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A85811	The book of oaths, and the severall forms thereof, both antient and modern. Faithfully collected out of sundry authentike books and records, not heretofore extant, compiled in one volume. Very useful for all persons whatsoever, especially those that undertake any office of magistracie or publique imployment in the Common-wealth. Whereunto is added a perfect table.	Garnet, Richard, S.J., attributed name.	1649 (1649)	Wing G264; Thomason E1129_1; ESTC R202149	108,262	410

of Bedford and to the remnant of my said Lords to put the said parties to reason and naught suffer that any of the said parties by them or theirs proceed or attempt by way of feet against the Kings Peace nor helpe assist or comfort any of them hereto but let him with all her might and power and wi●hstand him and assist unto the King and my said Lord of Bedford in keeping of the Kings Peace and redressing of all such manner of proceedings by way of feet and force The Oath of a Bishop J A B Doctor in Divinity late Bishop of D. and now elected Bishop of L. do verily testifie and declare in my conscience that your Majesty is the only supreame Governour of this Realme of England and of all other your Majesties Domions and Countries as well in all Spirituall and Ecclesiasticall Causes as Temporall and that no Forreigne Prince Person Prelate State or Potentate hath or ought to have any Jurisdictory power superiority preeminence or authority Ecclesiasticall or Temporall within this Realme and therefore I doe utterly renounce and forsake all forraigne Jurisdictions Powers superiorities and authorities and doe promise that from henceforth I shall and will beare true faith and allegiance to your Majesty your lawfull Heires and Successors and to my power shall assist and defend all Jurisdictions Priviledges Preeminents and Authorities granted and belonging to your Highnesse your Heires and lawfull Successors or united or annexed to the Imperiall Crowne of this your Majesties Realmes and further I acknowledge and confesse to have the said Bishop of L. and the Possessions there of your Highnesse and after the same I doe my homage presently unto your Majesty to whom and to your lawfull Heires and Successors I shall be faithfull and true So help me God and the contents of this book The Oath of a Privie Counsellor framed now in the time of King James YOu shall sweare To be a true and faithfull Servant unto the Kings Majestie and one of his Privie Councell you shall not know or understand of any manner thing to be attempted done or spoken against his Majesties Person Honour Crowne or dignity Royall but you shall let and withstand the same to the uttermost of your power and either cause it to be revealed unto his Majestie himselfe or to such of his Privie Councell as shall advertise his Highnesse of the same you shall in all things to be moved treated and debated in Councell faithfully and truly declare your minde and opinion according to your heart and conscience and shall keepe secret all matters committed and revealed unto you or that shall be treated of secretly in Councell and if any of the same Treaties or Councells shall touch any of the Councellors you shall not reveale it unto him but shall keepe the same untill such time as by the consent of his Majestie or of the Councell publication shall be made thereof You shall to your utmost beare faith and allegiance unto the Kings Majestie his Heires and lawfull Successors and shall assist and defend all Jurisdictions Preeminences and Authorities granted to his Majestie and annexed to his Crowne against all forreigne Princes Persons Prelates or Potentates c by Act of Parliament or otherwise and generally in all things you shall doe as a faithfull and true Servant and Subject ought to doe to his Majesty So helpe you God and by the holy contents of this book The Oath of the Lord Privie Seale YEE shall as farre forth as your cunning and discretion sufficeth truly justly and evenly execute and exercise the Office of Keeper of the Kings Privie Seale to you by his Highnesse committed not leaving or eschewing so to doe for affection love meede doubt or dread of any person or persons and yee shall take speciall regard that the said Privie Seale in all places where you shall direct unto may be in such substantiall wise used and safely that no other person without the Kings spec●all commandment or your assent or knowledge shall more seale or imprint any thing with the same and generally yee shall observe fulfill and doe all and every thing which to the Office of the Keeper of the Kings Privie Seale duely belongeth and appertaineth So helpe you God and by the contents of this book The Oath of a Secretary of State YOu shall sweare To be a true and faithfull Servant unto the Kings Majestie as one of the Secretaries of his Majesties Highnesse Privie Councell you shall not know or understand of any matter or thing to be attempted done or spoken against his Majesties Person Honour Crown or Dignity Royall but you shall let and withstand the same to the uttermost of your power and either doe or cause it to be revealed either to his Majesty himselfe or to his Privie Councell You shall keepe secret all matters revealed and committed unto you or that shall be secretly treated of in Councell and if any of the said Treaties or Councells shall touch any of the said Councellors you shall not reveale the same