After reading the whole thing it appears that he was pledging himself body,soul and all his worldly goods and chattels. How easy was it for either party to get out of a marriage in 14th century if they weren't royalty? Ruth At 10:14 PM +0100 9/14/04, norman.lee1 wrote: >Probably seemingly innocent and pleasant towards his wife but, in practice, >if she didn't fulfil hers she would be denegrated and have to pay for her >ommissions whereas he would get away with almost anything he liked. > >Audrey -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT