Almner that the Messes thereof be smitten in a sufficient and according manner after the old Customes and so to see it to the Kings Table and to other Officers due Also ye and your Clerke truly as oft as it is requisite shall take the Remanents and viewes in Offices and surely make the Booke of Wine and all present into the counting House as oft as you be desired by the Steward Cofferer and Clerke of the Greene Cloth which must needs ingrosse the great Accompt of the Houshold by your Record To all which things ye will conforme after your power and understanding So helpe you God and by this Booke The Oath that is to be ministred to a Mid-wife by the Bishop or his Chancellor of the Diocesse when she is licensed to exercise that Office of a Midwife YOu shall sweare First That you shall be diligent and faithfull and readie to helpe every Woman labouring of Childe as well the poore as the rich and that in time of nessitie you shall not forsake or leave the poore woman to go to the Rich. 2. Item Yee shall neither cause nor suffer any woman to name or put any other Father to the Childe but onely him which is the very true Father thereof indeed 3. Item You shall not suffer any woman to pretend faine or surmize her selfe to be delivered of a Childe who is not indeed neither to claime any other womans Childe for her owne 4. Item You shall not suffer any Womans Childe to be murthered maymed or otherwise hurt as much as you may and so often as you shall perceive any perill or jeopardie either in the Woman or in the Childe in any such wise as you shall bee in doubt what shall chance thereof you shal thenceforth in due time send for other Midwises and expert women in that facultie and use their advice and counsell in that behalfe 5. Item That you shall not in any wise use or exercise any manner of Witchcraft Charme or Sorcery Invocation or other Prayers than may stand with Gods Laws and the Kings 6. Item You shall not give any counsell or minister any Herbe Medicine or Potion or any other thing to any Woman being with childe whereby she should destroy or cast out that she goeth withal before her time 7 Item You shall not enforce any Woman being with-childe by any paine or by any ungodly wayes or meanes to give you any more for your paines or labour in bringing her a bed then they would otherwise do 8. Item You shall not consent agree give or keepe counsell that any woman be delivered secretly of that which she goeth with but in the presence of two or three lights readie 9 Item You shall be secret and not open any matter appertaining to your Office in the presence of any man unlesse necessity or great urgent cause do constraine you so to do 10. Item If any childe bee dead borne you your selfe shall see it buried in such secret place as neither Hogg nor Dogg nor any other Beast may come unto it and in such sort done as it be not found nor perceived as much as you may And that you shall not suffer any such childe to be cast into the Jaques or any other inconvenient place 11. Item If you shall know any Midwife using or doing any thing contrary to any of the premisses or in any other wise than shall be seemely or convenient you shall forthwith detect open to shew the same to me or my Chancellor for the time being 12. Item You shall use your selfe in honest behaviour unto the woman being lawfully admitted to the â—oome and Office of a Midwife in all things accordingly 13. Item That you shall truly present to my selfe or my Chancellor all such women as you shall know from time to time to occupie and exercise the roome of a Midwife within my foresaid Diocesse and Jurisdiction of A. without my License and admission 14. Item You shall not make or assigne any Deputie or Deputies to exercise or occupie under you in your absence the Office or roome of a Midwife but such as you shall perfectly know to be of right honest and discreet behaviour as also apt able having sufficient knowledge and experience to exercise the said roome and Office 15. Item You shall not bee Privie or consent that any Priest or other partie shall in your absence or in your companie or of your knowledge or sufferance Baptise any child by any Masse Latine-Service or Prayers then such as are appointed by the Lawes of the Church of England neither shall you consent that any child borne by any woman who shall be delivered by you shall be carried away without being Baptised in the Parish by the Ordinarie Minister where the said child is borne unlesse it be in case of necessitie Baptised privately according to the Booke of Common Prayer But you shall forthwith upon understanding thereof either give knowledge to me the said Bishop or my Chancell our for the time being All which Articles and Charge you shall faithfully observe and keepe so help you God and by the contents of this Booke The Oath of a Nun taking upon her a Monasticall life TV igitur Primo Jurabis quod in castitate corporis te conservabis Item tu Jurabis quod eis Obediens Abati Sci. Augustini comtuari qui uunc est Successoribus suis qui Tempore fuerint in Omnibus quae Pertiuent ad jurisdictionem quam eadem Abbas Habet superte vel habefurum sunt Successores ejus Item Tu Jurabis quod eris Obediens intendens Magistro Priorisse hujus Loci qui pro Tempore fuerint in his quam tibi ex parte dicti Abbatis Injungent-saluberituevel imponent haec omnia permittis Observaturam quam diu in hac domo soror volueris commorari Beneficio bujus domus gaudere sic Deus te Adjuvet haec sancta Dei Evangelia The Oath taken by Edw. 2. King of England at his Coronation Anno 1. vide claus Novemb. 10. SIre volez vous grauntere garder par vostre sorment confermer an People d'engleterre les leyes les custumes a eux grauntees pur les Auncien Rois d'engleterre voz Predescesours duotenus deotz a dieu nement les leys custumes les Franchisez guntez an clerge an People Parle gloriens Rol Seint Edw. vostre Predecessour Respens Jeo lees grantee permitte Sire garderez vous a dieu Seint Eglise an clerge an People Paes acore en dieu entiremt selunt vere Poer Respons Jeo les garderai Sire freez vous feare en touz vâ—s Ingementz mele droit Justice discretion en Misericorde verite a vere Poer Respons Jeo lefrai Sire graunt vous a tenir garder les leys les custumes droit les quieles la comunante de vere Royalme Aura est in les defendres afforcerez ad honor de dieu a vostre
