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
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
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
use of their Weapons and other Feates of Warre convenient for them and at the least you shall cause the same to be done every fourteene daies in Summer once and every twenty daies in Winter You shall not permit any of your Band to take any more Victuals or other Wares within that Towne then his Wages will discharge You shall with your Band Watch and Ward for the defence of this Towne as you shall be appointed by the Marshall and Governour thereof You shall not depart out of the Towne and Marches further then the Orders of the Towne doe permit without leave of the Governour of the Towne or in his absence by his Deputie under their Writings and Seale mentioning the time of your leave to be absent and before your departure if it shall be longer then for three daies you shall present your selfe to the Treasurer or his Deputy giving notice unto them for the time licenced you for absence and at your returne you shall also give notice to the said Treasurer and Clerke of the Checque You shall also be obedient to the Governour and to the other Counsellors of this Towne and shall obey all Statutes and Ordinances of the same The Oath of every private Sauldier in Barwicke YOu shell sweare To be good and true to our Sovereigne Lady the Queene and to the Governour of this Towne for Her Maâ—esties service and truly doe as much as in you shall lye to keepe this Towne alwaies true English and in good obedience to the Governour Marshall and other Officers thereof and you shall be governed by your Captaine within any Debate or Rebellion and if you shall know any thing hut full to the state of this Towne or to any part thereof you shall forthwith disclose the same either to your Captaine or to the Governour or to one of the Courncell of the Towne You shall keepe such Armour and Weapâ—n as you are by your Captaine limited to have without wilfull spoile or selling thereof except it be to provide better You shall keepe all other Ordinances of this Towne that maâ— any waies pertaine to you to keepe The Oath of the Lord President of the Councell in the Mareheâ— of Wales YOu shall sweare To the uttermost of your power will and â—unning that you shall be true and faithfull to the Queenes Highnesse our Soveraignâ— Lady and to her Heires and Successors and that you doe utterly testifie and declare in your conscience that the Queenes Highnesse is the only supreame Governour of this Realme and of all other Her Highnesse Dominions and Countries as well in all Spirituall and Ecclesiasticall things or Causes as Temporall and that no Forraigne Prince Person Prelate State or Potentate hath or ought to have any Jurisdiction Power Superiority Preeminence or Authoritie Ecclesiasticall or Spirituall within this Realme And that you doe utterly renounce and forsake all Forraigne Jurisdictions Powers Superiorities and Authorities and doe promise that from hence forth you shall beare faith and true Allegiance to the Queenes Highnesse her Heires and Successors and to your power shall assist and defend all Jurisâ—â—ctions Priviledges Preeminencies and Authorities granted or belonging to the Queenes Highnesse her Heires and Successors or united and annexed to the Imperiall Crowne of this Realme 2. You shall not know nor hear any thing that may in any wise be prejudiciall to her Highnesse or her Common-wealth peace and quiet of her Highnesse Realme but you shall with all diligence reveale and discover the same to her Highnesse or to such other person or persons of her Graces Privy Councell as you shall think meet and will soonest convey and bring it to her Highnesse 3. You shall serve her Highnesse truly and faithfully in the roome and place of one of her Graces Councell 4. You shall in all things to be moved treated and debated in any Councell faithfully and truly declare your minde and opinion according to your heart and conscience no wise forbearing so to do for any manner respect of favour meed displeasure or corruption 5. You shall faithfully and uprightly to the best of your power cause Justice to be duly and indifferently Ministred to the Queenes Majesties Subjects that shall have cause to sue for the same according to equity and to the Order of the Law Fâ—â—ally You shall be vigilant and circumspect in all your doings and proceedings touching the Queenes Maâ—esty and her Highnesse Affaires All which points and Articles before expressed with all other Articles Signed with the Queens Majesties Hand and delivered to me the Lord President of her Highnesse Councell established in these parts you shall faithfully keepe and fulfill to the uttermost of your power wit will and cunning So God you help and the contents of this Booke The Oath of the Clerke of the Parliament YOu shall be true faithfull and truth you shall beare to our Soveraigne Lord the King and to his Heires and Successors You shall nothing know that shall be prejudiciall to his Highnesse his Crowne State and Dignity Royall but that you shall resist to your power and with all speed ye shall advertise his Grace thereof at the least some of his Councell in such wise as the same may come to his knowledge Ye shall also well and truly serve his Highnesse in the Office of Clerke of his Parliament making true entry and Records of the things done and past in the same Ye shall keep secret all such matters as shal be treated in his said Parliament and not disclose the same before it shall be published but to such as they ought to be disclosed unto And generally ye shall well and truly do and execute all things belonging unto you to be done appertaining to the Office of Clerke of the Parliament as God you help c. The Oath of Allegiance I A. B. Do truly and sincerely acknowledge professe testifie and declare in my conscience before God and the world That our Soveraigne Lord King James is lawfull King of this Realme and of all other his Majesties Dominions and Countries and that the Pope neither of himselfe nor by any Authority of the Church or Sea of Rome or by any other meanes with any other hath any Power or Authority to depose the King or to dispose of any of his Majesties Kingdomes or Dominions or to authorize any Forraigne Prince to invade or annoy him or his Countries or to discharge any of his Subjects of their Allegiance and obedience to His Majesty or to give License or leave to any of them to beare Armes raise Tumults or to offer any violence or hurt to his Majesties Royall Person State or Government or to any of His Majesties Subjects within His Majesties Dominions Also I do â—weare from my heart that notwithstanding any Declaration or sentence of Excommunication or Deprivation made or granted or to be made or granted by the Pope of his Successors or by any Authoritie derived or prieâ—ended to be derived from him or his Sea against
