shall receive yee shall well and truly bring them to the Counter and there to deliver them to the Sheriffe or to his Deputie Also yee shall not tarrie or delay none occasion nor make none untrue Processe That yee shall by vertue of your Office fraud or hate or promise for your singular availe Also yee shall be no Lone day maker nor maintainer of none occasion Also in all manner of Plaints that yee shall returne good and honest persons and true and not suspitious nor procured by you nor by your assent Also you shall counsell nothing whereby the Sheriffes or any of their Courts or Officers may be hurt in their availes Also the common of the Citie peaceably and gently yee shall intreat and also to all other persons that have his Patents of exemptions of any Office or other Charges within the Citie of the Kings grant yeâ— shall doe summon them like as yee doe other Free-men of Inquests Also yee shall take no Yeoman into your Governance whilest he be Officer with the said Sheriffe unto the time that yee shew the said Yeoman unto the said Sheriffe and by him so to be accepted And also yee shall not doe away the said Yeoman in that being without a lawfull cause certifying and knowing to the Sheriffe And if that Yeoman be from you so voided yee shall take away the Liverie of the Sheriffe except and in all other things your Office you shall well and truly keepe and beare you So helpe you God and by this Booke The Oath of a Constable in London YEE shall sweare That yee shall keepe the peace of our Soveraigne Lord the King well and lawfully after your power Also yee shall Arrest all them that made any Riot Debate or Affray in breaking of the said Peace and yee shall bring them to one of the Sheriffes Houses or to the Counters of the said Sheriffes and if yee be withstood by strength of any such mis-doers yee shall ever reare up Hue and Cry and yee shall follow them from Street to Street and from Ward to Ward till yee may Arrest them Also yee shall search at all times when yee shall be required by Scavengers or Beadle for the common noyance of the Ward Also if there be any thing done within the Warde contrary to the Ordinance to the City Also such faults as ye finde yee shall present them to the Mayor and to the Ministers of the City and if ye be withstood with person or persons that ye may not do your Office ye shall present them to the Mayor and to the Common-Councell of the Citie with the names of them that so trouble you And this ye shall not leave So help you God and holidome and by this Booke The Oath of a Beadle of the Wards in London YEe shall sweare That yee shall well and honestly keep the Ward that ye be Beadle in And ye shall suffer no manner Ribbawdes nor none of evill living nor hunters of Ale nor women holding Brothels nor none other Noyons other women slandered of evill name and of evill life dwelling within the Ward but you shall certifie the names of them unto the Alderman to that intent that he shall have them out within fifteen daies and if the Alderman do it not ye shall anon after the fifteen daies ended do the Mayor to weete and if any man make any fray or draw any weapon against the Kings Peace ye shall do the Sheriffe to weete that they may make leavy by the Serjeants of such mis-doers also Yee shall returne good and lawfull men in the Hustinges afore the Sheriffes and the Kings Crowner to the Quest and not men suspitious and maintainers of persons of evill name And the Returne that ye make yee shall shew them three or foure daies before the Husting that ye may see the Returne whether it be sufficient or no Also ye shall see that no Poulter nor no other Victualler make no sale of Poultery Corn or Meale or any other Victuall in no privie place against the Ordinance of the Mayer but ye shall warne the Mayor and the Sheriffes thereof Yee shall be none Officer in Court expedient during your Beadleship Also ye shall brew none Ale nor none for you to be no Regrater ye shall keepe no Bake-house Also ye shall be no Regrater of Victuall nor none hunter of Ale nor partner with none of them And other things to your Office belonging ye shall well and lawfully keepe So helpe you God and Holidome and by this Booke The Oath of the Wardmoote Inquest within London YEe shall sweare That yee shall be true to our Soveraigne Lord the King that now is and to his Heires and Successors Kings of England and readily ye shall come when yee be summoned to the Common Councell of this City but if ye be reasonably excused and good and true Councell ye shall give in all things touching the Common-wealth of this City after your wit and cunning And that for favour of any person ye shall maintaine no singular profit against the common profit of this City And after that ye be come to the Common Councell you shall not from thence depart untill the Common Councell be ended without reasonable cause or else by the Lord Mayors License And also any secret things that be spoken or said in the Common-Councell without to be secret in no wise ye shall disclose As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Chancellor of the Court of Augmentation YEe shall sweare That yee well and truly shall serve the King in the Office of the Chancellorship of the Court of the Augmen cations and Revenues of the Kings Crown And shall minister equall Justice to rich and poore to the best of your cunning and power And that ye shall diligently procure all things which may honestly and justly be to the Kings advantage and profit and to the Augmentation of the Rights and Prerogatives of his Crown and truly use the Kings Seale appointed to the Office And also endeavour your selfe to see the King truly answered of such Rents Revenues Issues and Profits which shall or may arise or grow in your Office and from time to time deliver with speed such as shall have to do for you And that you shall not take nor receive of any person any gift or reward in any Cause or matter depending before you wherein the Kings Highnesse shall be partie whereby any prejudice hinderance losse or dis-herizon shall grow or be to the Kings Highnesse So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the generall Surveyor of the Court of Augmentation YEe shall sweare That ye well and truly shall serve the King in the Office of the generall Surveyor of the Court of the Augmentations and Revenues of the Kings Crown And shall minister equall Justice to rich and poore to the best of your power And that ye shall diligently procure all things which may honestly and justly be to the Kings advantage and
Soveraigne Lord the King and his Heires and Successors Kings and Queenes of England and also you shall keepe secret his Councell in all things you shall be privie unto concerning the Office of the Signet without uttering or disclosing the same to any person and if you shall heare or know any thing either in word or deed which shal be in any wiâ—e to the derogation or hurt of his Majesties Person and Royall Estate you shall it let to your power as in you lieth and as honestly as is possible shall discover and shew the same to his Highnesse or to some of his discreet Councell So help you God and by the holy contents of this book The Oath of the Deputy of the Towne of Calice ordered by Parliament in Anno XXVII Hen. 8. YEe shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true unto our Soveraigne Lord King Henry 8. by the grace of God King of England and of France defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth supreame head of the Church of England And if yee shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall or hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or to his Towne of â—aâ—iâ—e or Marches of the same yee shall resist the same to the uttermost of your power and in case ye cannot ye shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or to such of his Councell as ye thinke will shew it unto him and yee shall safely keep to the use of our said Soveraigne Lord and of his Heires and defend to the uttermost of your power this his Towne of Calice and Marches of the same as much as to you by reason of your Office belongeth And in all things to be done that toucheth the safeguard defence and good Governance of the said Towne and Marches Yee shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent Counsell to the other the Kings Officers of the same Towne and Marches and yee shall at no time be absent from your said Office without the Kings speciall license obtained in that behalfe Yee shall well and truly oversee the Marshall and all other Officers his and their Ministers and Servants and their Charge and every one of them in his degree intreat in his Office as appertaineth not suffering any of them to doe in his said Office or by colour thereof any excesse extortion bribery or exaction and if any of them be found or approved in that case culpable that without favour or delay ye proceed to the punishment of them and every of them to the example of other Ye shall doe your devoyer at your power to the keeping of the Peace among all estates and other persons of what degree or condition soever they be within the said Towne dwelling or thereunto from time to time repairing not suffering any Congregations Assemblies Commotions or Conventicles to be made within the said Towne against the said Peace or against the good restfull and Politique Governance of the said Towne And if any person of what degree or condition soever he or they be within the said Towne that provoketh privily or appartly any such Congregation Assembly Commotion Sedition or Conventicle as be found faulty thereof either else that taketh upon him any unlawfull maintenance to the perturbance or violation of the said Peace or against right to oppresse by might any person Yee shall resist and let with the advice and ayd of the residue of the Kings Councell of the said Towne and doe such punishment thereunto as with reason may serve without any exception of person not sparing so to doe for favour love dread or meede of any person And that as much as in you shall lye to your power you shall foresee that the said Towne be sufficiently Victualled from time to time as unto the same necessarily shall appertaine or belong And yee shall oversee the Rule and Governance of the Mayor and Aldermen of the said Towne touching all manner of Victuall and other things â—ppertaining to their charge for the Common Weale profit and pollicy of the said Towne and if any default yee sinde therein yee shall minister and shew it unto them charging them to amend and redresse it and if they be therein negligent or froward yee shall then by the said advice purvey such remedy by your wisedome and discretion as can be though most expedient with reason And if you and the said Counsell cannot provide remedy in that behalfe that then ye shall disclose the some to the Kings Highnesse or to such of the Kings Councell as yee thinke verily will informe the Kings Highnesse thereof with speed And yee shall administer truly rightfully and indifferently Justice to all manner person and persons that shall have any cause moved or depending before you in the said Towne and Marches without having any manner of respect to any person for love meede cread or favour And yee shall in time conveniable after your said discretion visit and oversee the Locks and shutting of the Gates and Posternes of the said Towne and also the governance of the Watch Tower walls and Ditches of the same and