The Acts of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland

by Church of Scotland. General Assembly

11. Junii 1646. Antemeridiem Sess. 7.

Act concerning the publike satisfaction of Married persons, for Fornication committed before Marriage.

The Generall Assembly understanding that in many places the publike scandals of Fornication committed before Marriage, are not taken notice of and removed by publike confession according to the order of this Kirk; Therefore for remedie thereof do Ordain, That all Married persons under publike scandall of Fornication, committed before their Marriage (although the scandall thereof hath not appeared before the Marriage) shall satisfie publikely for that sin committed before their Marriage, their being in the estate of Marriage notwithstanding, And that in the same manner as they should have done if they were not Maried.