be moved treated and debated in any Councell faithfully and truly declare your minde and opinion according to your heart and conscience in no wise forbearing so to do for any manner respect of favour meed dread displeasure or corruption You shall faithfully and uprightly to the best of your power cause Justice to be duly and indifferently ministred to the Queenes Majesties Subjects that shall have cause to sue for the same according to the equitie and the Order of the Law Finally You shall be vigilant diligent and circumspect in all your doings and proceedings touching the Queenes Majesty and all her Affaires All which points and Articles before expressed with all other Articles signed with the Queenes Majesties owne hand and delivered to me the Lord President of her Highnesse Councell established in those parts you shall faithfully observe keep and fulfill to the uttermost of your power wit will and cunning So help you God and the Contents of this Book The Oath that a Gâ—ntleman Vsher doth give to any that is sworne the Kings Servant in the time of H. 8. FIrst you shall sweare upon the holy Evangelists That you faith and truth shall beare unto our most gracious and most dread Soveraigne Lord and unto his Issue Kings of England Ye shall be here sworn in and unto the roome of a Gentleman Usher or c. whereunto at this present time by the Kings Highnesse Commandment you are admitted and received you shall from henceforth truly and diligently attend and wait Ye shall not know or conceale any thing prejudiciall compassed attempted or imagined against our said most gracious and most dread Soveraigne Lord the King or his Issue or any of them but you shall incontinently upon the said knowledge discover the same unto my Lord great Chamberlaine or else to Master Vice-Chamberlaine and in their absence to one of the Ushers of the Kings Chamber Ye shall not discover any secrets or other things that may touch the Kings most Honourable Councell or to the Honour of his Chamber Ye shall be obedient unto the Lord Great Chamberlaine Mr. Vice-Chamberlaine and unto the Ushers of the said Chamber and to their Commandments fully and keep to the uttermost of your power Ye shall eschew all manner of Ryots Rowtes unlawfull Assemblies and making of Bands Quarrels Debates Strifes Controversies either within the Kings Chamber or without and ye shall forbid and let the same to the uttermost of your power And yee shall let the said Officers or one of them have knowledge thereof without any further delay Ye shall not weare neither Liverie Cognizance nor Badge of no mans be retained of no man but onely to the Kings Majestie nor ye shall not retaine contrary to the Statute Ye shall not depart out of the Kings Court without License had and obtained of my Lord Great Chamberlaine or else of Master Vice-Chamberlaine or his Deputy in his absence All the which Premisses and every of them with all and singular other Commandements whatsoever they are or shall happen to bee given you in charge on the behalfe of our most Gracious and most Excellent Majestie by my Lord Great Chamberlaine Master Vice-Chamberlaine or any of the said Ushers Ye shall on your behalfe observe performe fulfill and keepe to the uttermost of your power So helpe you God and all his Saints and by the Holy Contents of this Booke The Oath Ministred to the Kings Servants as well Knights and Esquires for the Body as others in the time of Henry 8. YE shall be from henceforth during your life naturall faithfull and true and faith shal beare and faithfully and truly ye shall serve the King our Soveraigne Lord H. 8. by the grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland and in earth Supreame Head of the Church of England and to his Heires of his Bodie begotten against all men that may live or die of what Estate Degree or Condition soever they be Yee shall nothing do or at tempt that in any manner of wise may be hurtfull or prejudiciall to our said Soveraigne Lord or to his Heires And if it shall happen at any time hereafter any thing to come to your knowledge that in any manner of waies be hurtfull or prejudiciall to our said Soveraigne Lord or to his Heires or that may touch the surety or honour of their persons yee shall not onely let it to the best of your power but also in all hast possible shall shew it to our Soveraigne Lord or to some of his Councell attending upon his Person so that the same may come to the knowledge of his Grace Also ye shall not be nor stand confederate nor Banded nor Band your selfe or yet be retained in any cause or matter to or with or towards any manner of person of what estate condition or degree soever he be of privily or openly neither by Promise Signe Indenture Fee nor by any other manner of wise whatsoever it be otherwise then the Law will suffer or permit you You shall also diligently serve the Kings Grace in the roome of N. N. and not depart from the Court where his Grace for the time shall be unlesse yee be licenced so to doe by his Grace or by his Lord Chamberlaine or in his absence by his Vice Chamberlaine and to be obedient in that they shall command you to doe within the Kings House or elsewhere touching