generally all other things necessary for the surety safeguard and defence thereof And yee shall not appoint nor admit any person or persons into any roome within the retinue of the said Towne belonging to your Admission but if the same person or persons be borne within the Realme of England Wales Ireland the said Towne of Calice and the Marches of the same and that the said person or persons be not Artificers except he or they be a Bowyer or Armorour Fletcher Crosse-bow-maker or Smith and the same person so by you named not to be admitted to any such roome nor to enjoy nor exercise the same roome to the time he be viewed examined and enabled thereunto as well by the Treasurer and Comptroller as by the residue of the Kings Councell there then being present And you shall admit nor suffer any Alien borne out of the Kings obeysance to take and inhabit any dwelling house within the Towne of Galice and Marches of the same as much as to you appertaineth except the said person be licenced by the Kings Letters Patents so to doe under his Great Seales any Grant or Grants heretofore made to the contrary notwithstanding And yee shall see surely to be kept and safely and straightly cause to be observed as much as in you lieth all manner of Statutes Lawes and Ordinances made or to be made by the King our Soveraign Lord Henry 8 or by his Councell authorised for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good orders of his Towne of Calice and the Marches of the same doing due execution upon the transgressors of any of the said Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to the persons so transgressing for affection meede dread or any other cause whatsoever As God you helpe and the holy Evangelists The Oath of the Lieutenant of Guysnes ordered by
Parliament Anno 27. H. 8. YEe shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King Hen. 8. by the Grace of God King of England and of France Defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth supreame head of the Church of England and to his Heires and if you shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall or hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or his Towne of Caliee or Marches of the same yee shall refist the same to the uttermost of your power and in case ye cannot yee shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or to such of his Councell as yee thinke will shew it unto him And ye shal safely keepe to the use and behoofe of our said Soveraigne Lord and of his Heires and defend to the uttermost of your power the Castle Towne and County of Guysnes by his Highnesse appointed and assigned to your safe keeping and in all things to be done that toucheth the defence and good Governance of the Towne of Calicâ— and Marches of the same yee shall give from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell and assistance to the Kings Deputy for the time being and other of the Councell and Officers of the same Towne and Marches and yee shall be personally remaining and be resident upon your room and Office there and atno time to be absent from the same without the Kings special licence obtained And you shall well and truly oversee that all the said Officers and Ministers of the said Castle and Towne and County of Guyjnes that shall serve the Kings Highnesse there under you shall diligently doe cause and suffer to be done all and every thing and things that unto them shall appertaine and belong concerning the sure and safe keeping of the said Castle Towne and County and if any of them be found and approved to be remisse or negligent in doing his or their duty that then yee without any favour or delay proceed to the correction and punition of him or them so offending and that yee doe your duty to your power to the keeping of the Peace among all and every person and persons of what degree or condition he or they be dwelling within the said Castle Towne and County of Guysnes or thereunto from time to time repairing not suffering any unlawfull Congregations Conventions or Conventicles to be made within the said Castle Towne or County of Guysmâ— against good restfull and Politique Governance of the same and duly to correct all and every person or persons so offending and that as much as in you shall lye yee shall foresee that the said Castle be furnished with Victuals as with all other things appertaining to the safe custody of the same that to you belongeth of the duty of your said Office And that you truly rightfully and indifferently administer Justice unto all and every person and persons that hereafter shall have any cause or matter moved or depending before you in the said Castle Towne and County of Guysnes without having any manner of respect to any person or persons for love dread meede malice or affection And that you from time to time as much as in you is foresee that the Kings Highnesse be not deceived or defrauded in any of his Possessions Rents Revenues and Profits which to his Highnesse should appertaine within the said Castle Towne and County And yee shall no appoint ne admit any person or persons within the retinue of the said Castle but if the said person or persons be borne within the Realme of England Wales Ireland the said Towne of Calice or Marches of the same and that the said person be sworne to be true Leigeman unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and unto his Heires And finally yee shall observe and keepe or cause to be observed and kept as much as in you shall be during the time that you shall be Captain there all manner of statutes Lawes and Ordinances made or to be made by our said Soveraigne Lord his Heires or Successors or by his or their Councell authorisâ—d for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good orders of the Castle Towne and County of Guysnes doing due execution upon the Transgressors offending any of the same Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to the person so offending for love favour meed dread or other cause whatsoever So help you God Holy-dame and all Saints and by this book The Oath of the High Marshall of Calice ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. Hen. 8. YEE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King H. 8. by the Grace of God King of England and France Defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth supreame head of the Church of England and to his Heires And if yee shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall or hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or unto his Towne of Calice or Marches of the same yee shall resist the same to the uttermost of your power And in case ye cannot yee shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as yee think will shew it unto him Yee shall be diligent obedient and attendant to the Deputy of the said Towne and Marches for the time being in those things that to the service of the Kings sure good politique Government and defence of the said Towne and Marches appertaineth and in all things to be done that toucheth the defence safeguard and good Government of the said Towne of Calice and Marches of the same shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and dilicounsell to the Deputy for the time being and to the Kings Councell and Officers of the same Towne and Marches and them aid and assist to the uttermost of your power and yee shall set or doe to be set the Kings Watch and that visit from time to time as unto your Office appertaineth as it is ordained to be used searched And ye can any better order or devize yee shall shew it unto the Deputy and Kings Councell of the said Town and Marches to the intent it may be set in the surest and stricktest way for the safeguard of the said Towne and Marches and that yee present not or doe to be presented nor imprisoned nor cause to be imprisoned any manner of person Watch man or other without reasonable or just cause and if any be imprisoned may be delivered without Fees or Costs paying And that yee shall duly and truly Arrest and doe to be Arrested all and every person and persons according to the Lawes used and accustomed within the said Towne and also all and every other person or persons that yee shall know to be fugitive taking the Fees thereunto limited and accustomed without excesse and also that you take Surety or doe to be taken of each Prisoner as well of the Plaintiffe as of the Defendant to pursue
and answer as the Law will ordaine so that every person that commeth into the Kings Court may have full right and if any person by chance medsy drawing Weapon or smiting that yee lead or cause to be led to Prison there to remaine according to the Lawes Customes and Ordinances of the Towne And that yee Present every fault Presentable and that ought by you to be Presented by vertue of your Office and if yee see any default or that yee be required of any person to take any distresse for doing or cleansing of the said Towne that yee doe it duly and truly and cause it to be done by the Officers under you so that no man have cause to complaine thereof And yee shall make good and true Records of all manner of things that ought to be Recorded tâ—king no other Fees for the same then of right and reâ—son have been used of old time And yee shall not hold with no Party against the other nor none sustaine but yee shall be true Reverentary and Reporter of all that which belongeth unto your Office of Marshall and if yee heare or weet of any Mennaces or debate betweene any parties that yee take or cause to be taken of both said Parties Sureties to the intent that the Peace may be kept and holden for the said Towne and Marches and yee shall see surely to be kept and straitly cause to be observed as much as in you lyeth all manner of Statutes Lawes Ordinances made or to be made by our Soveraign Lord King Hen. 8. or his Heires or by his Councell authorised for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good order of this Towne of Calice and of the Marches of the same doing due execution upon the Transgressors of any of the same Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to the person so Transgressing for affection meede dread or any other cause whatsoever The Oath of the Lieutenant of the Castle of Calice ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. H. 8. YEE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King Hen 8. by the Grace of God King of England and of France Defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth supreame head of the Church of England and to his Heires and if ye shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall or hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or unto his Towne of Calice or Marches of the fame Yee shall reside the same to the uttermost of your power and in case yee cannot yee shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as yee thinke will shew it unto him Yee shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell to the Kings Deputy of his Towne and Marches of Calice for the time being and to the Kings Councell and Officers of the same Towne and Marches and them shall aid and assist to the uttermost of your power in all things to be done concerning safeguard defence and good governance of the said Towne and Marches Yee shall safely keepe true English to the use and behoofe of our Soveraigne Lord and of his Heires to the uttermost of your power his Castle and Fortresse of Calice by his Highnesse appointed and assigned