Alan McGrath has requested information on the term "Dispensed with" or "Dispensation" appearing alongside Marriage entries, The reason for same may be any of the following, one of the parties may be non-Catholic... or there was not enough time / notice given of the marriage (girl could be in late stages of pregnancy ) as a result Banns were not read in the church..... or they could have been married during Lent.... or they could have been related to each other --up to first cousins, once removed, had to have a Dispensation...... or one of the couples are marrying their late husbands brother . nephew, etc. or could be marrying his late wife's sister, niece etc. or they could be unknown in the area , soldiers, travellers "strolling vagabonds" "tramps" etc. All of the above would need a Dispensation from the Bishop / Church....