unto him but shall keepe the same untill such time as by the consent of his Majesty or of the Councell publication shal be made thereof you shall to your uttermost beare faith and allegiance unto the Kings Majesty his Heires and lawfull Successors and shall assist and defend all Jurisdictions Preeminencies and Authorities granted to his Majesty and annexed to his Crown against all forreigne Princes Persons Prelates Potentates c. by Act of Parhament or otherwise And generally in all things you shall doe as a faithfull and true Servant and Subject ought to doe to his Majesty So help you God and by the holy contents of this booke This clause above noted thus C. C. is the same which is set downe more largely in the Oath of Supremacie in the first Act of Parliament in the first yeare of Queen Elizabeth which Oath must be taken at the same time with this and therefore is not needfull to be here recited The Oath of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England YE shall sweare That well and truly you shall serve our Soveraigne Lord the King and his people in the Office of the Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England and ye shall doe right to all manner of People poore and rich after the Lawes Usages of this Realm and truly yee shall councell the King and his Councell you shall leave and keepe and you shall not know nor suffer the hurt or dis-heriting of the King or that the rights of the Crowne be decreased by any meane as farre forth as you may let it and if you may not let it you shall make it cleerly and expresly to be knowne unto the King with your true advice and counsell a●d that you shall doe and purchase the Kings profit in all that you reasonably may as God you help and by the contents of this book The Oath of the Clerke of the Signet YOu shall be true to our

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 I● 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 Sub●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 endea●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 Sco●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 Ma●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 S●o●und in Doctrine Worship Discipline Government against our common Enemies the Reformation of Religion in the Kingdomes of Engl●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 Con●unction and Uniformity in Religion Confession of Faith Forme of Church-government D●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 endeav●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 ●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 P●rties amongst the people contrarie to this League and Covenant that they maybe brought to publike Tryall and re●eive condign punishment as the degree of their Offences shall require or deserve o● 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

THE Book of Oaths AND The severall forms thereof both Antient and Modern Faithfully Collected out of sundry Authentike Books and Records not heretofore extant compiled in one Volume Very useful for all persons whatsoever especially those that undertake any Office of Magistracie or publique Imployment in the Common-wealth Whereunto is added a perfect Table Numb 30.2 If a man vow a vow unto the Lord or sweare an oath to bind his soule with a bond he shall not breake his word he shall doe according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth Heb. 6.16 For men verily sweare by the greater and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife Printed at London for W. Lee M. Walbancke D. Pakeman and G. Bedle. 1649. The Table A. ATtourney at Law 29 Allegiance 63 Attourney of the Augmentation Court 85 Auditor of the Augmentation 88 Alneger 240 Allegiance of the Duke of York and other Lords in Parliament 25 Allegiance of the Duke of York in Parliamen to Henry the 6. 258 Allegiance of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall Arch-Bishops Oath 127 Articles Matrimoniall 271 Ahjure the Land for stealing the Kings Venison Atturney of the Court of Wards 318 Auditor of the Court of Wards 321 Atturney of the first Fruits 327 Auditor of the first Fruits 329 Atturney of the Court of Survey Approver banished 208 Auditors of the Court of Survey 354 Auditor of the Exchequer 376 B. BRoker in London 69 Beadle of a Ward in London 76 Bishops Oath 141 Bayliffe to attend a Jurie 204 Bayle upon Suspition of Murther 207 Bishops Renunciation of the Popes Bull. 243 Bull of the Pope Renounced 243 Baron of the Exchequer 214 381 Bayliffe of Shewers 17 361 Barwick Souldiers ●56 Bishops Fidelitie 244 Bishops Popish 275 C. COuncell Privie 143 Councell Clerke 6 Clerke of the Chancery 9 Constable of London 75 366 Clerke of the Chechue 52 Captaines of a Band. 53 Clerke of the Parliament 61 Constable in London 19 Chancellour ef the Augmentation 80 Clerke of the Augmentation 87 Clerke of the Councell to the Prince 96 Councell of Warre 112 Councell of Wales 12● Controversie to be compounded in Parliament betweene the Duke of Gloucester and the Bishop of Winchester 139 Councell Privie 4 Clerke of the Signet 150 Comptroller of Calice 185 Councell of Calice Captaines in Zealand 200 Chancell●ur of England 211 Church-wardens 393 394 Councell to Princesse Mary 109 Comptroller of the Customes 230 Customer 223 Clerke of the Statutes 236 Chancellour of the Exchequer 237 380 Clerks six of the Chancery 249 Clerks of the Pettie-Bagg● 252 Commissioners f●r Sewers 360 Controversie to be compounded in Parliament betweene the Duke of Gloucester and the Bishop of Winchester 254 Chamberlaine of the Exchequer 388 Comptroller of the Kings Houshold 280 Clerke of the Court of Wards 323 Chancellour of the first Fruits 324 Clerke of the first Fruits 330 Cloths to be valued 345 Clerke of the Signet 150 Clerke of the Liveries 347 Clerke of the Court of Survey 355 Clerke of the Pleas. 