to your safe keeping Yee shall personally remaine and be resident upon your said roome and Office there and at no time to be absent from the same without the Kings speciall licence for the same obtained And you shall well and truly oversee that all Officers Souldiers and Ministers of the said Castle and Fortresse that shall serve the Kings Highnesse there under you shall diligently doe cause and suffer to be done all and every thing and things that unto them shall appertaine and belong concerning the sure and safe keeping of the said Castle and Fortresse and if any of them be found and proved to be remisse or negligen in doing his or their duty or duties that then yee without favour or delay proceed to the correction and punition of him or them so offending And that you doe your duty to your power to the keeping of the Peace among all and every person or persons of what condition he or they be dwelling within the said Castle or Fortresse or thereunto from time to time repairing not suffering any unlawfull Congregations Conventions or Convenâ—icles to be made within the said Castle or Fortresse against good restfull and Politique Government of the same and duly to correct all and every person and persons offending And that as much as in you shall lye you shall see that the Castle and Fortresse be furnished as well with Victuals and with all other things appertaining to the safe custody of the same that to you belongeth by duty of your Office and that you truly rightfully and indifferently administer Justice to all and every person and persons that hereafter shall have any Cause or matter moved or depending before you in the said Castle or Fortresse without having any manner of respect to any person or persons for dread meed malice or affection And yee shall not appoint neâ— admit any person or persons within the retinue of the said Castle or Fortresse but if the said person or persons be borne within the Realme of England Wales and Ireland or being English borne within the said Towne of Calice or Marches of the same and that the said person to be true Leige-man unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and to his Heires And finally yee shall observe and keepe or cause to be observed and kept as much as in you shall be during the time yee shall be Lieutenant there all manner Statutes Lawes and Ordinances made and to be made by our said Soveraigne Lord his Heires or his Successors or by their Councell authorized for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good Orders of the said Castle and Fortresse doing due execution upon the Transgressors so offending any of the said Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to any person so offending for affection meed dread or any other cause whatsoever So God c. The Oath of the Treasurer of Calice as it was ordained by Parliament in the 27. yeare of Hen. 8. YEE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true to our Loveraigne Lord H. 8. by the Grace of God King of England and of France Defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth supreame head of the Church of England and to his Heires and if yee shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall and hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or unto his Towne of Calice or Marches of the same Yee shall resist the same to the uttermost of your power and in case yee cannot yee shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as yee thinke will shew it unto him Yee shall be diligent obedient and attendant to the Deputy
your Bayliffes to make such Oath as yee make your selfe in that that belongeth to their occupation yee shall receive no Writ by you or any of yours unsealed or any sealed under any â—eale of any Justice save of Justice in Eyre or Justice Assigned in the same Shire where ye be Sheriffe in or other Justice having power or Authority to make any Writs unto you by the said Law of the Land or any Justice of Newgate yee shall make your Bayliffes of the true and sufficient men in the Country also yee shall doe all your paine and diligence to destroy and make to cease all manner of Heresies and Errors commonly called Lollers within your Bayliffewick from time to time to all your power and assist and be helping to all Ordinaries and Commissaries of holy Church and favour and maintaine them as oft times as yee shall be required by the said Ordinaries and Commissaries yee shall be dwelling in your proper person within your Bayliffewick for the time yee shall be in the same Office except yee be otherwise licensed of the King yee shall not let your Sheriffe-wicke nor any Bayliffewicke thereof to Farme to any man yee shall truly set and returne reasonable and due issues of them that be within your Bayliffewicke after their estate and their honour and make your Pannels your selfe of such persons as be most next most sufficient and not suspect or procured as it is ordained by the Statutes and over this in Eastchining and restrainder of the Mans slaughters Robberies and other manifold grievous offences that have been done daily namely of such as name themselves Souldiers and by other Vagarants the which continually increase in number and multiply so that the Kings true Subjects may not be safe yea ride nor goe to doe such things as they have to doe to their intollerable hurt and hinderance yee shall truly and effectually with all diligence possible to you execute the Statute and the Statutes of Winchester and of Vagabonds these things all yee shall truly keepe as God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of an Attorney at Law YOu shall doe no falshood nor consent to any to be done in the Court and if you know of any to be done you shall give knowledge thereof unto my Lord Chiefe Justice or other his Brethren that it may be reformed you shall delay no man for lucre or malice You shall encrease no Fees but shall be contented with the old Fees accustomed you shall plead no Forraigne Plea nor suffer no Forraigne Suits unlawfully to hurt any man but such as shall stand with order of the Law and your conscience you shall seale all such Processe as you shall sue out of the Court with the Seale thereof and so the Kings Majesty and my Lord Chiefe Justice discharged for the same yee shall not wittingly nor willingly sue nor procure to be sued any false Suit nor give ayde nor consent to the same in paine to be expulsed from the Court for ever And furthermore you shal use your selfe in the Office of an Attorny within the Court according to your Learning and discretion so helpe you God c. The Oath of a Merchaut Adventurer FIrst yee shall sweare To be true to our soveraigne Lady the Queene her Heires and Successors and if any thing may come to your knowledge intended against her Majesties Person or Dominions to discover the same to the Governour of this Fellowship or his Deputy or some other in place convenient Secondly You shal sweare to be obedient and assistant to the Governour and his Deputy and Fellowship of Merchant Adventurers and to keep all Acts and Ordinances by them made or to be made without doing or procuring any thing in prejudice thereof or else offending duly to pay the penalties Thirdy yee sweare To conceale the secrets of the Fellowship and to make knowne unto the Governour or his Deputy from time to time any thing which you shal understand to be pretended against the Fellowship or the Priviledges thereof Lastly you sweare That in no case you shal collour or free any mans Goods whomsoever being either Stranger or one free of this Fellowship The Oath of a Merchant Adventurer taken before the Poqueter for the true Shipping of his Clothes YOu shall sweare That all and every such Clothes and other Commodities whereof you or any of you have made entry are allready bought and within the Walls of London being over and above all former Entries and are not yet Shipped and they are also belonging to those men in whose names they be entered and their Partners being free Brothers of this Company of Merchant Adventurers and that they are entred to be Shipped either for Stiade or Middleborough So God you helpe The Oath which the Honourable George Lord Nevell Baron of Abergaveny used to sweare his Servants by at their first comming into his Houshold YEe shal beare your faith therewith and true service next unto our Soveraigne Lord King Henry 8. unto my Lord and Ladie of this place whom yee intend now to serve also if yee know any hurt harme or hinderance to be done to my said Lord and Ladie to their Bodies or to their Goods or to his Children by any person or persons yee shal give him knowledge or some of his Councel as soone as God wil give you grace Also yee shal not consume nor waste none of his Goods nor suffer them to be wasted negligently by any other person if ye be in power to let it or else give knowledge to his Officers that have the Rule and Charge of his House And also at all times yee shall be obedient requisite and necessary unto my Lords Officers that have the Rule and Charge of my said Lords Houshold aforesaid yee shall well and truly of your behalfe keepe and performe to the best of your power So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of Treasurer Clerk in the Ezchequer YOu shall sweare That you shall well and truly serve the King your Lord in your Office and Roome of Clerkship to the Lord Treasurer of England within this Court of the Kings Receipt and Treasury And you shall uprightly behave your selfe towards all his Subjects and Accomptants for their speedy expedition without any unjust hinderance or delay for affection meed or dread And you shall make no untrue Entry into any of the Kings Rolls or other Books of Receipt and exitus commonly called the Pelles of Receipt and Exitus whereby the King our Lord or any his Subjects may be hurt or damaged But if you shall know of any errour in them escaped speedily to be amended And you shall from time to time make or cause to be made to the Lord Treasurer of England true and perfect Declarations of all manner of Sums of Money coming in and going out of the Kings Treasury so often as the same Lord Treasurer shall demand And you shall safely preserve and keep the Kings Records Leagues and other
