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The Life of Thomas Wilson Bishop of Sodor and Man
The Life of Thomas Wilson Bishop of Sodor and Man Author:John Keble General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1863 Original Publisher: Parker Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select f... more »rom more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAP. " William Cubbon and Elizi Farrison, having (before any pre- sentment) made known and acknowledged their crime of antenuptial fornication, and the oflence thereby given to the Church of God, you are hereby directed to call them before you on Sunday next, immediately after the Nicene Creed, when you are to r ml their annexed petition, and receive their acknowledgment of their sin from their own mouths before the congregation, after which you may proceed to Church the woman as she desires. " Given under our hand this 31st of July, 1725. " Tho. Sodor And Man. "To the Curate of Kirk Arbory. "Let these papers be sent to the Episcopal Registry. " " The above Win. Cubbon and Eliz. Harrison have acknowledged their sin in the presence of the congregation, and everything has been observed as the above order directs, this 1st of August, 1725. " Edw. Mooke." The other case exactly resembles this. CHAPTER XX. FROM THE APPOINTMENT OF HORTON TO THE DEATH OF WALKER, 1725 -- 1729. The disciplinary Courts meanwhile proceeded as usual, nothing very remarkable occurring. Cursing perhaps is of- tener mentioned than it had been, as a ground of serious censure, and other modes of gross insolence ; people priding themselves on defying authorities. For example : -- " Germain, March 25, 1725. " N. B. J. Kelly came to me, and told me very insolently, that I was sensible that he was belied in what was laid to his charge concerning his abusing of me, and for that reason I had forgiven him; and when I argued with him,« less