385 Comptroller of the Pipe 387 D. DEputie of Calice 151 Doctor of Divinitie according to the Vniversitie of Basill 307 Decay of Castles and Forts to be Surveyed and reported 335 Deputie-Chamberlaine of the Exchequer 392 E EStates of the Subjects to be discovered 337 Esquires for the Body Evidence against a Prisoner 204 Evidence betweene partie and partie 205 Evidence upon Bills of Indictment 204 Escheator 228 389 Examiner in the Chancery 253 Estates of the Subjects to be discovered 338 Estate of the Subject to be examined 340 Estate of the Subject to be examined 341 Estate of the Subject to be examined 344 Estate of the Subject to be discovered Earle in Scotland 369 F. FReemen of London 22 Freemen of Merch●nt Adventurers Francke Pleadge in London 67 Fealtie 232 Fidelitie of a Bish●p 144 Fidelitie of the Pryor of S Johns 270 Forrester of the Forrest 300 Fealtie of the King of Scots 305 Fealtie of John King of England to the Pope 306 French Kings Oath 92 Forraigne Opposer to the Exchequer 386 G. GArnet the Jesuit 365 Governour of Barwick Garter King of Armes 113 Great Seale 148 H. HEralds of Armes 119 Homage of an Arch Bishop 127 Homage of the King of Scots 201 Homage of a Temporall Lord. 246 I. JVdge 9 Jurie to try a Prisoner at the Barre 203 Jurie to try a Nisi Prius 205 Inquest Grand 206 Judge 216 Justice for Works Weights and Measures 219 Justice to heare and determine 295 Inhabitants rf Forrests 302 Justice of Peace 313 Ingrosser of the great Roll. 377 K. KIng of Scots to King Henry 6. 201 Kings Oath 1 Kings Oath 3 King of France to observe the Statutes of the Garter King James his Servants 108 Knight of the Garter 93 Kings of Armes 115 Knights of the Round Table 125 King of Pol●●●a to the Turke 126 Knights for the Body Knight of Scotland 371 Keeper of the great Seale Knight of the Bath 199 303 Kings Councell and Judges 363 King Edward the seconds Oath 201 King Charles his Oath 272 292 Knight of the Bath Keeper of the Kings Papers of State Knights and Squires 136 L. LEague and Covenant 410 Lieutenant of Guysnesse 159 Lieutenant of Calice 170 Lieutenant of Ruisbanck 179 Lieutenant of Hannues 184 Lieutenant of Newhaven 192 Lieutenant of the Tower 266 Loardisme renounced 267 Lord of Parliament in Scotland 370 M. MErchants for the true shipping Cloth to the Mart Towne 30 31 32 Marshall of Barwick 45 Master of the Woods of the Court of Augmention 84 Messenger of the Augmentation 91 Marshall of Calice 164 Marshall-Deputie of Calice 193 May●r of the Staple 241 373 Master of the Rolls 248 Mid-wives Oaths 284 Master of the Court of Wards 317 Master of the Woods of the Court of Survey 352 Messenger of the Court of Survey 356 Master of Requests Master of the Ordinance for Barwick 50 Mary Queene her Councell 109 Marshall of Calice 169 N. NVn entring into the Cloyster 290 P. POrter of Barwick 48 President of the Councell 129 Privie Seale 145 Porter of Calice 189 Portage of the Chancery 242 Pursevant at Armes 123 President of Wales 57 Prior of S. John Jerusalem 270 Protestation 405 R. REquests Master 15 Receiver of the Augmentations 89 Ranger of the Forrest 296 Regarder of the Forrest 299 Receiver of the Court of Wards 320 332 Receiver of the Court of Survey 354 Register of the Kings Papers of Estate 315 Remembrancer to the King 383 S. SErvants to the King Seavenger of London 21 Sheriffe of the Counties 24 309 Servants for the true serving of their Lords 33 Souldiers sworne for their true service 41 Supremacie 66 357 Scavengers of the Wards in London 68 Serjeants to the Sheriffe of London 72 Surveyor of the Augmentation Solicitor of the Augmentation Surveyer of the Woods in the Augmentation 86 Surveyer of the Lands in the Court of Augmentation 81 Servants of the Kings Chamber 132 Servants to the King Secretarie of State

be the onely Supreame Head in earth of the Church of England and that to his cunning wit and uttermost of his power without guile fraud or other undue meane He shall observe keep maintain and defend the whole effect and contents of all and singular Acts and Statutes made and to be made within this Realme in derogation execution and extinguishment of the Bishop of Rome and his authoritie and all other Acts and Statutes made and to be made in Reformation and coroboration of the Kings Power of Supreame Head in earth of the Church of England And this he shall doe against all manner of persons of what estate dignitie degree or condition they be and in no wise doe or attempt nor to his power suffer to be done or attempted directly or indirectly any thing or things privily or appartly to the let hindrance dammage or derogation thereof or of any part thereof by any manner of meanes or of any manner of pretence And in case any Oath be made or hath been made to him by any manner of person or persons in maintenance defence or favour of the Bishop of Rome or his authoritie jurisdiction or power yea repute the same as vaine and adnihillate So help him God and all Saints and the holy Evangelists The Oath of a Commissioner for