of the â—aid Towne and Marches for the time being in those things that to the service of the King sure and Politique Governance and defence of the said Towne and Marches appertaineth and in all things to be done that toucheth the safeguard and defence and good governance of the said Towne of Calice and Marches of the same Yee shall give as it shal be need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell to the Deputy for the time being and to the Councell and Officers of the same Towne and Marches and them aide and assist to the uttermost of your power and that to your knowledge wit and power for as much as in you is during the time you shall be in your Office you shall endeavour your fâ—lfe to see his Highnesse answered and truly satisfied of all Rents Revenues issues Profits and Commodities as well casuall as certaine whatsoever they be or shall be which his Highnesse of right ought for to have or hereafter shall have or be or shall be to him belonging by any manner of meane within the said Town County and Marches and that he be in no wise defrauded or deceived thereof by your negligence or default and that yee make no payment of none Wages to none Officer nor other Souldier unto such time as due Muster be had viewed and taken and the same comptrolled by the Comptrollers Booke for the time being And yee shall from time to time during the time yee shall be in your Office see all Artificers which be or shall be in Wages under your Governance and Rule diligently duly and truly exercise and occupy their Occupations and Mysteries in the Kings Workes and that you shall not appoint or admit any person or persons into the Office or roome of a Speare or other Souldier within your retinue but if the said person or persons be borne within the Realme of England Wales Ireland the said Towne of Calice or Marches of the same and that the said person be sworne to be true Leige-man unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and his Heires and be an able person to serve the King for the defence of the said Towne and Marches And sinally you shal observe and keep or cause to be observed and kept as much as in you shall be during the time that you shall be in your Office all manner Statutes Laws and Ordinances made or to be made by our said Soveraigne Lord his Heires and Successors or by his or their Councell authorized for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good Orders of the said Towne and Marches So help you God c. The Oath of the Lievtenant of Ruisbanke as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. of Hen. 8. YEE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King Henry the eight by the Grace of God King of England and of France Defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth supreame head of the Church of England and to his Heires and if yee shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall or hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or unto his Towne of Calice or Marches of the same yee shall resist the same to the uttermost of your power and in case yee cannot yee shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as ye think will shew it unto him Ye shall give from time to time as it shall need your true faithfull and diligent Counsell to the Kings Deputy of his Towne and Marches and them shall aide and assist to the uttermost of your power in in things to be done concerning the safeguard defence and good Governance of the said Towne and Marches ye shall safely keep true English to the use and behoofe of our said Soveraigne Lord and of his Heires and defend to the uttermost of your power his Castle and Fortresse of Ruisbanke by his Highnesse appointed and assigned to your said keeping Yee shall be personally remaining and refident upon your said Office and Roome there and at no time to be absent from the same without the Kings speciall license for the same obtained And you shall well and truly oversee that all Officers Souldiers and Ministers of the said Castle and Fortresse that shall serve the Kings Highnesse there under you shall diligently doe cause and suffer to be done all and every thing and things that unto them shall appertaine and belong concerning the sure and safe keeping of the said Castle and Fortresse and if any of them be found and proved to be remisse or negligent in doing his or their duty That then ye without favour or delay proceed to the correction and punition of him or them so offending and that you doe your duty to your power to the keeping of the Peace among all and every person and persons of what degree or condition ye or they be dwelling within the said Castle or Fortresse or thereunto from time to time repairing not suffering any unlawfull Congregations Conventions or Conventicles to be made within the said Castle or Fortresse against good restfull and Politique Governance of the same and duly to correct all and every person and persons offending and that as much as in you shall lye you shall see that the said Castle and Fortresse be furnished as well with Victuall as with all other things appertaining to the safe custody of the same that to you belongeth by duty of your said Office and that you truly rightfully and indifferently administer Justice to all and every person and persons that hereafter shall have any cause or matter moved or depending before you in the said Castle or Fortresse without having any manner of respect to any person or persons for love dread meed malice or affection And ye shall not admit ne appoint any person or persons within the said Castle and Fortresse but if the said person or persons be borne within the said Realme of England Wales Ireland or being English borne within the said Town of Calice or Marches of the same and that the said person be sworne to be true Leige-man unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and unto his Heires And finally you shall observe and keep or cause to be observed and kept as much as in you shall be during the time you shall be Lievtenant there all manner of Statutes Laws and Ordinances made and to be made by your said Soveraigne Lord his Heires or his Successors or by his or their Councell authorised for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good orders of the said Castle and Fortresse doing due execution upon the transgressors offending any of the said Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to the person so offending for love favour meed dread or other cause what soever So help you God c. The Oath of the Lievtenant of Hannues as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. Hen. 8. THe said Lievtenant shall take the like
Oath as is ordained for the Lievtenant of Ruisbanke The Oath of the Comptrollor of Calice as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. Hen. 8. YEE shall sweare That ye shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King Hen. 8. by the Grace of God King of England and of France Defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth supreame head of the Church of England and to his Heites and if you shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall or hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or unto his Towne of Calice or Marches of the same yee shall resist the same to the uttermost of your power and in case ye cannot ye shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as yee thinke will shew it unto him ye shall be diligent obedient and as Tendant to the Deputy of the said Towne and Marches for the time being in those things that to the service of the Kings Suer good Politique Governance and defence of the said Towne and Marches appertaineth And that you shall not be absent from your said Office without the Kings speciall License obtained in that behalfe and in all things to be done that toucheth the safeguard defence and good governance of the said Towne of Cilice and Marches of the same shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell for the time being and to the Kings Councell and Officers of the same Towne and Marches and them ayd and assist to the uttermost of your power And you shall so much as in you is that due Musters shall be taken at all the whole retinue at two severall times in the yeare before the paying of their Wages and oftner if need shall be thought by the Deputy and the Kings Councell of the said Towne to be needfull and in as much as in you is and shall be from time to time ye shall see that the Deputy Souldiers and all other Officers and Ministers whatsoever be resident attendant and furnished as to them in every degree appertaineth and such as yee shall finde defective or faulty from time to time ye shall reforme and doe therein as to your Office belongeth ye shall also diligently and particularly oversee the Provisions made and to be made of all and every thing and things necessary and expedient for the Kings Works Buildings and Reparat one within the said Towne and Marches and diligently see that all Artificers and Workmen that from time to time shall be retained in the Kings Wages shall doe their duties in all such things for the which they are so retained And that you from time to time as much as in you is foresee that the Kings Highnesse be not deceived nor defrauded of any of his Possessions Rents Revenues Woods Waters Customs Forfeitures and other Profits as well certaine as casuall whatsoever they be which to his Highnesse shall of right appertaine And that ye shall not appoint nor admit any person or persons into the roome of a Souldier within your retinue but if the said person or persons be borne within the said Realm of England Wales and Ireland and the said Towne of Calice and Marches of the same and the said person to be sworne to be true Leige-man unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and to his Heires and to be an able person to serve the King for defence of the â—aid Towne and Marches And finally ye shall observe and keep or cause to be observed and kept as much as in you shall be during the time that you shall be in your Office all manner of Statutes Lawes and Ordinances made and to be made ut supra The Oath of the Master Porter as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. H. 8. YEe shall sweare That ye shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King Henry 8. by the grace of God King of England and of France Defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in each Supreme Head of the Church of England and to his Heires and if ye shall know any thing that shall be preâ—udiciall or hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or unto his Towne of Callicâ— or Marches of the same ye shall resist the same to the uttermost of your power And in case ye cannot ye shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as ye think will shew it unto him Ye shall be diligent obedient and attendant to the Deputie of the said Towne and Marches for the time being in those things that to the service of the King Suer good politique Governance and defence of the said Towne and Marches appertaineth and in all things to be done as toucheth the safeguard defence and good governance of the said Towne of Calice and Marches of the same shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell to the Deputy for the time being And to the Kings Councell and Officers of the same To â—ne and Marches and them aid and assist to the uttermost of your power Ye shall safely keep duly and truly the Keyes of the Gates of this Towne of Calice at all times as to your Office appertaineth and if that you may heare or espâ— coming by Water or by Land any â—idings you shall do it to be known to the Kings Deputy of the said Town and Marâ—â—es with diligence And yee shall not raise nor suffer to be done or raised any new customs which might turne to prejudice or hinderance of any person And finally ye shall see surely to be kept and straightly cause to be observed as much as in you lieth all manner of Statutes Lawes and Ordinances made or to be made by our said Soveraigne Lord or his Heires and Successors or by his Councell authorized for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good Orders of this Towne of Calice and Marches of the same doing due Execution upon the Transgressors of any of the said Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to the person so transgressing for affection meed dread or any other cause whatsoever So God c. The Oath of the Lieutenant of Newenham Bridge as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. H. 8. THe said Lieutenant shall take like Oath as is Ordained before for the Lieutenant of Ruitbanke The Oath of the under Marshall of Calice as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. Hen. 8. YE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King Henry 8. by the grace of God King of England and of France Defend or of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth Supreme head of the Church of England and to his Heires and if you shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall or hurtfull to his Highnesse or his Heires or unto his Towne of Calice or Marches of the same ye shall resist the same to