Forraigne Princes Persons Prelates or Potentates c. by Act of Parliament or otherwise And generally in all other things you shall do as a faithfull and true Servant and Subject ought to do to her Majesty So helpe you God and by c. The Oath of a Judge The Kings Iustices shall be sworne That they well and truly shall serve the King and his People and that they shall not assent to things that may turne to his damage or dis-inheritance nor that they shall take no fee nor Livery of none but of the King nor that they shall take gift or reward of none that hath a do before them except it be meat or drinke of a small value as long as the Plea is hanging before them nor after for that cause Nor that they shall give counsell to none in a matter that may touch the King upon paine to be at the Kings will body and goods And that they shall do right to every person notwithstanding the Kings Lees c. And in like manner the Barons of the Exchequer shall be sworne and also Justices of Oyer and Terminer and of Assizes and Goale Delivery and Justices of Peace before whom they have their Commissions in a certaine forme as shall seeme good to the Chancellor Anno 2. Edw. 3. The Oath of the Clerke of the Chancery YEE shall sweare That yee well and truly shall serve our Soveraigne Lord the King and his People in the Office of the Chancery whereto ye are Titled nor ye shall assent or procure the dis-herizon or perpetuall hurt of the King to your power nor you shall do no fraud nor procure none to be done to the hurt of any of the people nor in any thing that toucheth the keeping of the Seale And truly shall yee counsell the things that touch the King when you shall be thereto required and the counsell that you know touching him shall yee conceale and it yee know the Kings dis-heritance or his perpetuall hurt or fraud to be done in things touching the keeping of the said Seale you shall put your lawfull power to redresse it and if ye cannot do it yee shall shew it the Chancellor or other that may amend it after your intent And it shall be added for the Clerke of course And ye shall not bring nor suffer to be brought to your knowledge Writs which ye shall make of the Court not sealed thereof to make execution nor ye shall record none Atturney neither by Writ nor without Writs without speciall Licence if ye have not Lawfully examined the party and the Attorney in proper person or at least he that shall make the Attorney in proper person nor no Writ which is of Commandment ye shall not deliver to the Examinors nor to the Seale before the same Writ be commanded to you by a Commander that hath power if it be not to the Chancellor or to one of the Masters which shall command you to make the Writs and that all the Writs which ye shall make ye shall deliver them to the Examiner by your owne hands or by a fellow that is sworne to the King if your selfe be out of the Court because of sicknesse or cannot do it for some other necessary caâ—se And that ye shall deliver to the Examiner no Writs written of any other hand under your name as yours nor you shall put no name upon your Writs So help you and his Saints Anno xviii Edw. 3. The Oath of the Kings Servants Yeomen by the Vice-Chamberlain YEE shall sweare That yee shall be true to your Soveraigne Lord King Hen. 8. and to his Heires Kings of England and if yee have knowne any thing in times past or may know in time coming that might bee prejudiciall to his Royall Person or to this his Realme yee shall with diligence do it to be knowne either to his Person or to such of his Councell as it may soonest come to his knowledge Yee shall from henceforth use your selfe in the Roome as one of the Squires for his Body ye shall be diligent in giving your attendance for the same Yee shall be obedient to the Lord Chamberlain to the Vice-Chamberlain to all Gentlemen Ushers and to all Yeomen Ushers in all things that shall appertaine to your Roome Yee shall not depart this the Kings Court without the Kings especiall Licence the Lord Chamberlaines or the Vice-Chamberlaines in his absence You shall not from hence forward beare your service nor be retained to no manner of person but onely to the Kings Highnesse Ye shall not from hence forwards retaine no man otherwise than according to the Kings Lawes except it be onely for the Kings service These Articles with all other ye shall truly observe and keepe As help you God and holy David and all Saints and by this Book c. The Oath of a Master of Requests as it is outered in the Councell Booke Anno Eliz. YOu shall sweare To be true Councellor to the Queenes Majesty as one of her Masters of Requests You shall not know or understand of any manner of thing to be attempted done or spoken against her Majesties Honour Crowne and Dignity Royall but you shall let and withstand the same to the uttermost of your power and either do or cause it forthwith to be revealed either to her Majesties selfe or to the rest of the Privy Councell And you shall to the uttermost beare faith and true Allegiance to the Queenes