Church courts, sex, and marriage in England, 1570-1640 /
[Book]
Martin Ingram.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1987.
xiii, 412 pages ;
23 cm
Past and present publications
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-392) and index.
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.