Froissart

I have already related how the noble families of the Smiths and the family of Hanover-Davis had met in Grantham for the marriage of their children on Saint Bartholomew's Day to which wedding were come many other noble families, and a magnificent occasion it was. Of the Hanover Davises were come the household of the bride with two young sons, and sundry cousins with her Aunt Donelda, her Uncle Douglas, and the Count and Countess of the Davis estate of Grantham Farm with their small children. The Lord and Lady of Monk's Misery were there, of the Weitzel family, from whom the bride was a granddaughter and with them came attendants and many cousins also. Of the house of Smith there were many fine gentry, including the grandparents of the groom who had suggested the wedding in the first place. Also there were numerous knights and ladies of the house of Dudley which had come several days ride from the north, though some then also dwelt in the mountains of Pennsylvania, and the groom stayed with them as he rode to his wedding feast. His own parents of Albion were there and many young brothers and a sister as yet a child who stood beside the bride in the party. Because the profession of both families was to make musick there were many singers and players who thronged about the hall and made much splendid musick, whether former musick masters to the families or fellow students from the schools in which they trained. There were also seen several great old lords who lived only a short time afterward and were hardly seen again, such as the Lord Seitz.

The marriage itself was made in the afternoon, and happened according to the custom of the time. The bride and groom kissed and were much applauded by their friends and kin for making a suitable match, and once the service had been said all the party retired for the evening revels not even a stone's throw north. It is in the hills of Pennsylvania still against all custom to dance or make merry with wine, so the weddings guests were not drunk that night, but ate much fine food according to the hospitality of the region and the house of the Hanover-Davises and even then ate rich cakes and coffees. Once the revels were complete the children (for the bride and groom were scarcely over twenty years old) departed south, and for friendship many of the northern guests were lodged with hosts from Hanover and Grantham.

There was much joy in the business, because it seemed a good match, and very little of the weeping and foolishness which was in those days sometime the custom. Most descriptions of the bridal wardrobe have been written in strange and unintelligible words, but the popular account seems to be that the bride was a girl of exceptional beauty, and she was much loved by all who celebrated her for her kindness and goodness as much as her loveliness on her bridal day. There were many beautiful girls at the feast, which made the young men happy, and one story is told of how three fools shaved off all the hair on their heads in a latrine before they interrupted the wedding party with a raucous song, but I do not think this is a true account.