MEASURING THE BRIDE.
A quaint ceremony is observed at Roydon, in Norfolk. .Over three hundred years ago the Lord of the Manor bequeathed the sum of £1000, the interest to be voted annually to provide dowries for four brides. By the terms of the bequest the money has to be divided between the youngest, tile eldest, the shortest and the tallest brides married each year in ' the parish church. After the ceremony the bride and bridegroom proceed to the vestry to sign the register. The bride is then measured by the officiating minister. At the' end of the year the marriage records are examined and the dowries are awarded [to those qualified to receive them.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 181, 3 August 1933, Page 11
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115MEASURING THE BRIDE. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 181, 3 August 1933, Page 11
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