Also 7 epithalmie. Anglicized form of prec.

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1589.  Puttenham, Eng. Poesie, I. xxvi. (Arb.), 65. And they were called Epithalamies as much to say as ballades at the bedding of the bride.

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1652.  Sparke, Prim. Devot. (1663), 64.

        Angels and Men with Combin’d Harmony,
Contend to sing this Epithalamy.

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1655.  trans. Sorel’s Com. Hist. Francion, V. 21. I was resolved to have her Epithalamy sung by the Musicians of the New bridge. Ibid., VI. 11. Understanding that he was to marry, he offered to make the Epithalamy.

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