the Kings service in that appertaineth to the roome of N. N. well and truly keepe and observe on your behalfe So helpe you God and all his Saints and by this Booke The Oath ministred in Parliament to the Duke of Bedford and other Lords Spirituall and Temporall for the according of all Controversies between the Duke of Glocester and the Bishop of Winchester Chancellor of England in the fourth yeare of H. 6. THat my Lord of Bedford and my said Lords Spirituall and Temporall and each of them shall as farre forth as her cunning and discretion sufficiently truly justly and indifferently counsell and advise the King and also proceed and acquit himselfe in all the said matters and quarrels withouten that they or any of them shall privily or appert make or shew himselfe or be party or parcell therein nought being or eschewing so to doe for affection love meed doubt or dread of any person or persons and that they shall in all waies keepe secret all that shall be conveyed by way of counsell 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 not of the said Councell but if he have especiall commandement thereto of the King or of my said Lord of Bedford and that each of them shall with all his might and power by him and by his strength and assist by way of Councell or else unto the King to my said Lord
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
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
yee shall counsell the King and his counsaile yee shall-laine and keepe and ye shall not know nor suffer the hurt nor dis-heriting of the King nor that the Rights of the Crowne be distressed by any meaneâ— as farre forth as you may let And if yee may not let it yee shall make it clearely and expresly knowne to the King with your true advice and counfaile And that yee shall doe and purchase the kings profit in all that yee may as God helpe you and the holy Evangelists The Oath of the Treasurer of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That well and truly yee shall serve the King our Soveraigne Lord and his People in the Office of Treasurer And ye shall doe Right to all manner of People Poore and Rich of such things as toucheth your Office And the Kings Treasure truly yee shall keepe and dispend And truly yee shall counsaile the King and his counsaile ye shall layne and keepe and that yee shall neither know nor suffer the Kings hurt nor his dis-heriting nor that the Rights of his Crowne be distresled by any meanes as farre forth as yee may let And if yee may not let it yee shall make knowledge thereof clearely and expresly to the King with your true advice and counsaile And yee shall doe and purchase the Kings profit in all that yee may reasonably doe as God you helpe and the holy Evangelists The Oath of the Barones of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That well and truly yee shall serve the the King in the Office of Baron of his Exchequer And that truly yee shall charge and discharge all people that have Accompt before you and that yee shall do Right to all manner of People as well to Poore as to Rich And that for Highnesse nor for Riches nor for hatred nor for the estate of no manner of person nor for any good deed gift â—e promise of any person the which is made to you or may be made to you nor by crafts nor by Engines the Kings Right nor none other persons yee shall disturbe let nor respite against the Lawes of the Land nor the Kings Debts yee shall put in respite where that they may goodly be leavied And that the Kings Needes yee shall speede before all other And that neither for gift wages nor good deed yee shall laine disturbe nor let the profit and the advantage of the King in advantage of any other person nor of your selfe And that no things yee shall take of any person for to doe wrong or Right to delay of for to deliver or delay the people the which that have to doe before you But as hastily as yee may them goodly to deliver without hurt to the King And having no reward to any profit that might thereof to you be made then yee shall make to be delivered And that whereas yee may know any wrong or prejudice to be done to the King yee shall put and doe all your power and diligence that to redresse and if ye may not doe it yee shall tell it to the King or to them of his Councell the which may make relation to the King if ye may not come to him And the Kings Councell yee shall keepe and layne in all things As God you helpe and all his Saints The Oath of a Iudge endorso claus de Anno 20. Edw. 3. Part. prima YEE shall sweare That well and truly yee shall serve our Soveraigne Lord the King and his People in the Office of Justice And tfiat yee shall counsell our Soveraigne Lord the King in his needes And that yee shall not give any connsaile or assent to any thing the which might turne to hurt or dis-heriting of the King by any way or colour and that ye shall not know any hurt or dis-herting of the King but that ye shall make it to him known by you or by some other person And that yee shall doe equall Law and Execution of Right to all the Kings Subjects Rich and Poore without having regard to any person And that ye shall not take by you or by any other privily ne appart any gift or reward of Gold or of Silver nor of any other thing the which might turne you to profit But if it be meat or drinke and that of little value of any man that shall have any Plea or Processe hanging before you as long as before your selfe two Pleas and Processes shall be hanging nor after for that cause And that ye shall take no fees as long as ye be Justice nor Roab of any person great or small in any case But of the King himselfe And that yee shall not give any counsaile or advice to any person great or small in any case where the King is party And in case that any persons in what estate that they be of come before you in Sessions with force and Armes or otherwise against the Peace or against the forme of the Statute hereof made for to disturbe the Execution of the Common Law or for to Mennasse the people that may not doe the Law That yee shall