Colin Moretti
08-01-2008, 9:33 AM
I've just received a copy of a marriage licence bond dated 1750. It contains the stipulation that the marriage shall take place
... between the hours of eight and twelve of the cloth in the forenoon Why of the cloth? Does it just mean the time as adjudged by the vicar (no GMT or even railway time in those days)?
Thanks
Colin
... between the hours of eight and twelve of the cloth in the forenoon Why of the cloth? Does it just mean the time as adjudged by the vicar (no GMT or even railway time in those days)?
Thanks
Colin