ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ fɚðə mˈæɹɪdʒ tə tˈeɪk plˈeɪs ˌʌndɚ ɹˈoʊmən kˈæθlɪk kˈænən lˈɔː, ɐ dɪspənsˈeɪʃən hædtə biː ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd fɹʌm pˈoʊp pˈɔːl ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ, sˈɪns nˈɔːɹfəks fˈɜːst wˈaɪf, lˈeɪdi mˈɛɹi fˈɪts ˈælən, hɐdbɪn mˈɑːɹɡɹəts fˈɜːst kˈʌzən.
In order for the marriage to take place under Roman Catholic canon law, a dispensation had to be requested from Pope Paul IV, since Norfolk's first wife, Lady Mary FitzAlan, had been Margaret's first cousin.