Note 1419 — Chapter X · RISE OF CIVIL MARRIAGE
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The Unitarians could not conscientiously make the declaration of belief in the Trinity contained in the Anglican marriage ritual: "I thee wed," etc., "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost": Walpole, Hist. of England, IV, 69-71, who discusses the efforts of William Smith and Lansdowne in their behalf.