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When the clergyman marries a very poor couple, 

 he breaks off in the middle oT the Liturgy, and 

 cries out, Where is my fee ? The man muft then 

 give the money, and the clergyman proceeds; 

 but if the bridegoom has no money, the clergy- 

 man defers the marriage till another time, when 

 the man is better provided. People of fortune, of 

 whom the clergyman is fure to get his due, need 

 not fear this difagreeable queftion, when they are 

 married. 



HOWEVER, though the parfon has got licen- 

 ces to mary a couple, yet if he be not very 

 careful, he may get into very difagreeable cir- 

 cumttances ; for in many parts of the country 

 there is a law made, which, notwithflanding the 

 governor's licence, greatly limits a clergyman in 

 feme cafes. He is not allowed to marry a couple 

 who are not yet of age, unlefs he be certain of 

 the confent of their parents. He cannot marry 

 fuch flrangers as have bound themfelves to ferve 

 n. certain number of years, in order to pay off 

 their paflage from Europe, without the confent 

 of their matters ; if he acts without their con- 

 fent, or in oppofition to it, he muft pay a pe- 

 nalty of fifty pounds, Penfyhama currency, 

 though he has the licence, and the certificate of 

 the two men who are to anflver for any objec- 

 tion. But parents or matters give themfelves 

 no concern about thefc men, but take hold of 

 the cU-Tgyman, who is at liberty to profecute 

 thofe v/ho gave him the certificate, and to get 

 his damages repaid. With the confent of the 

 parents and jnafters, he may marry people. with- 

 out danger to himfeif. No clergyman is al- 

 5 lowed 



