- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- List of Plates
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- II Case-studies
- 1 <i>Troope</i> v. <i>Stenson</i> and <i>Henworth</i> v. <i>Stenson</i>, 1652–1664
- 2 <i>Ryder</i> v. <i>Jones</i>, 1661
- 3 <i>Harris</i> v. <i>Lingard</i>, 1699–1701
- 4 <i>Moseley</i> v. <i>Collier</i>, 1746–1747
- 5 <i>Brace</i> v. <i>Cudworth</i>, 1680–1682
- (a) Forced Marriage by the Parish
- 6 <i>Preston</i> v. <i>Matthews</i>, 1695
- 7 <i>The Churchwardens of Hingham</i> v. <i>The Churchwardens of Snettisham</i>, 1713
- (b) Forced Marriage by the Seducer or Suitor
- 8 <i>Houghton</i> v. <i>Cash</i>, 1703
- 9 <i>Hooper</i> v. <i>Fazas</i>, 1690
- (a) A Fleet Parson
- 10 The Revd John Vyse, 1691–1714
- (b) A Valid Clandestine Marriage
- 11 <i>Elmes</i> v. <i>Elmes</i>, 1706–1709
- 12 <i>Northmore</i> v. <i>Northmore</i>, 1664
- 13 <i>Morland</i> v. <i>Morland</i>, 1686
- 14 <i>Echard</i> v. <i>Townshend</i>, 1704
- 15 <i>Harcourt</i> v. <i>Harcourt,</i> 1707
- 16 <i>Beaumont</i> v. <i>Hurnard</i>, 1706–1712
- 17 <i>Rudd</i> v. <i>Rudd</i>, 1720–1730
- 18 <i>Griffin</i> v. <i>Griffin</i>, 1712–1714
- 19 <i>Phillips</i> v. <i>Cresse</i>, 1738
- 20 <i>Osborne</i> v. <i>Williams</i>, 1714–1716
- (c) A Forged Clandestine Marriage
- 21 <i>Bentley</i> v. <i>Bentley</i>, 1715–1727
- 22 <i>Mordaunt</i> v. <i>Mordaunt</i>, 1707–1711
- (d) A Bigamous Marriage
- 23 <i>Tipping</i> v. <i>Roberts</i>, 1704–1733
- 24 <i>Muilman</i> v. <i>Muilman</i>, 1722–1748
- Index
Harcourt v. Harcourt, 1707
Harcourt v. Harcourt, 1707
- Chapter:
- (p.147) 15 Harcourt v. Harcourt, 1707
- Source:
- Uncertain Unions
- Author(s):
Lawrence Stone
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter presents a case study on valid clandestine marriage in England, focusing on the court case Harcourt v. Harcourt which was filed in 1707. The case involved Norfolk country gentleman John Harcourt, Anne Jermy, and Frances Hunt. In March 1708, Harcourt allegedly married Hunt in a clandestine wedding. After about five or six weeks in the alleged marriage, Harcourt left Hunt to return to his old flame Anne Jermy. When Hunt learned about this, she filed a bigamy suit but she lost the case for failing to establish proof of a legal marriage.
Keywords: clandestine marriage, court cases, Harcourt v. Harcourt, John Harcourt, Anne Jermy, Frances Hunt, bigamy
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- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- List of Plates
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- II Case-studies
- 1 <i>Troope</i> v. <i>Stenson</i> and <i>Henworth</i> v. <i>Stenson</i>, 1652–1664
- 2 <i>Ryder</i> v. <i>Jones</i>, 1661
- 3 <i>Harris</i> v. <i>Lingard</i>, 1699–1701
- 4 <i>Moseley</i> v. <i>Collier</i>, 1746–1747
- 5 <i>Brace</i> v. <i>Cudworth</i>, 1680–1682
- (a) Forced Marriage by the Parish
- 6 <i>Preston</i> v. <i>Matthews</i>, 1695
- 7 <i>The Churchwardens of Hingham</i> v. <i>The Churchwardens of Snettisham</i>, 1713
- (b) Forced Marriage by the Seducer or Suitor
- 8 <i>Houghton</i> v. <i>Cash</i>, 1703
- 9 <i>Hooper</i> v. <i>Fazas</i>, 1690
- (a) A Fleet Parson
- 10 The Revd John Vyse, 1691–1714
- (b) A Valid Clandestine Marriage
- 11 <i>Elmes</i> v. <i>Elmes</i>, 1706–1709
- 12 <i>Northmore</i> v. <i>Northmore</i>, 1664
- 13 <i>Morland</i> v. <i>Morland</i>, 1686
- 14 <i>Echard</i> v. <i>Townshend</i>, 1704
- 15 <i>Harcourt</i> v. <i>Harcourt,</i> 1707
- 16 <i>Beaumont</i> v. <i>Hurnard</i>, 1706–1712
- 17 <i>Rudd</i> v. <i>Rudd</i>, 1720–1730
- 18 <i>Griffin</i> v. <i>Griffin</i>, 1712–1714
- 19 <i>Phillips</i> v. <i>Cresse</i>, 1738
- 20 <i>Osborne</i> v. <i>Williams</i>, 1714–1716
- (c) A Forged Clandestine Marriage
- 21 <i>Bentley</i> v. <i>Bentley</i>, 1715–1727
- 22 <i>Mordaunt</i> v. <i>Mordaunt</i>, 1707–1711
- (d) A Bigamous Marriage
- 23 <i>Tipping</i> v. <i>Roberts</i>, 1704–1733
- 24 <i>Muilman</i> v. <i>Muilman</i>, 1722–1748
- Index
