This would just give us time to have the banns three times, beginning with next Sunday. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
Then she went and put up some things called banns, I believe. From Wordnik.com. [The Green Carnation] Reference
In a few weeks or however long it took to call banns, she would marry Luke O’Neill. From Wordnik.com. [The Thorn Birds]
I cannot bear the thought of waiting even for the banns. From Wordnik.com. [Dancing with Clara]
"What do you mean? the banns have just been read," he asks. From Wordnik.com. [Through Finland in Carts] Reference
Thrice were the banns published; and such a marriage as we had!. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 339, November 8, 1828] Reference
I'll put the banns up to-morrow -- no; I'll get a special license. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
"I forbid the banns." said the boy -- "Why so?" said the Doctor. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection] Reference
They had married without a license and without the customary banns. From Wordnik.com. [One Night for Love]
Great was the consternation when the banns of marriage between Henry. From Wordnik.com. [Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland] Reference
Eugenius Aram and Anna Spence, married May 4th, after banns thrice pub. From Wordnik.com. [From John O'Groats to Land's End] Reference
Lateran Council of 1215 the publication of banns was made compulsory on all. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
Commonly banns were published then, and condemned prisoners preached to or at. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Life in Colonial Days] Reference
"In fact, I shall forbid the banns if Coventry wants to carry you off too soon.". From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
And as I was saying to Lydia -- The coolness of them both! banns and all regular!. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
Bishop of Worcester that one calling of the banns of matrimony was only necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Shakspere, Personal Recollections] Reference
For a marriage to be lawful the banns must be read from the pulpit on three several. From Wordnik.com. [Through Finland in Carts] Reference
I shall suggest to your mother that we be wed here as soon as the banns can be read. From Wordnik.com. [The Obedient Bride]
The banns were verbally published after the benediction following the conclusion of the Mass. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
He might at this moment be at the vicarage, arranging to have the first banns read on Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [No Man's Mistress]
No marriage might take place without the registrar's certificate that he had called the banns. From Wordnik.com. [Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts] Reference
Quickly the final banns were read, and quickly they repeated their wedding vows to one another. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
Tom smiled rather sheepishly; it would be time enough to mention Rose when his banns were put up. From Wordnik.com. [The Village by the River] Reference
The Rev. William Wentworth published, in the usual recitative, the banns of marriage between Thomas. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866] Reference
“We could have the first banns read next Sunday,” Struan said, deliberately breaking the tension. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
But to be married by banns is considered the most orthodox as well as the most economical way of proceeding. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
"Certainly; we agree on that point; and I have come here to arrange with you about having the banns published.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
We were struck by this strange resemblance to our own customs, and learnt that the publication of banns is quite universal in. From Wordnik.com. [Through Finland in Carts] Reference
After the formal engagement, when the dowry and contract had been agreed upon and signed, the publishing of the banns occurred. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Life in Colonial Days] Reference
They did not encounter again until the following Sunday morning, when the banns between Ruth and Reuben were called a second time. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Rachel] Reference
"Could he by any means have had the banns cried?" she demanded of Christie, who looked piercingly at their visitor for the answer. From Wordnik.com. [The Imperialist] Reference
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