Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Consistory Court of London: Containing the Judgments of the Right Hon. Sir William Scott, 1. köide;10. köideA. Strahan, 1822 |
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17th Nov 26th Jan 2d July admitted adultery allegation appears applied authority Bethdin betrothment Bishop Bishop of London Bobillier Bromer Burgess called cause ceremony chapel character charge Church Churchwardens circumstances citation cohabitation conduct consent considered Consistory Court contract Court of Arches Court of Chancery criminal cruelty declarations deponent depose Diocese diocese of Ely divorce duty Ecclesiastical Court effect ELWES entitled Evans Evans's evidence examined expence fact father Filewood FORSTER Gemara give given ground guardian HORNER Hupa husband Jewish law Jews Judge judgment June jurisdiction Kedushim Ketuba lady libel licence LINDO Maimonides manner marriage married matter mother nature necessary nullity objection observed opinion parish Parishioners party person plea pleaded presume proceedings proof proved question reason Rector respect riage rule sentence shew shewn Sir William Scott.-This statute sufficient suit Thackeray tion tithe validity WAKEFIELD wife witnesses woman
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Page 499 - Present, the Queen's most excellent majesty In Council. Upon reading this day at the board a representation from the...
Page 28 - The law has said that married persons shall not be legally separated upon the mere disinclination of one or both to cohabit together.
Page 170 - ... for the comforting of such that delight in music, it may be permitted that in the beginning or in the end of common prayers, either at morning or evening, there may be sung an hymn or such - like song to the praise of Almighty God, in the best sort of melody and music that may be conveniently devised, having respect that the sentence of the hymn may be understanded and perceived.
Page 427 - Qui cum alio contrahit, vel est, vel debet esse, non ignarus conditionis ejus...
Page 30 - What merely wounds the mental feelings is in few cases to be admitted, where they are not accompanied with bodily injury, either actual or menaced. Mere austerity of temper, petulance of manners, rudeness of language, a want of civil attention and accommodation, even occasional sallies of passion, if they do not threaten bodily harm, do not amount to legal cruelty...
Page 167 - Adfirmabant autem hanc fuisse summam vel culpae suae vel erroris, quod essent soliti stato die ante lucem convenire carmenque Christo quasi deo dicere secum invicem...
Page 6 - The bridegroom and bride then drink of the wine ; after which the bridegroom takes the ring, and puts it on the bride's finger ; saying, ' Behold, thou art wedded to me with this ring, according to the law of Moses and Israel.
Page 31 - ... of injury done and felt; and therefore, though the Court will not absolutely exclude considerations of that sort, where they are stated merely as matter of aggravation, yet they cannot constitute cruelty where it would not otherwise have existed: of course, the denial of little indulgences and particular accommodations, which the delicacy of the world is apt to number amongst its necessaries, is not cruelty.
Page 28 - For though in particular cases the repugnance of the law to dissolve the obligations of matrimonial co-habitation may operate with great severity upon individuals, yet it must be carefully remembered that the general happiness of the married life is secured by its indissolubility.
Page 30 - Mere austerity of temper, petulance of manners, rudeness of language, a want of civil attention and accommodation, even occasional sallies of passion, if they do not threaten bodily harm, do not amount to legal cruelty; they are high moral offences in the marriage state undoubtedly, not innocent surely in any state of life, but still they are not that cruelty against which the law can relieve.