Majesty her Heires and Lawfull Successors and shall assist and defend all Jurisdictions Preeminencies and Authorities granted to her Majesty and annexed to the Crown against all Forraigne Princes Persons Prelates and Potentates c. by Act of Parliament or otherwise and generally in all things yee shall do as true Councellors ought to do to her Majesty So God you help c. The Tenor of the Oath directed by King Hen. 8. and his Councell in the fourth yeere of his Reigne to his Commissioners for executing the Kings Commissioners and Instructions within the Dyocesse of Yorke for Mustering and putting the Kings Subjects in a readinesse for the Wars and to understand the substance of every man throughout England YEE shall truly and plainly declare and shew as neere as ye can or may possibly call to minde or remembrance putting apart all colour fraud or deceit of what value and substance ye be as well in Money Plate Jewels Utensels Stuffe and Ornaments of Houshold-stuffe Merchandizes of all manner sorts and qualities debts upon specialties Obligations Pledges Promises or any otherwise not onely on this side the Seas but also in any outward parts not forbearing thus expresly to shew and declare for any lucre singular profit or advantage prejudices hinderances losses and damages that may ensue unto you by the same So God you helpe and the holy Evangelists The Oath of the Bayliffe for the Sewers You shall sweare That you shall diligently truly and circumspectly peruse view and search from time to time all and
of England France and Ireland and to her Heires and Successors You shall be no Thiefe nor Thiefs Feir but if you know of any you shall do the Queenes Majesties Justices to weet of them as soone as you can and you shall live by such good and true occupation as God lent you uprightly and truly so farre as God will give you grace So helpe you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath that is to he given to any Jury before Evidence given in against a prisoner at the Barre YOu shall true Deliverance make betweene our Soveraigne Lord the King and the Prisoner at the Barre as you shal have in charge according to your Evidence as neere as God shall give you grace So helpe you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath given to a Baylisse or Serjeant that attendeth on any Jury or Inquest at an Assize YOu shall well and truly keep this Inquest from meat and drinke fire and candle you shall not suffer any man to speake with them neither shall you your selfe speak with them more than to aske them If they be agreed untill such time as they be agreed So helpe you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath for Evidence upon the Arraignement of the Prisoner at the Barre THe Evidence that you shall give to this Inquest against the Prisoner at the Barre shall be the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth as neere as God shall give you grace So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath to be given by any jury by whom a Nisi prius is to be tried YOu shall truly try this Suit of Nisi prius betweene party and party according to the Evidence as shall be given you in Court as neere as God shall give you grace So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath to be given to such as are to give Evidence betweene a party and party at an Nisi prius THe Evidence that you shall give to this Inquest concerning the matter in variance shall be the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth so neere as God shall give you grace So helpe you God and by the Contents of this Booke The same Oath that your foreman hath sworne you of your part shall well and truly keepe So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath of the great Inquest YE shall truly enquire and due presentment make of all such things as you are charged withall on the Queenes behalfe the Queenes Councell your owne and your fellowes you shall well and truly keepe And in al other things the truth present So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath of those that give Evidence upon Bils of indictment THe Evidence that you shall give to the Inquest upon this Bill shall be the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth And you shall not let so to do for malice hatred or evill will nor for meed dread favour or affection So helpe you God and the holy Contents of this Booke The Oath of such as are to be bayled upon suspition for Felony or Murder J A. B. shall from henceforth during all my life be true Liegeman and true faith beare unto our Soveraigne Ladie Elizabeth and to her Heires and Successors Kings and Queenes of this Realme and shall commit no Murder Treason or Misprision of Treason nor consent or agree to any such Offence nor shall know any perill or damage to his Grace or to the Realme or other Dominions aforesaid but shall reveale and disclose it with all speed unto such as have the Lawes in Government nor shall commit any Felony or Murder or be accessary to any such Offence or Offences but shall live a good and an obedient Subject during my life So helpe me God and the Contents of this Booke The Oath of the Approver banished HOc Audis due Coronator quod Ego A A. sum Latronius equi vel Alterius Rei vel Homicidia unius per homines vel Plurimorum fel. Dom. Regis H. quia multa Mula Latricinia Perpetram in hac Terra abjura Regnum H. Regis Anglia deheo me festinare versus portum de c. quem dedisse mihi quod non debeo devertere ab altu via et si faciam volo quod sivi captus sicut latro fel. Dom. Regis ut quod apud c. queram diligentur Transitum meum non expectabo ibi visi fluxum et refluxum maris unum si transitus haberi poterit visi Tanto Spatio