From the Council of Orleans, A.D. 541

Canon XXII. Let no one dare, by command of power, to claim another's daughter (that is, to vindicate her for himself), lest the marriage, which is impiously coupled against the will of the parents, be judged like captivity; but as has been prohibited, let it not be admitted. In those who have perpetrated such things, let the severity of excommunication be imposed according to the measure of the crime.

Cf. Canon VI of the Council of Lleida, above, A.D. 524, and Decrees IV and V of the Epistle of Symmachus to Caesarius, A.D. 513, and Decree XX of Gelasius to the Bishops of Lucania, A.D. 494.

The liberty of private persons against the impotent lust of those who are in high place is defended by the Fathers. A marriage contracted against the will of the parents is called impious.

Canon XXIV. Whatever slaves have fled to the church under the appearance of marriage, so that by this they believe that a marriage can be made, let license by no means be granted to them, nor let such a union be defended by clerics ... concerning which matter we decree that, to their parents or proper masters, as the reason of the persons demands, after faith has been received, they are to be returned acquitted, under the promise of separation. Afterward, however, with liberty conceded by the parents and masters, if they wish to join them by their own will, they may do so.

For the marriage of slaves, the will of parents or masters is required by these Fathers, as we have seen from Basil. Cf. what was said there at Canon XL.