Submitted by elzibet t3_10q4nhd in mildlyinteresting
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AceyAceyAcey t1_j6nu04r wrote
Yikes, people with epilepsy couldn’t get married? Wow.
Opus-the-Penguin t1_j6nvya6 wrote
I think "Wherefore, applicant prays" was my favorite part. Everything else was just uh huh, uh huh, yep, that's the way things were back then. But "prays" instead of, say, "requests" really caught me off guard and made it real.
elzibet OP t1_j6nwkkp wrote
Yes! The prays was so interesting to me
elzibet OP t1_j6nwqld wrote
But third cousins totes okay
syncopatedsouls t1_j6nybyw wrote
I wonder how they tested who was an imbecile. And why were epileptics disqualified? Was syphilis a catch-all for all STD’s?
iamboard2 t1_j6nzpuk wrote
The use of the word "prays" when requesting something from a judge/court is still regularly used in petitions.
minnesotafrozen t1_j6nzv4r wrote
She cannot be those things but....he can.
iamboard2 t1_j6o0r94 wrote
Interesting tidbit - The use of the word "prays" when requesting something from a judge/court is still regularly used in petitions.
Like someone said in this thread, there are other words that can be used like "request."
Request is regularly used. However, pray is used when you are trying to be more deferential and would be akin to using "implore" vs "asks."
Opus-the-Penguin t1_j6o1jc3 wrote
Wow! Did not know that.
elzibet OP t1_j6o7305 wrote
My grandfather had to sign the same type of document. Equality ftw!
elzibet OP t1_j6ns2b5 wrote
This was signed by my grandmother. My Grandfather had to sign the same kind of document. I found it interesting the things they had to agree to before getting a marriage license.