doe Arrest their Bodies and put them in prison and in case they be such as yee may not Arrest that ye shall certifie the King of their names and of their misdoing hastily to that end that ye may thereof Ordaine remedy And that ye shall not maintaine by your selfe nor by none other privily nor openly any Plea or Quarrell hanging in the Kings Cours or else where in the Country And that ye shall not delay any person of Common Right for the Letters of the King or of any other person nor for any other cause And in case that any Letters come to you contrary to the Law that ye shall nothing doe for such Letters but ye thereof shall certifie the King And yee shall proceede to doe the Law the same Letters notwithstanding and that ye shall do and procure the profit of the King and his Crowne in all things where ye them reasonable may doe And in case that ye be found in default hereafter in any of the points aforesaid ye shall be at the Kings will of Bodies Lands and of honour to doe thereof that that shall please the King The Oath of a Iustice for Workes Weights and Measure YEE shall sweare That in your Office of Justice of Labors and of Weights and Measures yee shall doe equall Right to the Poore as to the Rich after our cunning wit and power and after the forme of Statutes thereof made and the Issues Fines and Amerciaments the which shall be made and to be made before you yee shall doe truly enter without any consealement or embeazling and truly send into the Exchequer And that yee shall not leave for gift nor for other cause but that well and truly ye shall doe your office of Justice in that behalfe And also ye shall sweare that in your office of Justice of Peace and Labours and of all other Articles contained in the Kings
by any meanes that may be prejudiciall or contrary to the premisses or any of them But that I shall as soone as I may have knowledge put me in my undelayed devovre in most heartie and effectuous wise and manner without colour or faintnesse with my bodie goods might power counsell and advertisements to resist withstand and subdue all them that would in any wise presume to do contrary to the premisses or any of them So God me help and those holie Evangelists In witnesse whereof I set to these Presents my Seale and my Signe Manuell The Oath of the Lieutenant of the Tower of London YOu shall sweare That you shall well and truly serve the Kings Majestie in the Lieutenancie of the Tower of London and the same Tower yee shall faithfully and safely keepe to the behalfe of his Majestie his Heires and lawfull Successors And the profit of the Kings Majestie ye shall do and advance in all things that you as Lieutenant of the Tower belongeth And the Rights and Priviledges of the Towre that to the same lawfully appertaine you shall keepe and preserve You shall heare nothing that may be hurtfull to the Tower or prejudiciall to his Majestie but that with all convenient speed you shall disclose it to some of his Majesties Privie Councell In these and all other things that to a Lieutenant of the Tower belongeth to do well and faithfully you shall according to your best power and knowledge performe fulfill and keepe So help you God c. The Oath ministred to certaine persons for the renouncing of their profession of Lollardisme in Rich. 2. his time vide Claus Anno Rich. 2. Nov. 18. Dorso MEmorandum quod primo die Decembris Anno Regni Regis Rich. 2. Post Conquestum 19 Willus Divet Nichus Taylor Nichus Poncher Will Staynor de Nottingham in Canc. prim Regis Personaliter Constit Sacram. divisim prestiteriut sub eo qui sequitur Tenore I William Deonet before you worshipful Fader Lord Arch-Bishop of Yorke and your Clergie with my free will and full advised sweare to God and all his Saints upon the holy Gospell That for this day forthward I shall worship Images with praying and offering unto them in the worship of Saints that they be made offer And also I shall never despise Pilgrimage ne States of holy Church in no degree And also I shall be Buxim to the Lawes of holie Church and to yhorne as my Arch-Bishop and to my other Ordinaries and Curates and keepe your Lawes upon my power and maintaine them And also I shall never more maintaine ne teachen ne defend a Errour Conclusions ne teachings of the Lollards ne swich Conclusions and Teachings that men clepite Lollards Doctrine ne shall her Bookes ne swich Bookes ne hem or any suspect or defamed of Lollardie receive or company withall wittingly or defend in your matters And if I know any swich and also I shall excite and stirre all tho to good Doctrine that I have hindered with my Doctrine up my power And also I shall stand to your Declaration which is Heresie or Errour and do thereafter and also with Pennance yhe wooke for that I have done for maintaining of this false Doctrine inmyns me I shall fulfill it and I submit me thereto up my power And also I shall make no other glosse of this mine Oath but as the words stand And if it be so that I come againe or do againe this or any part thereof I yeeld me here comptable as an Heretick and to be punished by the Law as an Heretick and to forfeit all my Goods to the Kings will withouten any other processe of Law And thereto I require the Notarie to make of all this the which is my will and instrument against me The Oath of Fidelity by the Priour of St. Johns of Ierusalem in Dorso Claus Anno 14. Edw. 4. Nov. 5. I shall be faithfull and true and faith and truth shall beare to the King our Soveraigne and to his Heires Kings of England of Life and Limbe and of Earthly worship for to Live and Die against all people and diligently I shall be attendant unto the Kings needes and businesses after my wit and power and to him and to his Commandments in that that to me attaineth and belongeth I shall be obeysant As God me helpe and his Saints A Copie of Oath of the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and the rest of the Kings Councell sworne for performance of the Articles Matrimonial treated and had betweene the High and mighty Prince Charles Prince of Wales