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 â—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 12â— 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 Chancellâ—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-Baggâ— 252 Commissioners fâ—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 Merchâ—nt Adventurers Francke Pleadge in London 67 Fealtie 232 Fidelitie of a Bishâ—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 Polâ—â—â—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 Mayâ—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 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
sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the Kings people as one of his Serjeants at Law And ye shall truly counsaile them that ye shall be retained with after your cunning and ye shall not deferre tract nor delay their causes willingly forcovetousnes of money or other thing that may turne you to profit and ye shall give due attendance according As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Master of the Rolls YOu shall sweare That well and lawfully ye shall serve the King our Soveraigne Lord and his People in the Office of Clerke or Master of the Rolls to the which ye be called Yee shall not assent ne procure the dis-inheritance ne perpetuall damage of the King to your power ne fraud ye shall do nor cause to be made wrongfully to any of his People ne in any thing that toucheth the Seale and lawfully yee conceale the things that toucheth the King when ye shall be thereto required And the counsell that ye shall give touching him ye shall not disclose And if ye know any thing of the dis-inheritance or damage of the King or fraud to be made upon any thing that toucheth the keeping of the Seale ye shall put your lawfull power that to redresse and amend And if that ye cannot ye shall advise the Chancellor or other which may that amend to your power As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the six Clerks in the Chancery YE shall sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the King and his People in the Office of one of the six Clerkes of Chancery whereunto ye be admitted and well and justly order your selfe in the same according to your learning and truly counsell them that ye shall be retained with And ye shall be diligent to further the Kings businesse from time to time as need shall require And ye shall not assent to any fraud or deceit to be had or done by you or any by your consent in any of the Kings Records whereunto ye shall have reeourse but well and truly ye shall entreat the same And ye shall not absent your selfe willingly whereby the Kings businesses or any other shal be undone or hindered without speciall License of the Master of the Rolls or his Deputie for the time being As God you helpe and his Saint The Oath to maintaine the Succession of the Crowne of England YE shall sweare To beare faith truth and obedience all only to the Kings Majestie and to his Heires of his body of his most deere and entirely beloved lawfull wife Queene Anne begotten And farther to the Heires of our said Soveraigne Lord according to the limitation in the Statute made for suretie of his Succession in the Crowne of this Realm mentioned and contained and not to any other within this Realme nor Forraigne Authority or Potentate And in case any Oath be made or hath been made by you to any person or persons that then you to repute the same as vaine and annihilated And that your cunning wits and uttermost of your power without guile fraud or other undue meane yee shall observe keepe maintaine and defend the said Act of Succession and all the whole effects and Contents thereof and all other Acts and Statutes made in confirmation or for due execution of the same or of any thing therein contained And this ye shall do against all manner of persons of what Estate Dignity Degree or Condition soever they be And in no wise do or attempt nor to your power suffer to be done or attempted directly or indirectly any thing or things privily or apartly to be let hinderance damage or derogation thereof or of any part of the same by any manner of meanes or for any manner of pretence So help you God all Saints and the holy Evangelists The Oath of a Clerke of the Petty Bagg YE shall sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the King and his People as one of his Ministers and Clerks in the Office of the Petty-bag whereunto ye be admitted and well and truly order your selfe in the same according to your learning And ye shall be diligent to further the Kings businesse from time to time as need shall require And ye shall not assent to any fraud or deceipt to be had or done by you or any by your consent in any of the Kings Records whereunto ye shall have recourse but well and truly ye shall entreat the same As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Examiner in the Court of Chancery YE shall sweare Well and truly after your cunning and learning to excuse and occupie the Office of one of the Examiners in the Kings Court of Chancerie whereunto you are admitted And dulie justlie and equallie yee shall examine their Causes that shall be committed unto you without any favour or corruption of any person or persons to be had otherwise than shall of right appertain concerning the same And ye shall be attendant as wel to further the Kings businesse as the same Causes from time to time as need shall require And ye shall not publish ne shew the same Depositions to any person afore publication in the Court without the Warrant