abire potero iho quolibet die in mare usque ad genua tentane transire visi hoc potero infra 40. dios continues mittum me iterum in ecelesium sicut latero fel. Dom. Regis sic me Deus adjuvet secundum judicium The Oath which Philip Duke of Burgoyne tooke acknowledging and promising to obey King H. 5. as the right Inheritor of the Kingdom of France After Charles the first Kings Death I Philip Duke of Eurgoyne For me and my Heires sweare and make Oath upon these holy Evangelists to Henry of England and Heire Apparant and Regent of France by the Soveraigne Lord King Charles that meekly and faithfully shall obey the same King Henry in all things that appertaine to the King of France as to the Commonweale of the same Realme immediately after the death of the said King Charles our Soveraigne Lord we shall be true and faithfull Leiges to the said King Henry his Heires and Successors and furthermore we shall not be of Councell nor give our consent to no things that may be to the prejudice of the same King H. his Heires and Successors wherein they may suffer any derogation or detriment of their bodies of their Members Possessions or Honours And if we know of any conspiracie against him his Heires or Successors in all the hast to us possible either by our Letters or else by our Trustie Messengers to declare That they may the better provide to eschew the perills thereof When the Dukes Oath was thus finished as many as were present there both of the Kings Councell and also of the Parliaments Bishops Lords Knights and Commons made the same Oath to the King and 23 and 24. dayes of the same moneth of May 14. the Chancellor of France and many other Lords Bishops Prelats and Noblemen of the Realme gave the like Oath to King H The Oath of the Chancellor of England YEE shall swearâ— That well All the Oathes marked with this mark were Copied out of an old Roll in Parchment remaining in the Office of the Petty Bagg in January 1625. and truly yee shall serve our Soveraigne Lord the King and his People in the Office of Chancellor ye shall do Right to all manner of People Poore and Rich after the Lawes and usuages of this Realme and truly
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YEE shall sweare To beare Faith Truth and Obedience all only to the Kings Majestie and to his Heires of his bodie of his most deare and entirely beloved lawfull Wife Queene Anne begotten and to be begotten And further to the Heires of our said Soveraigne Lord according to the limitation in the Statute made for suretie of his Succession in the Crowne of this Realme mentioned and contained not to any other within this Realme nor for any Authoritie or Potentate And in case any Oath be made or hath been made by you to any person or persons that then yee repute the same as vaine and Adnihillate And that to your cunning wit and uttermost of you power without guile fraud or other undue meane yee shall observe keepe maintaine and defend the said Succession all the whole effects and contents thereof and all other Acts and Statutes made in confirmation or for execution of the same or of any thing therin contained and this yee shall doe against all manner of persons of what Estate Dignitie Degree or Condition soever they be and in no wise doe or attempt nor to your power suffer to be done or attempted directly or indirectly any thing or things privately or appartly to the let hindrance dammage or derogation thereof or of any part of the same by any manner of means or for any manner of pretence So helpe you God all Saints and the holy Evangelists The Oath taken for the establishment of the Succession of the Crown of this Realme in the Kings Highnesse by Queen Jane An. 28. H. 8. Ca. 7. YEE shall sweare To beare Faith Truth and Obedience all only to the Kings Majestie Supreame Head in earth under God of the Church of England during his life and to his Heires of his bodie and of his most deare and entirely beloved lawfull Wife Queen Jane begotten and to be begotten and Procreated And further to the Heires of our said Soveraigne Lord according to the limitation in the Statute made for suretie of his Succession in the Crowne of this Realme As the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the 8 day of June in the 28. yeare of the Kings most gracious Raigne And also for lack of such heires to such person or persons as the Kings Highnesse shall limit and appoint to succeed to the Crowne by vertue and authoritie of the same Act and not to any other within this Realm nor for any authoritie power or Potentate And in case any other Oath be made or hath been made by you to any person or persons that then yee to repute the same as vaine Adninillate and that to your cunning wit and uttermost of your power without guile fraud or other undue manner Yee shall observe keep defend and maintaine the said Act of Succession made in the said Parliament begun and holden at Westminster in the said 8 day of June in the said 28. yeare of the Kings most Royall Raign and all the whole effects and contents thereof and all things that shall be done by the Kings Highnesse by authoritie of the same and all other Acts and Statutes made in confirmation or execution of the same or any thing therein contained And this yee shall doe against all manner of persons of what Estate Dignitie Degree or condition soever they be and in no wise doe or attempt nor to your power suffer to be done or attempted directly or indirectly any thing or things privately or appartly to the let hindrance dammage or derogation thereof or any part of the same or of any thing or things that shall be done by the Kings Highnesse by vertue and authoritie of the said Act by any manner of meanes or for any manner of pretence So help you God all Saints and the holy Evangelists The Oath of the Commissioners appointed for inquiry of the decay of Castles Forts and other places neare Scotland and for Reparation of the same Anno 2. 