We wonder-Kpw niaoy tnarriages the foli lowing lawietif ordeal Epjflati^rd, the 17th century, wobld r^nderin^llf and tyoid at the present; time if put 'into^operatioh^'r-" All won^en, of whatever age 1 , ran^» prb&saion, or degree, whether virgins, wives, or widows, that shall, from and after this Act, impose .upon, seduce* and betray into matrimony any of His Majesty??' male subjects, by scents, paints, cosjoieticß,' washes, artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish wool, iron stays, hoops, high-heeled ; shoes, or bolstered hips, ' Bhall incur tlies penalty} of: the laws in force against, wit^riaf tj s6rcery,*and the; like, and the marriagej tipon^onvictlon, shall stand null and roid.?' ~ / r ?
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 239, 30 November 1880, Page 4
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103Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 239, 30 November 1880, Page 4
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