the uttermost of your power and in case ye cannot ye shall without delay declare the same to his Highnesse or to such of his Councell as ye think will shew it unto him Yee shall bee obedient to the Kings Deputy for the time being in all things to be done that toucheth the safeguard defence and good governance of the said Towne of Calice and Marches of the same ye shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell to the Kings Deputy for the time being and to the Kings Councell and Officers of the same Towne and Marches and them aid and assist to the uttermost of your power Ye shall truly fet and do to be set the stand-Watch nightly on the Wals of the said Towne at the Castle hill and shall suffer no person or persons to keepe and furnish the said stand-watch but such person or persons as shall be by you appointed and sworne according to the Oath for the same devised and also take sureties for his or their Abearing in the Watch And that ye neither present nor do to be presented ne imprisoned nor cause to bee imprisoned any manner of person or Watchman nee other whatsoever without reasonable and true cause And if you finde any persons in Chance medly drawing any weapon or smiting that ye do leade or cause to be lead him or them to prison without any let And that ye present or do to be presented every fault that belongeth to your Office to bee presented duly and truly and that ye take not or cause to be taken any other fees of any person or persons then of right and of reason have bin used and of old time accustomed belonging to your Office And also you shal not hold with no party against other nor none sustaine but â—ee shall be true Referender of all that that belongeth to your Office of under Marshall and ye shall nightly be in the Market-place to take the Report of the Typped-staves of the furnishâ—ng of the Watches in the East and West Houses on the Wals and shall certifie the same Report unto the Kings Deputy immediately And all other things do that appertaine to your said Office of under-Marshall during the time you shall continue in your said Office So helpe you God c. The Oath of them that be or shall be made of the Kings Councell of the Towne and Marches of Calice as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. Hen. 8. YEe shall sweare That ye shall be good true and faithfull unto our Soveraigne Lord King Henry the 8. by the Grace of God King of England and of France Defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth supreame head of the Church of England and to his Heires and ye shal be ready with good attendance to come to the place of Councel holden for the King where it shall be assigned and appointed by the Deputy of his Towne and Marches of Calice for the time being and not absent you there-from without reasonable cause of excusation and that in all matters causes and questions that by the said Councell be or shall be opened moved stirred or asked you shall say and utter your good advice and opinion clearly after your discretion and understanding shewing and giving in conclusion your true and faithfull counsell not letting for favour affection love affinity hatred wrath had or borne to any party or for corruptions of any goods or other things whatsoever it be And that all manner Languages Reasons Conclusions had moved or uttered in the said Councell ye shall effectually keep them secretly and not discover them in no wise in other forme or manner then by the same Councell shall be ordained devised and accorded and whereas you can devise thinke or purpose any thing forme or rule that might be evident to turne to the honour weale and commodity of the King our Soveraigne Lord or to the good governance of this Towne and Marches ye shall at all times shew and move it to the Councell to the intent that it may be ordained and executed These things abovesaid every of them with all their circumstances and dependances ye shall duly exercise use keep and doe from time to time during your abiding in the said Councell with all the spirits of your good minde So help you God and the Holy dame and by this book The Oath given to a Knight of the Bath at the time of his creation GReat Worship be this noble Order unto you and Almighty God give you Grace well to keep it you shall be strong in the Faith of Holy Church you shall releeve as right requireth Widows Maids and Orphants you shall love and dread God above all things you shall love the King your Soveraigne Lord and him and his right defend to your power you shall suffer no Extortion as farre forth as you may nor sit in any place where wrongfull Judgement shall be given to your knowledge and as great honour be this noble Order unto you as it was to any of your Kinne or Progenitors before you or any others The Oath of the Captaines and Souldiers serving the Estates of Zeland VVEE sweare and promise To be faithfull to the Queenes Majesty of England our Soveraigne and to the generall united Provinces of the Low Countries especially to the Estates of this Province of Zeland to the end to keepe his Towne of Flushing with the Forts belonging to the same for the assurance of her Majesty the profit of the said Estates and the maintenance of the true Christian Religion as it is at this present exercised as well in England as in the Towne and Country of Zeland and to yeeld all due obedience to our Governour chiefe and Captaines So God us help The Oach and Homage made by James the King of Scots unto King Henry 6. in the second yeare of his Reigne over England I Iames Steward King of Scots shall be true and faithfull unto you Lord Henry by the grace of God King of England and France the noble and Superiour Lord of the King of Scotland which I hold and claim to hold of you and I shall beare you my faith and fidelity of life and limbe and worldly honour against all men and faithfully I shall knowledge and shall do to you service due to the Kingdome of Scotland So God help me and these holy Evangelists The Oath of a Tenant that doth Atturne to the Lord of a Mannour YOu shall become true and lawfull Tenant and true faith beare to the Lord of this Mannour for such Lands as you hold of the same Lordship and do such Customes and Services as of right ye ought to do saving the faith that you beare to any other Lands So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath used in a Court Baron to swedre any to the Queenes Highnesse YOu shall be true Liegeman and true faith beare to our Soveraigne Lady Elizabeth Queen
not enseale with the Stale of the Exchequer as long as the Chancery shall be 20 miles where the Exchequer doth abide The Oath of Fealty YEE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true and faith and truth beare unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and to his Heires Kings of England and truly yee shall doe and truly knowledge the services due of the Lands the which ye claime to hold of him as in the Right of your Wife and in the which the King to you doth yeeld As God helpe you and all his Saints The Oath of the Steward of Gascoygne YEE shall sweare That well and truly ye shall with all your wit and withall your power ye shall keepe the Office of the Stewardship of the Dutchie of Guyan And ye shall doe right to all People in that that to you appertaineth and belongeth And the Townes Castles Fortlots and the Lands and Tenements of the King our Soveraigne Lord in that Dutchie ye shall keepe to the use of him and his Heires And ye shall not deliver them to any person but to him or to his Heires or to the which shall bring you his Letters Patents and his Honour his Estate his Rights and his Seignory ye shall keepe and maintaine to all your power and if any thing of his Rights in what things soever it be be withdrawne or concealed ye shall put to your true paine and deavour that to repeale and retaine in due and right estate and if ye may not that doe ye shall doe it to be knowne to the King So God ye helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Alneger YEE shall sweare That well and truly yee shall serve the King and his People in the Office of Substitute Lann your of the King And that for favour nor for hatred ye shall not let But that yee shall meet the Clothes the which attaine and belong to your Office to meet truly and them enseale with the Seale of your Office and that truly ye shall answer to the King of the forfeitures of the Clothes after the forme contained in the Statute there of late made And that ye shall not tarry nor delay the people in that that appertaineth and belongeth to your Office And that ye shall use your said Office without Fraud Extortion or Out-age to be done to the people As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Maior of the Staple and Constable of the same Staple YOu shall sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the King and his people in the Office of Maior of the Staple of Westminster to the which ye be chosen and truly ye shall Treat the Merchants of the same Staple and equall Right ye shall doe to all people as well to strangers as others after the Ordinances thereof made and the law Merchant As God you helpe and his Saints Like Oath shall make the Constable of the same Staple of that that appertaineth to their Office The Oath of the Portage of the Chancery YEE shall sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the King in the Office of Portage of the Chanâ—â—ry and that yee shall be continually abiding upon the said Office and no time ye shall absent you without especiall leave of the Chancellor or of the keeper of the Rolls and that for good and just cause and that ye shall not carry nor beare nor suffer the Rolls to be carried or borne to any place but unto the place to the same Ordained and Deputed and that yee shall not shew them to any person but by the Commandment of the said keeper of the Rolls privily or openly and that yee shall not assent that any fraud or deceit the which may be done to the said Rolls as by taking of Coppie or by the sight to have of the said Rolls privily nor in none other manner and of Fraud or untruth that ye may know to be done in the said Rolls or any thing that appertaineth to your keeping of the said Rolls yee shall tell to the said keeper of the Rolls without any concealment to doe so As God ye helpe and all Saints The Oath of a Bishops renuntiations of a Popes Bull. I Renounce all the words comprized in the Popes Bull made unto me of the Bishopprick of B the which be contrary and prejudiciall to the King our Soveraigne Lord and to his Crowne and of that I put my humblement in his grace praying to have restitution of my Temporalties of my Church of B. The Oath of a Bishops Fidelity ALso I shall be faithfull and true and faith and truth shall beare to the King our Soveraigne Lord and to his Heires Kings of England of Life and Limbe and of Earthly worship for to Live and Dye against all the people And diligently I shall be entendant unto the Kings Needs and Businesse after