Sewers as in the Statute Anno 23. H. 8 YEE shall sweare That you to your cunning wit and power shall truly indifferently execute the Authoritie given by this Commission of Sewers without any favour affection corruption dread or malice to be borne to any manner of person or persons and as the case shall require yee shall consent and endeavour your selfe for your part to the best of your knowledge and power to the making of such wholesome just equall and didifferent Lawes and Ordinances as shall be made and devised by the most discreet and indifferent number of your fellowes being in Commission with you for the due redresse reformation and amendment of all and everie such things as are contained specified in the said Commission And the same Lawes and Ordinances to your cunning wit and power cause to be put in due execution without favour meed dread malice or affection So God you helpe and all Saints The Oath of an Vnder-Sheriff Bayliffe of Franchies Deputies and Clerke of every Sheriffe and Vnder-Sheriff Statute Anno 27. of Queene Eliz. Ca. 12. I. A. B. Shall not use or exercise the Office of Under-Sheriffe corruptly during the time that I shall remaine there neither shall or will accept rejoyce or take by any colour meanes or device whatsoever or consent to the taking of any manner of fee or reward of any manner of person or persons for the inpannelling or returning of any Inquest Jurie or Tales in any Court of Record for the Queene or betweene partie and partie above two shillings or the value thereof or such Fees as are allowed and appointed for the same by the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme but will according to my power truly and indifferently with convenient speed impannell all Jurours and returne all such Writ or Writs touching the same as shall appartain to be done by my dutie or Office during the time that I shall remaine in the said Office So helpe me God and by the contents of this Book It is Ordained That every Under-Sheriff Bayliffe of Franchizes Deputie and Clerke of every Sheriffe Under-Sheriff and every other person and persons which shall have Authoritie or take upon him to impannell or returne any Inquest Jurie or Tales or entermedle with execution of Processe in any Court of Record untill he or they have taken the Oath of Supreamacie as it is Ordained in the first yeare of Queene Elizabeth Together with the Oath abovesaid The Oath given to the Kings Councell and Judges of his Court of Requests as it is entred in an old Book of Presidents remaining among the Records of that Court Anno 27. H. 6. Fo. 56. YOu shall be faithfull true Councellour to our Soveraigne Lord Henry by the grace of God King of England and of France and Lord of Ireland the 7 and to his Councell be diligently attendant and due and diligent attendance he shall give to the same and in every matter touching our said Soveraigne Lord his honourable suretie or profit that shall come to your knowledge or that shall be communed or treated in his Councell Yee shall to the best of your wisedome give plaine and true Councell not letting so to do for meed dread favour or affection of any person of what degree or condition soever he be the Kings Councell as long as it is Ordained to be Councell yee shall conceale and keepe secret without disclosing it to any person though he be of the same Councell if it touch him and that he may not be made privie there And if there shall come any thing to your knowledge that may be hurtfull prejudiciall or dishonourable to our said Soveraign Lord Yee shall let it to the best of your power and as soone as yee goodly may shew it to our said Soveraigne Lord or such of his Councell as yee shall think will shew it to him All which premisses and every of them yee shall well and truly keep and observe So help you God and all Saints and by his holy Evangelists by you bodily touched The Oath which was given by Henry Garnet the Jesuit to Catesby Piercy Christopher Wright and Thomas Winter and the rest of the Conspirators in the Powder Treason Anno 1605. for secresie as perseverance and constancie in the execution of their Plots YOu shall sweare By the blessed Trinitie and by the Sacrament you now purpose to receive never to disclose directly nor indirectly by word or circumstance the matter that shall be proposed to you to keep Secret nor desist from execution thereof untill the rest shall give you leave The Oath concerning the Office of a Constable in the Countrey Vide Dalton Title Warrants YOu shall sweare That you shall well truly serve our Soveraigne Lord the King in the Office of a Constable You shall see and cause his Majesties Peace to be well truly kept and preserved according to your power You shall Arrest all such persons as in your sight or presence shall ride or go Armed offensively or shall commit or make any Riot Affray or other breach of his Majesties Peace You shall doe your best endeavour upon complaint to you made to apprehend all Fellons Baretors and Rioters or persons Riotous assembled and if any such Offenders shal make resistance with force you shall leave hue and cry and shall pursue them untill they be taken You shall doe your best endeavour that the Watch in your Towne be duly kept and that hue and cryes be duly pursued according to the Statute of Winchester And that the Statutes made for the Punishment of Rogues and Vagabonds and Night walkers and such idle persons comming within your Bounds and