Hi Linda, I have just come across one that might interest you. Broxted in Essex 28 Mar 1773 Samuel son of John and Sarah FRANKLIN Sarah his wife so called (having privily married and contrary to express statute * his late wifes sister in blood); this child in the eye of the law is a bastard and the marriage null and void Julie On 15 May 2016 at 18:25, Linda Wright via <norfolk@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Well you lovely people you certainly came up trumps. Thank you all so much who sent me examples some off list. I knew that you wouldn’t let me down! > > They were certainly different times. > > > Best wishes > > Linda > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Julie Harold FreeREG Norfolk Coordinator freereg.norfolk@gmail.com

This is the old biblical law "thou shalt not marry deceased wife's sister" that went to the Virginia Colonies and was law there as well. One of my husband's gt grandfathers managed to marry his deceased wife's sister by having a son in the legislature and getting the law changed. The son then stood up with the father at the second marriage. It pays to have a lawmaker in the family. Rosemary On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 8:25 AM, Norfolk FreeREG via <norfolk@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi Linda, > > I have just come across one that might interest you. > > Broxted in Essex > 28 Mar 1773 Samuel son of John and Sarah FRANKLIN > Sarah his wife so called (having privily married and contrary to > express statute * his late wifes sister in blood); this child in the > eye of the law is a bastard and the marriage null and void > > Julie > > On 15 May 2016 at 18:25, Linda Wright via <norfolk@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Well you lovely people you certainly came up trumps. Thank you all so > much who sent me examples some off list. I knew that you wouldn’t let me > down! > > > > They were certainly different times. > > > > > > Best wishes > > > > Linda > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > Julie Harold > FreeREG Norfolk Coordinator > freereg.norfolk@gmail.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

From what I read, it had more of Archbishop Parker in it than Moses. The old Roman Catholic list of prohibited degrees that preceded it was much more extensive and closer to the Leviticus list, with the caveat that if you paid the Pope enough, he could always override it. The list from Archbishop Parker in the new Book of Common Prayer from 1563, was more logical from a biological viewpoint - or at least the 16th century view on that, but had no waivers short of an act of parliament (which is indeed how it has changed over the years). The colonies of course inherited this list, until they decided they wanted to make their own laws. regards Keith Drage On 26-May-16 3:30 PM, Rosemary Jones via wrote: > This is the old biblical law "thou shalt not marry deceased wife's sister" > that went to the Virginia Colonies and was law there as well. > > One of my husband's gt grandfathers managed to marry his deceased wife's > sister by having a son in the legislature and getting the law changed. The > son then stood up with the father at the second marriage. > > It pays to have a lawmaker in the family. > > Rosemary > > On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 8:25 AM, Norfolk FreeREG via <norfolk@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Linda, >> >> I have just come across one that might interest you. >> >> Broxted in Essex >> 28 Mar 1773 Samuel son of John and Sarah FRANKLIN >> Sarah his wife so called (having privily married and contrary to >> express statute * his late wifes sister in blood); this child in the >> eye of the law is a bastard and the marriage null and void >> >> Julie >> >> On 15 May 2016 at 18:25, Linda Wright via <norfolk@rootsweb.com> wrote: >>> Well you lovely people you certainly came up trumps. Thank you all so >> much who sent me examples some off list. I knew that you wouldn’t let me >> down! >>> They were certainly different times. >>> >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Linda >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> -- >> Julie Harold >> FreeREG Norfolk Coordinator >> freereg.norfolk@gmail.com >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message