my with and power and the Kings counsaile I shall keepe and laine and truly I shall knowledge and doe the services due of the Temporalties of my Bishopprick of B. The which I claime to hold of my said Soveraigne Lord the King And the which he giveth and yeeldeth me and to him to his Commandments in that that to me attaineth and belongeth for my Temporalties I shall be obeysant As God me helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Kings Serjeant at Law YE shall sweare That ye shall well and truly serve the King and his people as one of his Serjeants of the Law and truly councell the King in his matters when he shall be called and duly and truly Administer the Kings matters after the course of the Law after your cunning ye shall take no wages nor Fee of any man for any matter where the King is partie against the King ye shall as duly and hastily speed such matters as any man shall have to do against the King in the Law as ye may lawfully doe without delay or tarrying the partie of his lawfull Procesle in that that to you belongeth yee shall be attendant to the Kings matters when ye shall be called thereunto As God helpe you and his Saints The Homage of a Temporall Lord. J Become your Leigman of Life and Limbe and of carthly worship and faith and troth I shall beare unto you for to live and dye against all manner of folke So God me helpe and his Saints The Oath of a Searcher in the Custome House YEe shall sweare That ye shall serve the King well and truly in the Office of the Searcher-ship in the Port of N. and doe the Kings profits in all things that longeth to you to doe by way of your Office and well and truly ye shall make due search of all the Ships and Vessells coming in or passing out of the said Port and truly answer the King of all that shall belong unto him in your said Office without Fraud or Maligne after your wit and power As God helpe you and his Saints The Oath of a Serjeant at Law YEe shall
sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the Kings people as one of his Serjeants at Law And ye shall truly counsaile them that ye shall be retained with after your cunning and ye shall not deferre tract nor delay their causes willingly forcovetousnes of money or other thing that may turne you to profit and ye shall give due attendance according As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Master of the Rolls YOu shall sweare That well and lawfully ye shall serve the King our Soveraigne Lord and his People in the Office of Clerke or Master of the Rolls to the which ye be called Yee shall not assent ne procure the dis-inheritance ne perpetuall damage of the King to your power ne fraud ye shall do nor cause to be made wrongfully to any of his People ne in any thing that toucheth the Seale and lawfully yee conceale the things that toucheth the King when ye shall be thereto required And the counsell that ye shall give touching him ye shall not disclose And if ye know any thing of the dis-inheritance or damage of the King or fraud to be made upon any thing that toucheth the keeping of the Seale ye shall put your lawfull power that to redresse and amend And if that ye cannot ye shall advise the Chancellor or other which may that amend to your power As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the six Clerks in the Chancery YE shall sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the King and his People in the Office of one of the six Clerkes of Chancery whereunto ye be admitted and well and justly order your selfe in the same according to your learning and truly counsell them that ye shall be retained with And ye shall be diligent to further the Kings businesse from time to time as need shall require And ye shall not assent to any fraud or deceit to be had or done by you or any by your consent in any of the Kings Records whereunto ye shall have reeourse but well and truly ye shall entreat the same And ye shall not absent your selfe willingly whereby the Kings businesses or any other shal be undone or hindered without speciall License of the Master of the Rolls or his Deputie for the time being As God you helpe and his Saint The Oath to maintaine the Succession of the Crowne of England YE shall sweare To beare faith truth and obedience all only to the Kings Majestie and to his Heires of his body of his most deere and entirely beloved lawfull wife Queene Anne begotten And farther 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 Realm mentioned and contained and not to any other within this Realme nor Forraigne Authority or Potentate And in case any Oath be made or hath been made by you to any person or persons that then you to repute the same as vaine and annihilated And that your cunning wits and uttermost of your power without guile fraud or other undue meane yee shall observe keepe maintaine and defend the said Act of Succession and all the whole effects and Contents thereof and all other Acts and Statutes made in confirmation or for due execution of the same or of any thing therein contained And this ye shall do against all manner of persons of what Estate Dignity Degree or Condition soever they be And in no wise do or attempt nor to your power suffer to be done or attempted directly or indirectly any thing or things privily or apartly to be let hinderance damage or derogation thereof or of any part of the same by any manner of meanes or for any manner of pretence So help you God all Saints and the holy Evangelists The Oath of a Clerke of the Petty Bagg YE shall sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the King and his People as one of his Ministers and Clerks in the Office of the Petty-bag whereunto ye be admitted and well and truly order your selfe in the same according to your learning And ye shall be diligent to further the Kings businesse from time to time as need shall require And ye shall not assent to any fraud or deceipt to be had or done by you or any by your consent in any of the Kings Records whereunto ye shall have recourse but well and truly ye shall entreat the same As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Examiner in the Court of Chancery YE shall sweare Well and truly after your cunning and learning to excuse and occupie the Office of one of the Examiners in the Kings Court of Chancerie whereunto you are admitted And dulie justlie and equallie yee shall examine their Causes that shall be committed unto you without any favour or corruption of any person or persons to be had otherwise than shall of right appertain concerning the same And ye shall be attendant as wel to further the Kings businesse as the same Causes from time to time as need shall require And ye shall not publish ne shew the same Depositions to any person afore publication in the Court without the Warrant of the same Court. As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath which the Duke of Bedford and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal tooke in Parliament in Anno 4. H. 6. Nov. 10. for their sincere arbitrating of the variances betweene the Duke of Glocester and the Bishop of Winchester Lord Chancellor of England THat my said Lord of Bedford and my said Lords Spirituall and Temporall and each of them shall as far forth as his cunning and discretions sufficent truly justly and indifferently counsell and advise the King and also proceed and acquit himself in all the said matters and Quarrels withouten that they or any of them shall privilie or apart make or shew himselfe or be partie or parcell therein nought be leaving or schewing so to do for affection love meed or dread of any person or persons And that ye shall in all wise keepe secret all that shall be communed by way of Councell in the Matters and Quarrels abovesaid in the foresaid Parliament withouten that they or any of them shall by word writing or in any wise open it or discover it to any of the said parties or to any other person that is nought of the said Councell but if he have especiall Commandment thereto of the King or of my said Lord of Bedford And that each of them shall with al might and power by him and by his strength aid and assist by way of Counsell and tell unto the King or to my Lord of Bedford and to the remnant of my said Lords to put the said parties to reason and naught suffer that any of the said parties by them or theirs proceed or attempt by way of Feet against the Kings Peace nor helpe assist or comfort any of them thereto but let them with all her might and
Poer 〈◊〉 Respons Jeo les graunte promitte The Oath taken by Charles the first King of great Britaine at his Coronation AFter the Sermon done the Metropolitan commeth to the King and doth wâ—th a low voyce enquire of his Majestie saying Sir Will you grant and keep and by your Oath confirme to the People of England the Laws and Customes to them granted by the Kings of England your Lawfull and Religious Predecessors And namely The Lawes Customes and Franchizes granted to the Clergie and to the People by the glorious King Saint Edward your Predecessor according and conformable to the Lawes of God and Profession of the Gospell Established in this Kingdome and Agreeing to the Prerogatives of the Kings thereof and to the Antient Customes of this Relame Respons I grant and Promise to keepe them Sir Will you keepe Peace and Agreement entirely according to your Power both to God the Holy Church the Clergie and the People Respons I will keepe it Sir Will you to your Power cause Law Justice and Mercie in discretion and Truth to bee Executed in all your Judgements Respons I will Sir Will you grant to hold and keep the Laws and Rightfull Customes which the Commonaltie of the Kingdome have And to defend and uphold them to the honour of God so much as in you lyeth Respons I grant and promise so to doe Legatur Admonitio sequens ab uno Episcopo Coram Omnibus Clara voce sic dicendo Domine Rex a vobis Pardonari Petimus unicuique de nobis Eccliis nobis commissis Cannonicum Privilegium debitam Legem atque Justitiam conservetis defensionem exhibiatis sicut Rex in suo Regno dâ—bet unicuique Episcopo Eccliis sibi commissis Responder Kex Anime Lâ—benti devoto promitto vobis Pardono Quia unacuique de uobis Ecclesiis vobis Commissis Canonicum Privilegium debitam Legem atque justitiam servabo defensionem quantum potuero adjuvante Domino exhibeo sicut Rex in suo Regno unicuique Episcopo Ecclesiis sibi Comissis per rectum defendere debet This being done the King cometh to the Altar and laying his right hand on the Bible saith These things which I have before promised I shall observe and keepe So God me help and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath taken by such as are convicted for stealing the Kings Venison and therefore ordered to abjure the Land MAster Crowner heare you this That I have offended our Soveraigne Lord the King in his Venison for which cause I abjure the Realme of England and hereafter I shall never return into it againe without the leave of our Soveraigne Lord the King So God me helpe and those holy Saints The Oath of a Ranger of the Forrest YOu shall truly execute the Office of a Ranger in the Panralles of W. upon the Borders of the Kings Forrest of Waltham you shall rechuse and with your hand drive back againe the wilde Beasts of the Forrest as often as they shall range out of the said Forrest into your Panralles you shall truly present all unlawfull hunting and hunters of wilde Beasts of Venire and Chase as well within