3. P. 4. M. Ca. 1. YEE shall sweare That to your cunning wit power yee shall truely and indifferently execute the Authority to you given by this Commission without any favour affection corruption dread or malice to be borne to any manner of person or persons and as the case shall remaine you shall consent and endeavour your selfe for your part to the best of your knowledge and power to the making of such wholesome just equall and indifferent Lawes and Ordinances as shall be made and devised by the most discreet and indifferent number of your selves being in Commission with you for the making errection and preservation of all everie such things as are contained and specified in the said Commission and the same Lawes and Ordinances to your cunning wit and power cause to be put in due execution without favour meed malice or affection As God you helpe and all Saints The Oath of such as were Sworne to declare the true value of their Estates towards the payment of the 15. Dismes and Subsidies An. 2. 3. P. M. Ca. 23. I Shall faithfully truely and plainely according to my knowledge shew unto you the King and Queenes Commissioners and to others by you asfigned the best and greatest value of all my goods and chattells and summes of money to me owing according to the grant of this Act of Subsidie and truely answer to that I shall be examined of touching the premisses without coven or deceipt So help me God and the holy contents of this Book The Oath of such as were to make inquirie of the value of Goods and Lands of such persons as were lyable to the payment of Fifteenes Dismes and Subsidies Anno 4. 5. P. M. Ca. 6. I Shall truly enquire with my fellowes that shall be charged with me of the Hundred Wapentake Ward Towne and other places of the best and most value of the substance of every person dwelling and abiding within the limits of the places that I and my fellowes shall be charged with and of other which shall have his or their most resort unto any of the said places and chargeable with any sum of money by this Act of the said Subsidie and of all other Articles that I shall be charged with touching the said Act and according to the intent of the same and thereupon as neare as it may be or shall come to my knowledge truely to present and certifie before you the names fir-names and the best and uttermost substance and values of every of them as well of Lands Tenaments and other Hereditaments Possessions and Profits as of Goods Chattells Debts and other things chargeable by the said Act without any concealment favour love affection dread feare or malice as neare as God will give me grace So help me God and the holy contents of this Booke The Oath of such as were to make enquirie of the value of the Goods and Lands of such persons as were lyable to the payment of Fifteenes Dismes and Subsidies Anno 6.
Edw. 6. Ca. 7. I Shall truly enquire with my fellowes that shall be charged with me of the Hundred Wapentake Ward Town or other place of the best and most value of the substance of every person dwelling and abiding within the limits of the places that I and my fellowes shall be charged with of other which shall have his or their most resort unto any of the said places and chargeable with any sum of money by this Act of the said Subsidie and of all other Articles that I shall be charged with touching the said Act and according to the intent of the same and thereupon as neare as it may or shall come to my knowledge truely to present and certifie before you the names fir-names and the best and uttermost substance and value of everie of them as well of Lands Tenements and other Hereditaments Possessions and Profits as of Goods Chattells Debts and other things chargeable by the said Act without any concealment favour love affection dread feare or malice So helpe me God and the holy contents of this Booke The Oath of such as were to present names and best values of the substance of such persons as were to pay reliefe to to the King Anno 2. 3. Edw. 6. Ca. 36. I Shall truely enquire with my fellowes that shall be charged with me of the Hundred Wapentake Ward Towne or other place of the best and most value of the substance of every person dwelling and abiding within the limits of the places that I and my fellowes shall be charged with and of other which shall have his or their most resort unto any of the said places and chargeable with any summe of money by this Act of this said reliefe and of all other Articles that I shal be charged with touching the said Act and according to the intent of the same and thereupon as near as it may or shall come to my knowledge not onely truely to present and certifie before you the names fir-names additions and the best and uttermost substance and values of every of them of their Goods Chattels Debts and other things chargeable by the said Act and how many Strangers Denizons or not Denizons being above the age of 7. yeares be refiant and dwelling within the limits of my charge of what value in Goods and other things chargeable to the payment of this reliefe they have beene and whether they be housholders or servants or otherwise under the rule and government of their parents without any concealment favour love affection dread feare or malice So help me God and the holy contents of this Booke The Oath taken by those that were to pay Reliefe to the King Anno 2 3. Edw. 6. Ca. 36. I Shall faithfully truely and plainely according to my knowledge shew unto you the Kings Commissioners and to others by you assigned the best and greatest value or above of all my Goods and Chattells and summes of money to me owing according to the grant of this Act of Reliefe and truely answer to that I shall be examined of touching the premisses without coven or deceipt So help me God and the holy contents of this Booke The Oath to be taken by Parsons Vicars or Curats and others to declare what number of Sheepe were in their severall Parishes to the end that the King might be payd his Reliefe by the Poll Anno 2. 