Sunday, 27 February 2011

Weekly by Nature?

From the parish register of Wadenhoe, Northants:- 

12 June 1753 – John Weekly performed his penance before the congregation having been found guilty of fornication with Susan Smith of this parish.

20 June 1756 – John Weekly performed his penance before the congregation having been found guilty of fornication for a second time with Susan Smith.

31 May 1757 – John Weekly performed his penance before the congregation having been found guilty of fornication for a third time, with Mary Ward of the parish of Weldon.

16 July 1758 – John Weekly performed his penance before the congregation having been found guilty for the fourth time of fornication, with Mary Ward of this parish.

16 July 1763 – John Weekly and Sarah, his wife, performed their penance before the congregation having been found guilty of fornication before marriage.

I shall leave you to draw your own conclusions.

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