of the same Court. As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath which the Duke of Bedford and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal tooke in Parliament in Anno 4. H. 6. Nov. 10. for their sincere arbitrating of the variances betweene the Duke of Glocester and the Bishop of Winchester Lord Chancellor of England THat my said Lord of Bedford and my said Lords Spirituall and Temporall and each of them shall as far forth as his cunning and discretions sufficent truly justly and indifferently counsell and advise the King and also proceed and acquit himself in all the said matters and Quarrels withouten that they or any of them shall privilie or apart make or shew himselfe or be partie or parcell therein nought be leaving or schewing so to do for affection love meed or dread of any person or persons And that ye shall in all wise keepe secret all that shall be communed by way of Councell in the Matters and Quarrels abovesaid in the foresaid Parliament withouten that they or any of them shall by word writing or in any wise open it or discover it to any of the said parties or to any other person that is nought of the said Councell but if he have especiall Commandment thereto of the King or of my said Lord of Bedford And that each of them shall with al might and power by him and by his strength aid and assist by way of Counsell and tell unto the King or to my Lord of Bedford and to the remnant of my said Lords to put the said parties to reason and naught suffer that any of the said parties by them or theirs proceed or attempt by way of Feet against the Kings Peace nor helpe assist or comfort any of them thereto but let them with all her might and
of England France and Ireland and to her Heires and Successors You shall be no Thiefe nor Thiefs Feir but if you know of any you shall do the Queenes Majesties Justices to weet of them as soone as you can and you shall live by such good and true occupation as God lent you uprightly and truly so farre as God will give you grace So helpe you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath that is to he given to any Jury before Evidence given in against a prisoner at the Barre YOu shall true Deliverance make betweene our Soveraigne Lord the King and the Prisoner at the Barre as you shal have in charge according to your Evidence as neere as God shall give you grace So helpe you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath given to a Baylisse or Serjeant that attendeth on any Jury or Inquest at an Assize YOu shall well and truly keep this Inquest from meat and drinke fire and candle you shall not suffer any man to speake with them neither shall you your selfe speak with them more than to aske them If they be agreed untill such time as they be agreed So helpe you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath for Evidence upon the Arraignement of the Prisoner at the Barre THe Evidence that you shall give to this Inquest against the Prisoner at the Barre shall be the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth as neere as God shall give you grace So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath to be given by any jury by whom a Nisi prius is to be tried YOu shall truly try this Suit of Nisi prius betweene party and party according to the Evidence as shall be given you in Court as neere as God shall give you grace So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath to be given to such as are to give Evidence betweene a party and party at an Nisi prius THe Evidence that you shall give to this Inquest concerning the matter in variance shall be the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth so neere as God shall give you grace So helpe you God and by the Contents of this Booke The same Oath that your foreman hath sworne you of your part shall well and truly keepe So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath of the great Inquest YE shall truly enquire and due presentment make of all such things as you are charged withall on the Queenes behalfe the Queenes Councell your owne and your fellowes you shall well and truly keepe And in al other things the truth present So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath of those that give Evidence upon Bils of indictment THe Evidence that you shall give to the Inquest upon this Bill shall be the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth And you shall not let so to do for malice hatred or evill will nor for meed dread favour or affection So helpe you God and the holy Contents of this Booke The Oath of such as are to be bayled upon suspition for Felony or Murder J A. B. shall from henceforth during all my life be true Liegeman and true faith beare unto our Soveraigne Ladie Elizabeth and to her Heires and Successors Kings and Queenes of this Realme and shall commit no Murder Treason or Misprision of Treason nor consent or agree to any such Offence nor shall know any perill or damage to his Grace or to the Realme or other Dominions aforesaid but shall reveale and disclose it with all speed unto such as have the Lawes in Government nor shall commit any Felony or Murder or be accessary to any such Offence or Offences but shall live a good and an obedient Subject during my life So helpe me God and the Contents of this Booke The Oath of the Approver banished HOc Audis due Coronator quod Ego A A. sum Latronius equi vel Alterius Rei vel Homicidia unius per homines vel Plurimorum fel. Dom. Regis H. quia multa Mula Latricinia Perpetram in hac Terra abjura Regnum H. Regis