and the highnesse of the Infanta of Spaine and their commissaries on both Parties the 20 Iuly 1625. I George Archbishop of Canterbury doe sweare that I will Justifie and faithfully observe so much as in me lyeth all and each of the Articles which are contained in the Treaty of Matrimony betweene the most Excellent Prince Charles Prince of Wales and the most Excellent Lady the Lady Mary Infanta of Spaine And I doe also sweare That I will neither Execute nor cause to be Executed any Law made against any Romane Cotholique or exact any paine imposed thereby neither by my selse nor any inferior Ministers serving under me but in all things appertaining unto me I will faithfully observe the orders of the Kings Majestie in this behalfe made and provided The Oath which King Chaarles tooke at the time of his Coronaion AFter the Sermon was done the Archbishop of Cauteebury came to the King and with a low voyce inquires of his Majesty saying SIR will you grant and keepe and by your Oath confirme to the people of England their Lawes and Customes to them granted by the Kings of England your lawfull and religious predecessors and namly the lawes Customes and Franchizes granted to the Clergie and to the People by the King Saint Edward your predecessor according and comformable 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 ancient Customes of this Realme Respons I grant and promise to keepe Sir will you keepe peace and agreement entierly 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 be executed in all your Judgements Respons I will Sir will you grant to hold and keepe the Lawes and rightfull Customes which the Communalty of your 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 Clars voce sic dicendo Domine Rex a vohis perdonaci petimus vnicuique de nobis Ecclesiis omnis commssis Canonicum Privilegium debitam legem atque justitiam conservetis defentiones exhibiatis sicut Rex in suo Regno debet vnicuique Episcopo
in the same Shire where you be Sheriffe in or other Justices having power or authoritie to make any Writs unto you by the Law of the Land or Justice of Newgate You shall make your Bayliffe of the true and sufficient men in the Countrey Yee shall bee dwelling in your owne proper person within your Bayliffewicke for the time you shall be in the same Office except yee be otherwise Licensed by the King You shall not let your Sheriffe-wicke nor any Bayliffe-wicke thereof to Farme to any man Yee shall truely set and returne reasonable and due Iusses of them that be within your Bayliffe wicke after their Estate and their Haviour and make your Pannell your selfe of such persons as be most meet most sufficient and not suspect nor procured as it is ordained by the Statute And over this in eschewing and restraining of the Robberies Man-slaughters and other manifold grievous offences that bee done dayly namely by such as name themselves Souldiers and by other Vagarants the which increase in multitude and number So that the Kings true Subjects may not safelie ride nor goe to doe such things as they have to doe to their intollerable hurt and hinderance Yee shall truly effectually with all diligence possible to your power execute the Statutes of Winchester and of Vagabonds All these things yee shall well and truely observe and keepe So help you God c. The Oath with is usually ministred to a Justice of the Peace in the severall Counties of England YEE shall sweare That as Justice of Peace in the Countie of S. in all Articles in the Kings Commission to you directed yee shall doe equall right to the poore as to the rich after your cunning wit and power and after the Lawes and Customes of this Realme and Statutes thereof made And yee shall not bee of counsell with any person in any quarrell hanging before you Yee shall truely cause to be entred without any concealment or imbezelling and truely send them to the Kings Exchequer Yee shall not let for gift or other cause but well and truely yee shall do your Office of Justice of the Peace to be done but of the King and Fees accustomed and costs limited by the Statute And yee shall not direct or cause to be directed any Warrant by you to bee made to the parties but yee shall direct them to the Bayliffes of the said Countie or other the Kings Officers and Ministers or other indifferent persons to do Execution thereof So helpe yee God and by the contents of this Booke The Oath of the Register and Keeper of the Kings Papers and Records of State in his Pallace of White-hall at Westminster YOu shall sweare To beare faith and true Allegiance unto the Kings Majestie and him from henceforth truely and faithfully to serve in the place of Clerke Keeper and Register of his Majesties Papers and Records for matters of State established at his Majesties Pallace of White-hall You shall doe your uttermost endeavour to keepe and conserve the said Papers and Records which either now or hereafter shall be committed to your charge from all harme and dammage You shall not willingly suffer any of the same to be purloyned embezled or defaced You shall carefully and faithfully keepe secret and conceale from the knowledge of others either by writing or relation all such things therein contained as shall be fit either for reason of State or otherwise for his Majesties service to be concealed and kept secret except it be to the Lords and others of his Majesties Privie Councell or such as his Majestie shall be content to have them communicated unto if you shall know of private person or persons that have embezled or doe detaine any such Papers or Records which belong unto his Majestie you shall doe the best to recover the same and bring them to the said Office and doe all things else that belong to the dutie of the Clerke Keeper and Register of the said Papers and Records All these you shall well and truely performe and doe So help you God The Oath to be ministrrd to the Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries YEE shall sweare That well and truely yee shall serve the King in the Office of the Master of the Kings Wards