About the Author Throughout the Middle Ages, many English Churches used the Sarum Rite, which although largely similar to the Roman Rite had some differences. The following are excerpts from a Sarum Rite marriage ceremony. The vows bring us back to an older form of the English language spoken by ordinary people. Of special note is the old form of the vow offered by the woman, to be “bonny and buxom – that is, good and obedient.
A Marriage Ceremony from the Sarum Missal
A Marriage Ceremony from the Sarum Missal
A Marriage Ceremony from the Sarum Missal
About the Author Throughout the Middle Ages, many English Churches used the Sarum Rite, which although largely similar to the Roman Rite had some differences. The following are excerpts from a Sarum Rite marriage ceremony. The vows bring us back to an older form of the English language spoken by ordinary people. Of special note is the old form of the vow offered by the woman, to be “bonny and buxom – that is, good and obedient.