Church courts, sex, and marriage in England, 1570-1640 /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Martin Ingram.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1987.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 412 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Past and present publications
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-392) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
pt. I. The legal and social background -- The structure of ecclesiastical justice -- Economic and social structures -- Religion and the people -- Sex and marriage: laws, ideals and popular practice -- pt. II. Sex and marriage: the pattern of prosecutions -- Matrimonial causes: (i) the breakdown of marriage -- Matrimonial causes: (ii) marriage formation -- Prenuptial fornication and bridal pregnancy -- Incest, adultery and fornication -- Aiding and abetting sexual offences -- Sexual slander -- pt. III. church courts and society: 1the effectiveness of ecclesiastical justice -- Church courts and society in 1640: retrospect and prospect.