and shall minister equall Justice unto rich and poore to the best of your cunning wit and power And 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 and Prerogatives of his Crowne and truely use the Kings Seale appointed to your Office and also endeavour your selfe to the uttermost of your power to see the King justly and truely answered yearely of all such Rents Revenues Issues and Profits which shall or may arise grow or be due to the King 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 nor receive of any person any Gift or Reward in any case or matter depending before you or wherein the Kings Highnesse shall be Partie whereby any prejudice losse hindrance or disherison shall grow or be to the Kings Highnesse So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath to be ministred to the Atturney of the Court of Wards and Liveries as it is in the Statute 32. H. 8. Ca. 16. YEE shall sweare That yee well and truely shall serve the King as his Atturney in all Courts for or concerning any matter or cause that shall concerne the Possessions and Hereditaments limited to the Surveigh and Governance of this Court and procure the Kings Profit thereof And that yee shall truely counsell the King and the Master of this Court in all things concerning the same to the best of your wit and cunning and with all speed and diligence from time to time at the calling of the said Master ye shall endeavour your selfe for the hearing and determination indifferently of such matters and causes as shall depend before the said Master 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 or hindred or dis-herited And further yee shall doe to your power wit and cunning all and everie thing that shall appertaine to your Office So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the Receiver-generall of the Court of Wards and Liveries as in Statute Anno 32. H. 8. Ca. 46. YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truely serve the King our Soveraigne Lord and his People in the Office of the generall Receiver of this Court 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 Receipt of his Money you shall truely keepe dispend pay and deliver and true declaration and Accompt make
Writings lying in his Treasury not suffering any of them to be harmed lost or altered by your default nor yet to be removed abroad to any place out of the said Treasury but onely by Warrant or Licence from the Lord Treasurer of England And when any such Licence or Command shall be given yet you shall not rudely adventure the carrying thereof by water if you may have convenient passage by Land And you shall to the best of your power conserve all the ancient and laudable Customes of this Court without permitting any new errour to arise if you be able to resist it and where you are not able you shall speedily disclose it to the Lord Treasurer of England for reformation Finally you shall in all things concerning this your Office be obedient faithfull and true to the Lord Treasurer for the time being and shall not bewray the secrets of this Court nor yet any waste make of the Kings goods for any cause So help you God and all Saints and by the Contents of that Booke The Oath of the Writer of the Tallyes and Counter Tallyes YOu shall sweare That you shall truly and faithfully write all the Tallyes and Counter-Tallyes otherwise called the Joyles of the said Tallyes of all manner of payments in the Court of Receipt to be made and to give good attendance to the same helping to dispatch all manner of Accomptants according to the antient customes of this Court and to make Declarations for the declaring of all manner of Receipts and Payments there received and paid from time to time to the Lord Treasurer of England or to the under Treasurer for the time being and especially to regard and so from time to time unto the Entries safe keeping taking out shewing delivery and laying up all manner of Leagues and other Writings of any other parties which remain within the King our Soveraigne Lord his Treasury to whom you shall bee true secret and faithfull during the time of your being in the said Office So help you God and all Saints The new Oath of the Writer of the Pell made in the sixth yeare of King Edward the sixth YOu shall swearee That you shall truly and faithfully keepe the Kings Majesties Book within this his Court called the Pell for the speedy expedition of his Accomptants for their surety And you shall delay none of the Kings Accomptants for favour meed affection or dread and see all wayes that no untrue entry be made in the said Pell And if you know of any errour done within the said Court you shall shew it to the Lord Treasurer or to the under Treasurer without any delay thereof to be made And the secrets of this Court you shall nor bewray So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Vsher of the Exchequer YEe shall sweare That ye shall well and truly serve the Treasurer and Chamberlaines of the Exchequer in your roome of Ushership to the Lord Treasurer of England within this Court of the Kings Receipts and shall diligently lock and keep the doors of the Kings Treasury in due time for safety of his good And the same doores ye shall be ready to open againe at all times when the same Lord Treasury and Chamberlaines or other their Clerks and Deputies shall have occasion to enter and there shall give your attendance till their departure And ye shall demand no unjust allowance for any necessaries or other kinde of thing by you bought for service of the King within this Court And ye shall to your power helpe and further all such the Kings Accomptants as shall have to do in this Court. So help you God and Holidome and by the Contents of that Book The Oath ministred unto the Souldiers serving under the Earle of Leicester in the Low Countries WEE do sweare and promise To do all loyall true and faithfull service unto the Queene of England her most Excellent Majesty and unto the Provinces and Cities united in these Countries and their Associates under the charge and obedience of