the Pancallees as within the Forrest And those and all other Offences you shall present at the Kings next Court of Attachments or Swanmothe which shall first happen So God you helpe The Oath of a Verderor of the Forrest YOu shall truly serve our Soveraigne Lord the King in the Office of a Verderor in the Forrest of W. you shall to the uttermost of your power and knowledge do for the profit of the King so far as it doth appertaine unto you to do You shall preserve and maintaine the ancient Right and Franchizes of the Crowne you shall not conceale from his Majestie any Right of Priviledges nor any Offence either in Vert or Venison nor any other thing You shall not withdraw nor abridge any defaults but shall endeavour your selfe you shall give knowledge thereof unto the King or unto his Justice of the Forrest Ye shall deale indifferently with all the Kings Liege People You shall execute the Lawes of the Forrest and do equall Right and Justice as well unto the poore as unto the rich that appertaineth unto your Office You shall not oppresse any person by colour thereof for any Reward Favour or Malice All these things you shall to the uttermost of your power observe and keep So help you God The Oath of the Regarder of the Forrest YOu shall truly serve our Soveraigne Lord the King in the Office of a Regarder of the Forrest of Waltham you shall make the Regard of the same Forrest in such manner as the same hath been accustomed to be made You shall range throughout the whole Forrest and through every Bayliwick of the same as the Forresters there shall leade you to view the same Forrest and if the Forresters will not or do not know how to leade you to make the regard or range of the Forrest or that they will conceale from you any thing that is forfeited to the King you your selves shall not let for any thing but you shal see the same forfeiture and cause the same to be enrolled in your Roll You shall enquire of all wasts purprostures and asserts of the Forrest and also of concealemente of any offence or trespasse in the Forrest either in Vert or Venison by any Officers of the same Forrest And all these things you shall to the uttermost of your power do So helpe you God The Oath of a Forrester of the Forrest YOu shall truly execute the Office of a Forrester or Keeper of the Kings wilde Beasts in the Walke called P. within this Forrest of W. You shall be of good behaviour your selfe towards his Majesties wilde Beasts and the vert of the same Forrest You shall not conceale the offence of any other person either in Vert or Venison that shal be done within your Charge but as well the same offence as also all Attachments and Swanmothe other you shall present at the Kings next Court of Attachments or Swanmothe which shall first happen to be holden for the 〈◊〉 Forrest And you shall to the uttermost of your power maintaine and keep the Assizes of the Forrest and in all things the Kings Right defend concerning the same so long as you shall bee Keeper there So help you God c. The Oath of the Inhabitants of the Forrest being of the age of twelve yeares as the same hath been accustomed and used in antient time YOu shall true Liegeman be unto the Kings Majestie You shall no hurt do unto his Beasts of his Forrest nor unto any thing that doth belong thereto the offences of other you shall not conceale but to the uttermost of your power you shall them reveale unto the Officers of the Forrest or to them that may see the same redrest All these things you shall see done So help you God and Holidome The Oath of
and them cause to be duly kept and observed The Oath of the Marshall of Barwicke YOu shall sweare That you shall be faithfull and true to our soveraigne Ladie Queene Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. You shall be obedient to the Governour of this Towne for the good governance and defence of the same and shall give good counsell and assistance unto him and all other Officers of the Towne to the uttermost of your power You shall set the Watch of the Towne and visit it from time to time as to your Office belongeth You shall not imprison or present any person without reasonable cause and thereof you shall certifie the Governour of their names and their causes You shall suffer no person borne out of the Queenes Majesties Allegiance without the Governours speciall Licence and that not without good cause to lodge in this Towne above two nights or to continue above twenty foure houres at any one time nor shall suffer any stranger to be lodged but in convenient place to keepe the same person from the knowledge of the secrets of this Towne Finally you shall keepe and cause to be kept all manner of Statutes Lawes and Ordinances heretofore made and now remaining in force for the good governance of this Towne to the uttermost of your power The Oath of the Treasurer of Barwick YOu shall sweare That you shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Ladie Elizabeth by the grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. You shall be obedient to the Governour of this Towne for the good governance and defence of the same and shall give counsell and assistance to him and all other Officers of the Towne to the uttermost of your power you shall make no payment to Officer or Souldiers untill Muster be had viewed and taken by the Governour and Marshall of the Towne and the Compt Roller and of the Checque hereof Finally Ye shall observe and keep or cause to be observed and kept all manner of Statutes Lawes and Ordinances heretofore made and now remaining in force for the government of this Towne The Oath of the Porter of Barwick YOu shall sweare That you shall be faithfull and true to our overaigne Lady Glizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England France and Ireland Defendor of the faith c. You shall be obedient and attendant to the Governour for the time being in all things appertaining to the good governance and defence of the same Towne and to him and to the Queene Councell and Officers of the same Towne You shall give faith full and diligent counsell and thâ—m ayd and assist to the uttermost of your power You shall safely surely and diligently keepe the keyes of the Gates of this Towne of Barwick while they shall be in your hands and shall see the same Gates guarded and shut up at the times accustomed and as the Governour of this Towne shall command for the surety of this Towne And at all times as so one as the Gates shall be shut you shall bring the said Keyes to the Governour of the Towne and in his absence to his Deputy you shall whensoever any tidings or intelligences shall come to you by Land or by Water that is meet to be knowne to the Governour of the Towne or to the Councell in his absence forthwith let them know the same You shall reare no new Customes or Taxes to the vexation of any comers or goers c. The Oath of the Master of the Ordinance for the Towne of Barwicke YOu shall sweare That you shall be true and faithfull to our soveraigne Ladie Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queene of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. You shall be obedient to the Governour of this Towne for the good governance and defence of the same And shall give good councell and assistance to him and all other Officers of the Towne to the uttermnst of your power You shall seâ— that the Ordinance Artillery and Munition be safely and well kept from all danger of the Enemies of Fire or other misadventures to the best of your power and that the Ordnance and Artillery placed for the defence of this Towne be alwaies kept in good repaire and he in readinesse for the use where the same is or shall be planted You shall issue no part thereof at any time but for the service of this Towne nor shall expend any portion of your Office but by Warrant Finally You shall observe and keep or cause to be observed and kept all manntt Statutes Lawes and Ordinances of this Towne heretofore made and now remaining in force for the good governance of the same Towne The Oath of the Clerke of the Checque in Barwicke YOu shall sweare That you shall be true and faithfull to our Soveraigne Ladie Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queene of England Frane and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. You shall sweare to keepâ— truly the Bookes of Musters of all the persons in the Towne and you shall keepe true Record and Report of the time of all manner of persons departing from the Towne being either Licenced for more theâ— two dayes or being Calhaâ—er 〈◊〉 or dilcharged of Service and of all such as shall depart without Licence and shall duly informe the Governour of the defaults that you shall finde and the same you shall Cheeque in your Booke and the same Booke you shall duly keepe and at the pay see the Party thereof Taxed and defaultâ—e and surther punished as the cause shall require The Oath of Captaines of Bands in the Towne of Barwicke You shall sweare To be true and good to our Soveraigne Lady the Queene and to the Governour of the Towne and shall keepe your whole number being in your charge without diminishing or admitting of the same untill you have certified the Governour of the Towne thereof and that the Clerke of the Checque by the Governours appointment have enrolled the same in his Booke and if any of your Band shall escape away or dye you shall forthwith notifie the same to the Governour of the Towne and the said Clerke of the Checque You shall not refuse to come to common Musters at any time upon the call of the Governour of the Towne either being alone or else having with him the Treasurer and Clerke of the Checque neither shall you bring to Muster any person but such as have served in your Band during the time for which he shall have pay neither shall you to your knowledge suffer any one to be in your Band that receiveth any mans pay of our Treasurer in any other roome or place within this Towne except it be for the Tax worke in our Fortifications whereof you shall make privie the Treasurer and Clarke of the Checque You shall see and cause every your Souldiers to be frequently Trained and taught the
