Note 297 — BOOK THE FOURTH 1815-1821 (continued 2)

[“By this Act, none of the descendants of George II., unless of foreign birth, can marry under the age of twenty-five, without the consent of the King; at and after that age, after twelve months’ notice given to the Privy Council, they may contract such marriage, which shall be good unless both Houses of Parliament shall disapprove.” (Hadyn’s Dictionary of Dates).]