the Right Excellent the Earle of Leicester Governour generall of the said Provinces and Cities and their Associates and of her Majesties Armie and Forces within the same and all lawfull and due obedience unto the said Governour and to any other Superiour that shall have charge under him for Government in this Armie And further we do promise to endeavour our selves to keep and fulfill all such lawfull Ordinances as his Excellency hath or shall set forth and establish for the better ordering of this Army as much as concerns us so long as we shall serve under him So help us God by Jesus Christ The Oath of the Governour of Barwick YOU shall sweare To bee faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Ladie Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. and to keepe and defend to the use of her Majesty her Heires and Successors this Towne of Barwick and the Marchesse of the same to the uttermost of your power and according to your Office you shall not be absent at any time from your Office without her Majesties speciall License containing in the same the names of such to whom your charge shall be committed in your absence except it be upon reasonable causes to go into the Wardencie of the East Marches for the service thereof or to some osher part of Nortbuneberland upon any your needfull causes at which time neverthelesse you shall depute the Marshall or in his absence the next principall Officer to take your charge of this Towne You shall cause all the Officers of this Towne to doe their duties or else see them punished without favour or delay you shall use the advice of all those which be Councellors of this Towne for any matter concerning the Government thereof except the matter shall touch any of themselves in which the same parties shall be excluded for the time you shall see that this Towne and the Garrison be provided of a convenient force of Victuall of all sorts from time to time And that the Mayor and his Brethren shall doe their duties for the Common-weale of the same Towne according to their Jurisdiction You shall administer Justice truly and indifferently to all manner of persons having any Cause depending before you You shall not admit nor suffer to be admitted any manner of person to be of this Garrison that shall be born out of the Realme of England or Ireland nor above the number of fortie that shall be borne within the Realme of Ireland You shall at sundry times visite the Gates and Posternes of this Towne the Locks and Shuttings thereof the Towne Walls Bulworkes Ditches Ordinance Artillery and Munition and the Houses of the Stoage of the same and cause to be redressed to the best of your power any thing therein amisse Finally you shall quarterly puruse the Statutes and Ordinances heretofore made and now remaining in force for the Government of this Towne
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
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
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
all and every such person or persons within your Parish either knowne commonly reported or vehemently suspected to have committed any Misdemeanour Fault Default Crime Sinne or Offence mentioned or specified within any the Articles in this Booke comprised or in the same omitted which comming to your knowledge are by Ecclesiasticall Authoritie to be reformed So helpe you God in Christ Jesus The Protestation Iâ— B. Doe in the presence of Almightie God Promise Vow and Protest to maintain and defend as farre as lawfully I may with my life power and estate the true Reform'd Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realme contrary to the same Doctrine and according to the dutie of my Allegiance his Majesties Royall Person Honour and Estate as also the Power and Ptiviledges of Parliament the lawful Rights and Liberties of the Subâ—ect and every person that maketh this Protestation in whatsoever he shall do in the lawfull pursuance of the same And to my power and a far as lawfully I may I will oppose and by all good wayes means endeaâ—our to bring to condigne punishment all such as shall either by Force Practice Councells Plots Conspiracies or otherwise doe any thing to the contrary of any thing in this present Protestation contained And further That I shall in all just and honourable wayes endeavour to preserve the Union and Peace betweene the three Kingdomes of England Scoâ—land and Ireland and neither for hope feare nor other respect shall relinquish this Promise Vow and Protestation The Vow and Covenant appointted by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament to be taken by every man in the Cities of London Westminster the Suburbs and Liberties thereof and throughout the whole Kingdome IA. B. In humilitie and reverence of the Divine Maâ—esty declare my heartie sorrow for my own sins and the sins of this Nation which have deserved the calamities judgments that now lye upon it And my true intention is by Gods grace to endeavour the amendment of my owne wayes And that I do abhor and detest the said wicked and treacherous Design lately discovered And that I never gave nor will give my assent to the execution therof but wil according to my power Vocation oppose resist the same and all other of the like nature And in case any other like Designe shall hereafter come to my knowledge I will make such timely discoverie as I shall conceive may best conduce to the preventing thereof And whereas I do in my conscience believe That the Forces raysed by the Two Houses of Parliament are raysed and continued for their just Defence and for the Defence of the true Protestant Religion and Liberties of the Subject against the Forces raised by the King I doe here in the presence of Almightie God Declare Vow and Covenant That I will according to my power and Vocation assist the Forces raysed and continued by both Houses of Parliament against the Forces raysed by the King without their consent and will likewise assist all other persons that shall take this Oath in what they shall doe in pursuance thereof and