Dissertation I. On Those Things which Customarily or Necessarily Precede Matrimony

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The things which customarily or necessarily precede matrimony are: 1° betrothals; 2° the examination concerning free status; 3° publications; 4° prenuptial instruction; 5° the reception of the sacraments.

Matrimony

Within this part

Part I. On Betrothalsnn. 659–681
- Section I. On the Notion, Division, Fittingness, and Governance of Betrothalsnn. 659–663
- Section II. On the Form of Betrothalsnn. 664–669
- Section III. On the Effects of Betrothalsnn. 670–672
  - Chapter I. On Absolute Betrothalsn. 670
  - Chapter II. On Conditional Betrothalsnn. 671–672
    Scholion. On Accidental Elements of Betrothalsn. 672
- Section IV. On the Dissolution of Betrothalsnn. 673–681
Part II. The Examination, Especially concerning Free Statusn. 682
Part III. Publicationsnn. 683–697
- Scholion I. On the Obligation of the Faithfuln. 696
- Scholion II. On the Obligation of the Confessorn. 697
Part IV. Prenuptial Instructionn. 698
Part V. Reception of the Sacramentsn. 699