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This led to 'great Mischiefs and Inconveniences' which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_Act_1753 Hardwicke's Marriage Act (1753)] sought to change. Henceforth all marriages, except Jews and Quakers, had to be conducted in a parish church after the publication of banns on three successive Sundays or by obtaining a licence. Parental consent was necessary for those marrying under the age of 21 and marriages were to be recorded in printed registers with numbered pages (to avoid fraudulent entries being added later or pages torn out of the register) and the minister, the couple and two witnesses were to sign the register. | This led to 'great Mischiefs and Inconveniences' which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_Act_1753 Hardwicke's Marriage Act (1753)] sought to change. Henceforth all marriages, except Jews and Quakers, had to be conducted in a parish church after the publication of banns on three successive Sundays or by obtaining a licence. Parental consent was necessary for those marrying under the age of 21 and marriages were to be recorded in printed registers with numbered pages (to avoid fraudulent entries being added later or pages torn out of the register) and the minister, the couple and two witnesses were to sign the register. | ||
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