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Thread #133094   Message #3015960
Posted By: Emma B
26-Oct-10 - 12:51 PM
Thread Name: To 'marry out of hand'
Subject: RE: To 'marry out of hand'
mg, if you read Arthur_itus's post 26 Oct 10 - 07:45 AM it appears that it doesn't mean that

I tend to believe that it refers to marriage contracted 'without asking' that is to say the reading of banns.