3. Edw. 6. Ca. 36. YEE shall diligently enquire and justly and truely present and certifie us the Kings Commissioners what number of Ewes Wethers and other Sheare sheepe there be within the limits of your charge whose they be in what Towne or Parish the Owner dwelleth of what condition or degree he is and whether for the most part of the yeare they be kept in severall Pastures or Marshes or in Commons or Grounds commonly used to be Tilled As yee trust to be saved by the merits of Christs Passion The Oath of such as were to value Cloths to the end that the K. might receive payment of Reliefe for everie Cloth Anno 2. 3. Edw. 6. Ca. 36. YEE shall faithfully and truly esteeme set the just price and value of all such Cloths as shall brought to you to be viewed and praised as yee shall in your conscience thinke the same worth in your conscience to be sold when they shall be wrought and the same shall not suffer to be delivered out of your custody till you have made of the Colour Kind and Price thereof an enterie both in the Book of the Clothier and also of the Alnager or his Deputie and set your hands or marks declaring who was the Owner of the Cloth and the Kind and Price thereof So help you God and by this Booke The Oath of the Surveyor of the Kings Liveries Anno 33. H. 8. Ca. 22. YEE shall sweare That yee well and truely serve the King our Soveraign in the Office of Surveyor of his Graces Liveries and shall minister equall Justice to rich and poore to the best of your power wit and knowledge and that you shall diligently proceed in all things which may honestly and justly be to the Kings advantage and profit and to the Augmentation of the right and prerogative of his graces Crowne and from time to time deliver with speed such as shall have to doe before youâ— And that you shall not take nor receive of any person or persons any gift or reward in any case or matter depending or to depend in the said Court of the Kings Wards wherein the Kings Highnesse shall be Partie by reason whereof any prejudice losse hindrance or dis-herison shall or may grow to the Kings Highnesse his Heires or Successors So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Clerk of the Liveries as in Anno 33. H. 8. Ca. 22. YEE shall sweare That yee shall well truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord in your Office of Clerk of the Liveries and truly do and execute without delay fraud or covin all and everie thing and thing which you ought to doe by reason of your said Office according to the forme and effect of this present Act So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the general Surveyer of the Kings Court called the Court of generall Surveyer of the Kings Lands Anno 23. H. 8. Ca. 39. YEE shall sweare That yee well truly shall serve the King in the said Office of the generall Surveyer of the Revenues of this Court called the Court of the generall Surveyer of his graces Lands and shall minister equall Justice to rich and poore to the best of your cunning wit and power Aâ—â— that yee shall diligently procure all things which may honestly and justly be to the Kings advantage and profit and to the Augmentation of the rights prerogatives of his Crown and truly use the Kings Seal appointed for your Office And also endeavour your selfe to the uttermost of your power to see the King truly answered of all
such Rents Revenues Issue and Profits which shall or â—ay arise or grow in your office and from time to time deliver with speed such as shall have to doe before you And that yee shall not take or receive of any person any Gift or Reward in any cause or matter depending before you or wherein the Kings Highnesse shal be Partie whereby any prejudice hindrance losse or dis-herison shall grow or be to the Kings Highnesse So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the Treasurer of Office or Court of the Kings generall Surveyer Anno 33. H. 8. Ca. 39. YEE shall sweare That yee shall well truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord and his people in the Office of Treasurer of his Highnesse Court of generall Surveyer And yee shall reasonably and honestly procure the Kings Profit and doe right to all manner of people poore and rich in those things which touch your Office and the Kings Treasure Yee shall truly keep and dispend and true declaration accompt thereof shall make from time to time without any concealment to and before such per on and persons as shall be named and appointed by the Kings Highnesse his Heires and Successors for the same And further shall doe everie thing that of right appertaineth to your Office So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the Kings Attourney of the Court of generall Surveyer Anno 33. H. 8. Ca. 39. YEE shall sweare That yee well truly shall serve the King in all places for or concerning any matter or cause that shall concern or touch the possessions and Hereditaments limited to the survey and governnance of this Court and procure the Kings Profit thereof And yee shall truly counsell the King and the Surveyer Treasurer of this Court in all things concerning the same to the best