] In any case, a true divorce (by act of parliament) was exceptionally rare. Between 1670 and 1857 there were only 325 such divorces in England, and all but four of them were obtained by men. Between the dates of 1670 and 1799, there were only 131 divorces by private act of Parliament (the only true divorce which allows you to remarry) and virtually all instituted by husbands. Only 17 were passed before 1750. So whether or not one family happened to have four divorces in their family, that family did not reflect upon the rest of England, according to the statistics that we are aware of.

Thank you for the additional information.

Rereading the section on Paget's divorce, I was wondering if you could answer an additional question?

It says that Paget's divorce decree became final in October and his wife remarried in November. There is no mention(and there doesn't seem to be enough time) for a Act of Parliament. Was there a difference in Scottish Law that allowed remarriage without the Act of Parliament?