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A65697
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Considerations humbly offered for taking the oath of allegiance to King William and Queen Mary
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Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.
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1689
(1689)
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Wing W1720; ESTC R30191
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axion_n that_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d two_o supreme_a lord_n 24._o matth._n vi_fw-la 24._o now_o by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o land_n i_o owe_v and_o be_o bind_v to_o yield_v allegiance_n to_o he_o who_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 2._o n._n 2._o whether_o he_o have_v rightful_a possession_n or_o not_o and_o be_o excusable_a and_o free_a from_o punishment_n by_o the_o law_n if_o i_o afford_v it_o for_o so_o the_o law_n run_v the_o king_n our_o sovereign_a lord_n 1._o 11_o h._n 7._o c._n 1._o call_v to_o his_o remembrance_n the_o duty_n of_o allegiance_n of_o his_o subject_n of_o this_o his_o realm_n and_o that_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o same_o be_v bind_v to_o serve_v their_o prince_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n for_o the_o time_n be_v in_o his_o war_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o he_o and_o the_o land_n against_o every_o rebellion_n power_n and_o may_v rear_v against_o he_o and_o with_o he_o to_o enter_v and_o abide_v in_o service_n in_o battle_n if_o case_n so_o require_v and_o that_o for_o the_o same_o service_n what_o fortune_n ever_o fall_v by_o chance_n in_o the_o same_o battle_n against_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o the_o prince_n as_o in_o this_o land_n sometime_o past_a have_v be_v see_v it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a but_o against_o all_o law_n reason_n and_o good_a conscience_n that_o the_o say_v subject_n go_v with_o their_o sovereign_a lord_n in_o war_n attend_v upon_o he_o in_o person_n or_o be_v in_o other_o place_n within_o this_o land_n or_o without_o by_o his_o commandment_n any_o thing_n shall_v lose_v or_o forfeit_v for_o do_v their_o true_a duty_n and_o service_n of_o allegiance_n it_o be_v therefore_o ordain_v enact_v and_o establish_v by_o the_o king_n our_o sovereign_a lord_n by_o the_o advice_n and_o assent_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o the_o commons_o in_o this_o present_a parliament_n assemble_v and_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o that_o from_o henceforth_o 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