The Solemnization of Matrimony (from the Book of Common Prayer) (ep. 9.6)
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In 1549, Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, authorized the first Book of Common Prayer for use in the fairly recently formed Church of England. It included a section called “The Forme of Solemnizacion of Matrimonie.”
Cranmer is generally given credit for having written it. He certainly directed that it should be written. The Book of…
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