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Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Court gossip reports a nobleman's distress over his wife's infidelity, married for esteem despite her lesser fortune. He seeks 150,000 pounds in damages. A great personage sympathizes but worries about family stain and requests withdrawal of action, which is refused. The nobleman opts for a church memorial instead of divorce proceedings.
Merged-components note: Adjacent paragraphs continuing the same report on a British nobleman's domestic scandal and potential divorce proceedings.
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When a Great Personage was informed of the above affair, it is said, he replied, "That he felt much for the injured Lord, and much also for himself, on account of the family stain that might be brought upon him by it."
It is reported, that a great personage has particularly requested an unfortunate Nobleman to withdraw his action, but that his Lordship has not yet complied.
It is said a certain nobleman, who has lately been trespassed on in his domestic happiness, did, at first, intend to proceed in the course of law for a divorce; considering that this would be attended with delay, he has altered his resolution, and intends presenting a memorial at once to a great personage; who, as head of the church, can grant it officially, without going thro' the tedious process of the ecclesiastical courts.
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damages sued for are 150,000 l.; nobleman intends to present memorial to great personage for divorce instead of legal proceedings.
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A certain Nobleman is inconsolable due to his lady's incontinence, having married her for esteem despite her lesser fortune. He has ceased visits since the affair. A Great Personage sympathizes with the injured Lord but fears family stain and requests withdrawal of the action, which the Nobleman has not complied with. Initially planning a divorce via law, the Nobleman now seeks a memorial to the great personage as head of the church to avoid delays.