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contrary_a act_n read_v prael_n 4._o §_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o what_o he_o say_v for_o the_o obligation_n 1._o of_o spontaneous_a oath_n 2._o of_o oath_n cause_v by_o fraud_n 3._o or_o by_o fear_n extort_a 4._o even_o of_o oath_n to_o robber_n p._n 110._o 3._o he_o that_o take_v a_o oath_n impose_v by_o one_o that_o have_v no_o just_a authority_n but_o not_o otherwise_o vicious_a be_v bind_v to_o perform_v what_o he_o swear_v read_v p._n 175_o etc._n etc._n what_o he_o say_v at_o large_a against_o equivocation_n stretch_v reservation_n as_o open_v the_o door_n to_o all_o lie_v and_o perjury_n and_o frustrate_v the_o end_n of_o oath_n p._n 195._o of_o the_o latitude_n and_o extent_n of_o a_o oath_n how_o far_o the_o senso_fw-la be_v to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o scope_n etc._n as_o when_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o oath_n be_v particular_a but_o the_o word_n be_v general_a e._n g._n the_o pope_n usurpation_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o oath_n so_o assert_v the_o king_n supremacy_n as_o exclude_v all_o other_o as_o well_o as_o the_o pope_n from_o exercise_v supreme_a power_n in_o this_o kingdom_n answ_n such_o a_o oath_n oblige_v as_o to_o the_o word_n themselves_o in_o their_o utmost_a latitude_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n though_o make_v on_o a_o particular_a occasion_n be_v general_a to_o hinder_v all_o incommodity_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n for_o the_o future_a as_o lawyer_n fetch_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o law_n from_o the_o proem_n but_o from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o statute_n so_o we_o must_v judge_v of_o the_o just_a interpretation_n of_o a_o oath_n not_o by_o the_o promise_a recognition_n or_o other_o preface_n but_o by_o the_o body_n of_o the_o oath_n itself_o p._n 208._o he_o be_v always_o perjure_a that_o intend_v not_o what_o he_o promise_v but_o he_o be_v not_o always_o perjure_v that_o perform_v not_o what_o he_o promise_v the_o bond_n be_v dissolve_v p._n 227._o vow_n make_v to_o god_n as_o a_o party_n can_v be_v relax_v by_o man_n though_o man_n may_v give_v away_o their_o own_o if_o you_o swear_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o another_o as_o to_o his_o honour_n obedience_n profit_n or_o other_o good_a the_o oath_n bind_v not_o unless_o he_o for_o who_o you_o swear_v take_v it_o as_o acceptable_a and_o firm_a p._n 242._o concl._n 4._o it_o be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n to_o impose_v a_o oath_n undue_o on_o another_o as_o 1._o a_o oath_n not_o establish_v by_o law_n or_o custom_n etc._n etc._n 2._o a_o oath_n that_o be_v repugnant_a or_o in_o the_o sense_n that_o the_o word_n hold_v forth_o in_o the_o common_a use_n of_o speak_v seem_v repugnant_a to_o any_o oath_n by_o he_o former_o lawful_o take_v 3._o they_o that_o constrain_v man_n to_o swear_v to_o a_o thing_n unlawful_a as_o against_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n or_o our_o superior_n or_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o against_o good_a manner_n or_o that_o which_o be_v 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