will not directly or indirectly adhere unto nor shal willingly assist the Forces raysed by the King without the consent of both Houses of Parliament And this Vow and Covenant I make in the presence of Almightie God the Search of all hearts with a true intention to perform the same as I shall answer at the great Day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed 1. T That we shall sincerely really and constantly through the grace of God endeavour in our severall places and callings the prefervation of the Reformed Religion in the Church of Sâ—oâ—und in Doctrine Worship Discipline Government against our common Enemies the Reformation of Religion in the Kingdomes of Englâ—nd and Ireland in Doctrine Worship Discipline Government according to the Word of God the Example of the best Reformed Churches And shall endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the Three Kingdoms to the nearest Conâ—unction and Uniformity in Religion Confession of Faith Forme of Church-government Dâ—rectory for Worship and Catechizing That we and our Posterity after us may as Brethren live in faith and love and the Lord may delight to dwel in the midst of us 2. That we shall in like manner without respect of persons endeavor the extirpation of Poperie Prelacie that is Church-Government by Arch-Bishops Bishops their Chancellors and Commissaries Deans Deans Chapters Archdeacons and all other Ecclesiastical Officers depending on that Hierachy Superstition Heresie Schism Prophanesse and what soever shal be found to be contrarie to sound Doctrine and the power of godlinesse lest we partake in other mens sins thereby be in danger to receive of their plagues and that the Lord may be one and his Name one in the Three Kingdoms 3. We shall with the same sinceritie realitie and constancy in our several Vocations endeavâ—r with our Estates and Lives mutually to preserve the Rights and Priviledges of the Parliament and the Liberties of the Kingdoms and to preserve and defend the Kings Majesties Person and â—uthoritie in the preservation defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdoms that the world may beare witnesse with our consciences of our loyaltie and that we have no thoughts or intentions to diminish his Majesties just power and greatnesse 4. We shall also with all faithfulnesse endeavor the discovery of all such as have bin or shal be Incendiaries Malignants or evill Instruments by hindring the Reformation of Religion dividing the King from his people or one of the Kingdoms from another or making any Faction or Pâ—rties amongst the people contrarie to this League and Covenant that they maybe brought to publike Tryall and reâ—eive condign punishment as the degree of their Offences shall require or deserve oâ— the Supreme Judicatories of both Kingdoms respectively or others having power from them for that effect shall judge convenient V. And whereas the happinesse of a blessed Peace between these Kingdoms denied in former times to our Progenitors is by the good providence of God granted unto us and hath beene lately concluded and setled by both Parliaments we shall each one of us according to our place and interest endeavor that they may remain conjoyed in a firm Peace and Union to all Posteritie And that Justice may be done upon the wifull Opposers thereof in manner expressed in the present Articles 6. We shall also according to our places and callings in this Common Cause of Religion Libertie and Peace of the Kingdoms assist and defend all those that enter into this League and Covenant in the maintaining and pursuing thereof and shall not suffer our selves directly or indirectly by whatsoever combination perswasion or terror to be divided and withdrawne from this blessed Union Conjunction whether to make defection to the contrary part or give our selves to a detestable indifferency or neutrality in this Cause which so much concerneth the glory of God the good of the Kingdoms and Honor of the King but shall all the dayes of our lives zealously and constantly continue therein against all opposition and promote the same according to our power against all Lets and Impediments whatsoever what we are not able our selves to suppresse or overcome we shall reveal make known that it may be timely prevented or removed all which we shal do as in the fight of God And because these Kingdoms are guiltie of many sins provocations against God and his Son Jesus Christ as is too manifest by our present distresses and dangers the fruits thereof We professe and declare before God and the world our unfeigned desire to be humbled for our own sins and for the sins of these Kingdoms especially that we have not as we ought valued the inestimable benefit of the Gospel that we have not laboured for the puritie and power thereof and that we have not endeavoured to receive Christ in our hearts nor to walke worthy of him in our lives which are the causes of other sins and transgressions so much abounding amongst us And our true unfeigned purpose desire indeavor for our selves and all others under our power charge both in publike and in private in all duties we owe to God and man to amend our lives and each one to go before another in the example of a reall Reformation that the Lord may turn away his wrath and heavie indignation establish these Churches and Kingdoms in truth peace And this Covenant we make in the presence of Almighty God the serarcher of all hearts with a true intention to performe the same as we shall answer at that great day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed most humbly beseeching the Lord to strengthen us by his holy Spirit for this end to blesse our desires proceedings with success as may be deliverance safetie to his people encouragement to other Christian Churches groningunder or in danger of the yoke of Antichristian tyranny to joyn in the same or like Association Covenant to the glorie of God the enlargement of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and the Peace and Tranquility of Christian Kingdoms Common wealths FINIS