
...OATH. You shall swear, by the custom of our confession, That you .never made any nuptial transgression, Since you were married man and wife, By household brawls, or contentious strife; Or otherwise, in bed, or at board, Offended each other in deed or in word ; Or since the parish-clerk said Amen,... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1878 - 978 pages
...symbolical stones, the president says to them : " You shall swear by custom of confession That yon ne'er made nuptial transgression ; Nor since you were...brawls or contentious strife, Or otherwise at bed or at hoard, Offended eacli other in deed or in word, Or in a twelvemonth nnd a day Repented not in thought,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 pages
...of confession If ever you made nuptial transgression. Be you either married man or wife, If yon have brawls or contentious strife ; Or otherwise at bed, or at board, Offended each other in deed or word ; Or since the parish clerk said " Amen" Yo' wish'd y'rselves unmarried agen, Or in a twelvemonth... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1879 - 342 pages
...full. ©atl). You shall swear by Custom of Confession, That you ne'er made nuptial transgression j Nor since you ,were married man and wife By household...at bed or at board Offended each other in deed or word : Or since the parish clerk said Amen Wished yourselves unmarried again : Or in a Twelvemonth... | |
 | 1881 - 496 pages
...transgression, Since you were married to your wife, By household brawles, or contentious strife; Or otherwise in bed or at board Offended each other in deed or in word, Or since the Parish Clerk said ' Amen ' Wished yourselves unmarried agon; Or in a twelve moncth and a day Repented... | |
 | Edward Walford - 1882 - 178 pages
...fidelity. The oath taken by the claimants ran as follows : " You shall swear by custom of confession, That you ne'er made nuptial transgression ; Nor since...Offended each other in deed or in word ; Or since the parish clerk said Amen, "Wished yourselves unmarried again ; Or in a twelvemonth and a day, Repented... | |
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You shall swear by custom of confession, That you ne.er made nuptial transgression ; Nor since you were married man and wife, By household brawls or contentious strife, Or otherwise at bed or at board, Offended each other in deed or in word ; Or since... 