of your cunning wit power and with all speed and diligence from time to time at the calling of the said Surveyer and Treasurer you shall endeavour your selfe for the hearing and determination indifferently of such matters and causes as shall depend before the said Surveyer and Treasurer And that yee shall not take any gift or reward in any matter or cause depending in the same Court or elsewhere wherein the King shall be Partie whereby the Kings Majestie shall be hurted hindred or dis-inherited And further doe all and everie thing that shall appertain to your Office So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the Master of the Woods of the Court of generall Surveyer Anno 33. H. 8. Ca. 39. YEE shall sweare That yee well truly shall serve the King our Soveraigne Lord in the Office of Master of the Woods in this Court And that yee shall shake true sale and sales of all Wood and under-woods belonging to your Office according to the authoritie given unto you by this Act of generall Surveyer or any other Act or Acts to be made concerning the said generall Surveyers for the Kings most advantage and nothing conceal but true accompt make of all such sums of money received for the same and other Profits wherewith yee shall be lawfully charged by reason of your said Office Yee shall make no Petition nor aske any Allowance but such as shall be good just true and reasonable And yee shall doe all and every thing and things which yee ought to doe by reason of your Office according to the forme and effect of this Act So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the Auditors of the Court of the generall Surveyor Anno 33. H. 8. Ca. 39. YEE shall sweare That yee shall well truly serve the King in your Office and shall not take or receive of poore or rich any gift or reward in any matter or cause depending or to be discussed in the same Court but such as shall be your ordinarie Fees And yee shall do all and everie other thing which shall appertaine to your Office So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Receivor of the Court of the generall Surveyance An. 33. H. 8. Ca. 39. YEE shall sweare That yee shall truly serve the King in your Office and nothing conceale but true accompt make of all such Revenues Rents sums of money and other profits wherewith you shall be lawfully charged by reason of your said Office You shall make no Petition nor aske Allowance but such as shall be good just and true and reasonable and ye shall doe all and everie thing and things which yee ought to doe by reason of your Office according to the forme and effect of this Act So helpe you God and by the contents of this Booke The Oath of the Clerke of the Court of the generall Surveyor Anno 33. H. 8. Ca 39. YEE shall sweare That yee shall well truly serve the King in your Office of Clerke of the said Court and truly doe and execute all and every thing and things which yee ought to doe by reason of your Office according to the forme and effect of the Act And yee shall also be attendant unto the said generall Survey or from time to time as they shall require you So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Messenger of the Court of the generall Surveyor Anno 33. H. 8. Ca. 39. YOu shall sweare That ye shall well and truely serve the King in your Office of Messenger of this Court as well in speedie serving all and singular Processes to you to be delivered without fraud covin guile or deceipt As also making true and speedie Certificate to this Court of the same And that you well and truly doe and execute all and every other thing and things which yee ought to doe by reason of your said Office So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of Supreamacie Anno 28. H. 8. Ca. 10. IT is Ordained and Enacted by Authoritie aforesaid That all and everie Ecclesiasticall Judge Ordinarie Chancellour Commissarie Officiall Vicar-Generall Mayor Bayliffe Sheriffe Under Sheriff Escheator Alderman Jurate Constable Headborough Thirdborow Bursholder and every other Lay-Officer and Minister to be made created elected or admitted within this Realme or any otheâ— the Kings Dominions of what estate order degree or condition soever he shall be from and after the said last day of July shall before he take upon him such Office make take and receive a corporall Oath upon the Evangelists before such person and persons as have or shall have authoritie to admit him That he from henceforth shall utterly renounce refuse relinquish and forsake the Bishop of Rome and his authoritie power and jurisdiction And that yee shall never consent or agree that the Bishop of Rome shall practise exercise or have any manner of authoritie jurisdiction or power within this Realme or any other the Kings Dominions but that he shall resist the same at all times to the uttermost of his power And that from henceforth he shall accept repute take the Kings Majestie to
entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord his Heires and Successors in the Office of Forraigne Opposer of this Exchequer and the Kings Businesse in the same yee shall speed and dispatch before all other And you shall faithfully and truly charge and discharge all Accompts and people that have to doe before you and doe all other things appertaining to the said Office and shall well and truly behave your selfe in the same Office without undue practise fraud or concealment so long as you shall continue in the same Office So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Comptroller of the Pipe in the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Book of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truly execute the place of the Comptroller of the Pipe in his Majesties Court of Exchequer and shall comptroll the great Roll of the Pipe and the Pipes thereunto belonging And shall twice in the yeare that is to say in the Terme of Saint Hiliarie and the Holy Trinitie yearly write into the Summons of the Pipe all Femes and Debts contained in the said great Roll and well and truly behave your selfe in the said Office of Comptroller of the Pipe as long as you shall continue in the same Office So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Chamberlaines of the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Book of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord in the Office of one of the Chamberlaines of this Exchequer and truly enter and ingrosse as well all manner of Receipts of Money received and to be received to the Kings use at the Receipt of this Exchequer as the payment of the same And also you shal safely and truly keep as well all Records being in the Kings Treasury as all other things Leagues Truces Evidences and Jewels and all other things being to the Kings Treasurie and all that hereafter shall be committed to your keeping And yee shall not assent unto deliverance of any of the Kings Money nor any other thing being in his Treasurie without sufficient Warrant in that behalfe And yee shall not depute or put any Clerke or Minister to occupie any place or roome under you in this Office but such as shall be sufficient true and intendant unto that to them shall appertaine in speed as well of the Kings Businesse as of his people after the forme of the Statute in that behalfe made in the Parliament holden at Westminster the second yeare of the Reigne of King Henry the fixt And in these and all other things concerning your Office yee shall well and truly have you and doe So help you God and all Saints The Oath of an Escheator as it is entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall serve the King well and truly in the Office of the Escheator in the Towne of N. and doe the Kings Profit in all that belongeth unto you to doe by way of your Office after your wit and your powre his Rights and all that belongeth to his Crowne yee shall truly keep Yee shall not assent to decrease neither conceal the Kings Right nor his Franchizes And wheresoever that ye have knowledge of the Kings Rights or of his Crowne be it in Lands Rents Franchizes or Suits that be concealed or withdrawn yee shall doe your true paine and diligence to withstand it And if yee may not doe it you shall say it to the King or some of hâ—s Councell such as you know for certaine will say it to the King Yee shall truly and right-wisely treat the people of your Bayly-wick and doe right to everie man as well to poor as to rich in that that belongeth to you to doe by way of your Office Yee shall doe no wrong to any man neither for gift promise nor hate neither no mans right yee shall disturbe ye shall take nothing whereby that right may be disturbed letted or delayed Yee shall truly and right-wisely return and serve all the Kings Writs Yee shall in your proper person make the extent of Lands after their verie value and enquests to return them as oft as they be taken afore you and that within a moneth after they be taken yee shall take no Bayley into your service but such as yee will answer for and yee shall doe your Bayliffs to make such Oath as it belongeth to them Yee shall truly and right wisely yeeld accompt at the Kings Exchequer of all Issues of your said Bayliffe-wick Yee shall take your enquests in open places and that by Indenture after the effect of the Statute thereof made As God helpe you and his Saints The Oath of the Deputie-Chamberlaine of the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord as Deputie unto A.D. one of the Chamberlaines of the Exchequer in the Office of the said Chamberlaine of this Court and shall surely joyne all such Tables as any Accomptant or Debtor shall bring unto you to be joyned with the Foyles of the same being in your charge and custodie And the same Tables so joyned yee shall deliver over unto the Clerks of the Pipe or the ingrosser of the great Roll in this Court and do all other things appertaining to the said Office so long as yee shall be Officer there So God you helpe and his Saints The Oath to be ministred to all Church-wardens Side-men within the Dioces of Salisburie to present according to Articles published in An. 1616. YOu shall sweare That all affection favour hatred hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or malice set aside You shall upon due confideration of the Article given you in charge Present all and every such person within your Parish as hath committed any offence or fault or made any default mentioned in these or any of those Articles or which are vehemently suspected or defamed of any such offence fault or default wherein you shall deale uprightly and according to truth neither of malice presenting any contrarie to truth nor of corrupt affection sparing to Present any and so conceale the truth having in this action God before you eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth and to suppresse vice So help you God and the contents of this Booke The Oath to be ministred to all Church-wardens within the Dioces of Bristol in the Visitation to Present according to Articles published in Anno 1595. YEE shall sweare Calling Almighty God to witnesse who seeth into your hearts and knoweth your verie thoughts That you and everie of you shall diligently and faithfully performe and execute the Office whereunto he is appointed and setting apart all malice hatred love feare or affection to any person or persons shall diligently enquire and truly present and discover