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to_o the_o king_n yield_v and_o render_v unto_o he_o only_o the_o style_n of_o supreme_a head_n next_o under_o christ_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n all_o other_o service_n subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o other_o foreign_a potentate_n which_o shall_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o king_n highness_n in_o this_o behalf_n be_v exclude_v and_o that_o both_o frank_o and_o free_o of_o their_o own_o voluntary_a motion_n and_o also_o upon_o the_o faith_n and_o fidelity_n of_o their_o priesthood_n as_o by_o their_o own_o word_n and_o handwriting_n may_v appear_v in_o form_n as_o hereunder_o follow_v the_o oath_n of_o stephen_n gardener_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n make_v to_o king_n henry_n viii_o ego_fw-la stephanus_n wintoniensis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la pure_a sponte_fw-la king_n the_o oath_n of_o stephen_n gardener_n to_o the_o king_n &_o absolute_a in_o verbo_fw-la pontificio_fw-la profiteor_fw-la ac_fw-la spondeo_fw-la illustrissimae_fw-la vestrae_fw-la 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