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Page 87
... Jean was pregnant , but Robert's intentions were ' honourable ' , and it seems that he took it for granted that he and Jean would marry until Jean's family made it clear that they would not tolerate him for a son - in - law , even in ...
... Jean was pregnant , but Robert's intentions were ' honourable ' , and it seems that he took it for granted that he and Jean would marry until Jean's family made it clear that they would not tolerate him for a son - in - law , even in ...
Page 93
... Jean's pregnancy . He was quite ready to humble himself before the ecclesiasti- cal authorities if it would mean that he would be cleared of all obligation to marry Jean ; for if he admitted fornication and accepted suitable reproof ...
... Jean's pregnancy . He was quite ready to humble himself before the ecclesiasti- cal authorities if it would mean that he would be cleared of all obligation to marry Jean ; for if he admitted fornication and accepted suitable reproof ...
Page 236
... Jean Armour ' a matrimonial title to my corpus ' . His period of wandering and experiment were at an end ; he had come back to farming , and to Jean . It remained to be seen how the Ellisland farmer and exciseman , settled now in con ...
... Jean Armour ' a matrimonial title to my corpus ' . His period of wandering and experiment were at an end ; he had come back to farming , and to Jean . It remained to be seen how the Ellisland farmer and exciseman , settled now in con ...
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