profit and to the Augmentation of the Rights and Prerogatives of his Crowne And also endeavour your selfe to the uttermost of your power to see the King truly answered of all such Rents and Revenues Issues or Profits which shall or may arise or grow in your Office and from time to time deliver with speed such as shall have to do before you And that you shall not take or receive of any person any gift or reward in any cause or matter depending before you wherein the Kings Highnesse shall be partie whereby any prejudice hinderance losse or dis-herizon shall grow or be to the Kings Highnesse So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord and his People in the Office of Treasurer of the Court of the Augmentations according to the Orders hereafter ensuing 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 make from time to time without any concealement according to the Ordinance made for the establishment of this Court and further shall doe every thing that of right appertaineth to your Office So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the Master of the Woods of the Court of Augmentation Yee shall sweare That yee shall well and truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord in the Office of the Master of the Woods of this Court of Augmentations in all things touching your Office according to the Authority given unto you by these Letters Patents for the Kings most advantage And yee shall doe all and every thing and things which you ought to doe by reason of your Office according to the forme and effect of these Letter Patents So helpe you God and all Sainis The Oath of the Attorney and Sollicitor of the Court of Augmentations YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truly serve the King as his At orney or Solicitor in all Courts for and concerning any matter or cause that shall cuncerne or touch the Possessions and Hereditaments limited to the Survey and governance of this Court of the Augmentation and procure the Kings profit thereof and that ye shall truly counsell the Kings Chancellor and generall Surveyor of this Court all things concerning the same to the best of your cunning wit and power and with all speed and diligence from time to time at the calling of the said Chancellor and generall Surveyor or any of them be diligently attendant to assist the said Chancellor and Surveyor or any of them with good advise and counsell in the hearing and determination of such matters and causes as shall depend before the said Chancellor and generall Survey or of this Court And that ye 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 hindered hurted or dis-herited And further do all and every thing that shall appertaine to your Office So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the Surveyor of the VVoods of the Court of Augmentation YE shall sweare That ye shall serve truly the King in your Office of Surveyor of the Woods within the Survey of this Court of the Augmentation and to your cunning and power shall truly do and execute all and every thing and things which ye ought to do by reason of your Office according to the formes and effect of the Ordinance and Establishment of this Conrt So help you God and aâ—l Saints The Oath of the Clerke of the Augmentations YEe shall soeare That ye shall well and truly â—erve the King in your Office of Clerke of this Court of the Augmentation and truly do and execute all and every thing and things which ye ought to do by reason of your Office according to the forme and effect of the Ordinance made upon the erection of this Court. So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Auditors of the Court of the Augmentation YEe shall sweare That yee shall well and truy serve the King in your Office of Auditorship and true Allegiance make to every person which shall bee Accomptant before you Ye shall not take nor receive of poore or rich any Gift or Reward in any Matter or Cause depending or to be discussed in Court but such that shall be your ordinary Fees and ye shall do all and every thing and things which ye ought to do by reason of your Office according to the forme and effect of the Ordinance made and established upon the erecting of this Court of the Augmentation So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Receiver of the Gourt of Augmentation YE shall sweare That ye shall truly serve the King in your Office and nothing conceale but true Accompt make of all such revenues Rents Sume of Money and other profies wherewith ye shall be lawfully charged by reason of your Office Ye shall make no Petition nor aske any allowance but such as shall be good just true and reasonable And ye â—hall doe all and every thing and things which ye ought to do by reason of your Office according to the forme and effect of the Ordinance made and established upon the erection of this Court of Augmentation So help you God and all Saints The Oath of Surveyor of Lands of the Court of Augmentation YE shall truly serve the King in your Office of Survey or of Lands within the Survey of this Court of the Augmentation and to your cunning wit and power shall truly do and execute all and every thing and things which ye ought to do by reason of your Office according to the forme and effect of the Ordinance and establishment of this Court. So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the Messenger of the Court of the Augmentation YE shall sweare That ye shall well and truly serve the King in your Office of Messenger of this Court of the Augmentation as well in speedie serving all and singular Processe to you to bee delivered without fraud covine guile or deceit as also making true and speedie certificate to this Court of the same And that you well and truly do and execute all and every other thing and things which ye ought to do by reason of your Office So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of Henry the third French King for observing of the Statutes of the Order of the Garter WEE Henry by the grace of God King of Franoe and Polbgne do sweare vow and protest solemnly upon our Honour and in the word of a King That we shall observe keepe and maintaine the Statutes and Orders of the right Noble Order of St. Geoege called the Garter so far forth as
power and withstand them and assist unto the King and my said Lord of Bedford in keeping of the Kings Peace and redressing of all such matter of proceeding by way of Feet and Force The Oath Which the Duke of York and Buckingham the two Arch-Bishops 11. Bishops 6. Earles two Viscounts 18. Abbots 2. Priours 17. Barons tooke in Parliament unto H. 6. in Anno 33. Nov. 25. for their Alleagiance unto the said King I Promise unto your Highnesse by the Faith and truth that I owe to God and you that I shall true and faithfully keepe the Leigeman that I owe unto you most Soveraigne Lord and to put me in my devoire to doe all that may be to the welfare honour and safeguard of your most noble Person and Royall Estate Preeminence and Prerogative and I shall at no time will or consent to that that might in any wise sound to the hurt or prejudice of your said most noble person Dignity Crown or Estate And over that I shall with all my power resist and withstand all them that will in any wise presume to attempt the contrarie So God me helpe and his Saints The Oath which the Duke of York tooke for his Alleagiance to King Hen. the 6. At the High Alter in St. Pauls Church London in presence of the said King which is entered in the Parliament Roll. Anno 38. H. 6. Nov. 9. I Richard Duke of Yorke confesse and know That I am and ought to be humble Subject and Leigeman unto you my Soveraigne Lord the King H. 6. And ought therefore to beare you faith and truth as to my Soveraigne and Leige Lord and so shall doe all the daies unto my lives end and shall not at any time will nor at any thing be attempted or done against your most Royall Person But whensoever I shall have knowledge of any such things imagined or purposed I shall with all the speed and diligence possible to me to make that your Highnesse shall have knowledge thereof and ever do all that shall be possible to come to the withstanding thereof to the uttermost of my life I shall not in no wise any thing take upon me against your Royall obeysance that is due thereto nor suffer any other man to doe as farre forth as it shall lye in my power to let it And also I shall come at your Commandment whensoever I shall be called by the same in all humble and obedient wise But if I be letted by sicknesse or impotency of my person or by such other causes as shall be thought reasonable to you my Soveraigne Lord I shall never hereafter take upon me to gather any Routs or make any Assembly of your people without your Commandment or Licence or my lawfull defence In the interpretation of which my lawfull defence and declaration thereof I shall report me at all time unto your Highnesse and if the case require unto my Peeres nor any thing attempt by way of faith against any of your Subjects of what Estate Degree or Condition they be but whensoever I shall be or when I shall feele my selfe wronged or grieved I shall sue humbly for remedy unto your Highnesse as an humble and true Subject ought to have him to his Soveraigne Lord All these things abovesaid I permit truly to observe and keepe by the holy Evangelists contained in this Booke that I lay my hand upon and by the holy Crosse that I here touch and by the blessed Sacrament of our Lords body that I shall now with his mercy receive and over this I agree me and will that if I at any time hereafter as with the grace of our Lord I never shall any thing attempt by way of fact or otherwise against your Royall Estate or obeysance that ought thereto or any thing I take upon me otherwise then is above expressed I from that time forth be unable to all manner of worship Estate or dignity be it such as I now occupie or any other that might grow unto me in any wise And this that I have promitted and sworne proceedeth of my owne desire and free volunt and by no constraint or cohertion In witnesse of all the which things above written I Richard Duke of Yorke above written Subscribe me with my owne Hand and Seale this with my owne Seale c. The Oath which was taken in the Parliament at Coventry unto King Henry 6. Anno 38. Nov. 26. by the two Arch-Bishops sixteen Bishops five Earles two Viscounts three Dukes in the absence of the Duke of Yorke fourteene Abbots two Pryors and seven Barons J A. B. knowledge you most High and Mighty and most Christian Prince King Henry 6. to be my most redoubted Soveraigne Lord and right-wise by Succession borne to Reigne upon me and all your Liege People Whereupon I voluntarily without cohertion promit and oblige me by the faith and truth that I owe unto God and by the faith truth and Leigiance that I owe unto you my most redoubted Soveraign Lord That I shall be without any variance true faithfull humble and obeysant Subject and Liegeman unto you my most redoubted Soveraigne Lord and that I shall be unto my lives end at all times and places readie and attending at your calling in my most heartie wise and manner as any true Liegeman oweth to be unto his Soveraigne Lord putting me in my true undelayed endeavour to do all that that may be unto the weale and suretie of your most Royall Person of your most Noble Estate and the verie conservation and assurance and continuance of Your most High Authoritie Preeminence and Prerogative To the weale suretie and preserving of the Person of the most Noble and Benigne Princesse Margaret the Queene my Soveraigne Ladie and of her most High and Noble Estate she being your Wife And also to the weale suretie and Honour of the Person of the right High and Mightie Prince Edward my right redoubted Lord the Prince your first begotten Sonne and of the Right High and Noble Estate of the same and faithfully truly and obeysantly in my most humble wise and manner honour serve obey and beare mine Allegiance unto you my most redoubted Soveraigne Lord during your life which God the Father of mercy for my most singular recomfort preserve long in prosperitie to endure and if God of his infinite Power take you from this Transitorie life me bearing life in this world That then I shall take and accept my said redoubted Lord the Prince Edward your said first borne Sonne for my Soveraigne Lord and beare my true Faith and Leigiance unto him as my naturall borne Soveraigne Lord and after him unto his Succession of his bodie lawfully begotten and in default of his Succession which God defend unto any other Succession of your Bodie lawfully comming And that I shall never at any time for any manner of occasion colour affinitie or cause consent give aide assistance or favour or agree to any thing that I may understand or know