Anglia deheo me festinare versus portum de c. quem dedisse mihi quod non debeo devertere ab altu via et si faciam volo quod sivi captus sicut latro fel. Dom. Regis ut quod apud c. queram diligentur Transitum meum non expectabo ibi visi fluxum et refluxum maris unum si transitus haberi poterit visi Tanto Spatio abire potero iho quolibet die in mare usque ad genua tentane transire visi hoc potero infra 40. dios continues mittum me iterum in ecelesium sicut latero fel. Dom. Regis sic me Deus adjuvet secundum judicium The Oath which Philip Duke of Burgoyne tooke acknowledging and promising to obey King H. 5. as the right Inheritor of the Kingdom of France After Charles the first Kings Death I Philip Duke of Eurgoyne For me and my Heires sweare and make Oath upon these holy Evangelists to Henry of England and Heire Apparant and Regent of France by the Soveraigne Lord King Charles that meekly and faithfully shall obey the same King Henry in all things that appertaine to the King of France as to the Commonweale of the same Realme immediately after the death of the said King Charles our Soveraigne Lord we shall be true and faithfull Leiges to the said King Henry his Heires and Successors and furthermore we shall not be of Councell nor give our consent to no things that may be to the prejudice of the same King H. his Heires and Successors wherein they may suffer any derogation or detriment of their bodies of their Members Possessions or Honours And if we know of any conspiracie against him his Heires or Successors in all the hast to us possible either by our Letters or else by our Trustie Messengers to declare That they may the better provide to eschew the perills thereof When the Dukes Oath was thus finished as many as were present there both of the Kings Councell and also of the Parliaments Bishops Lords Knights and Commons made the same Oath to the King and 23 and 24. dayes of the same moneth of May 14. the Chancellor of France and many other Lords Bishops Prelats and Noblemen of the Realme gave the like Oath to King H The Oath of the Chancellor of England YEE shall swearâ— That well All the Oathes marked with this mark were Copied out of an old Roll in Parchment remaining in the Office of the Petty Bagg in January 1625. and truly yee shall serve our Soveraigne Lord the King and his People in the Office of Chancellor ye shall do Right to all manner of People Poore and Rich after the Lawes and usuages of this Realme and truly
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 wiâ—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 specâ—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 aâ—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
not enseale with the Stale of the Exchequer as long as the Chancery shall be 20 miles where the Exchequer doth abide The Oath of Fealty YEE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true and faith and truth beare unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and to his Heires Kings of England and truly yee shall doe and truly knowledge the services due of the Lands the which ye claime to hold of him as in the Right of your Wife and in the which the King to you doth yeeld As God helpe you and all his Saints The Oath of the Steward of Gascoygne YEE shall sweare That well and truly ye shall with all your wit and withall your power ye shall keepe the Office of the Stewardship of the Dutchie of Guyan And ye shall doe right to all People in that that to you appertaineth and belongeth And the Townes Castles Fortlots and the Lands and Tenements of the King our Soveraigne Lord in that Dutchie ye shall keepe to the use of him and his Heires And ye shall not deliver them to any person but to him or to his Heires or to the which shall bring you his Letters Patents and his Honour his Estate his Rights and his Seignory ye shall keepe and maintaine to all your power and if any thing of his Rights in what things soever it be be withdrawne or concealed ye shall put to your true paine and deavour that to repeale and retaine in due and right estate and if ye may not that doe ye shall doe it to be knowne to the King So God ye helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Alneger YEE shall sweare That well and truly yee shall serve the King and his People in the Office of Substitute Lann your of the King And that for favour nor for hatred ye shall not let But that yee shall meet the Clothes the which attaine and belong to your Office to meet truly and them enseale with the Seale of your Office and that truly ye shall answer to the King of the forfeitures of the Clothes after the forme contained in the Statute there of late made And that ye shall not tarry nor delay the people in that that appertaineth and belongeth to your Office And that ye shall use your said Office without Fraud Extortion or Out-age to be done to the people As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Maior of the Staple and Constable of the same Staple YOu shall sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the King and his people in the Office of Maior of the Staple of Westminster to the which ye be chosen and truly ye shall Treat the Merchants of the same Staple and equall Right ye shall doe to all people as well to strangers as others after the Ordinances thereof made and the law Merchant As God you helpe and his Saints Like Oath shall make the Constable of the same Staple of that that appertaineth to their Office The Oath of the Portage of the Chancery YEE shall sweare That well and truly ye shall serve the King in the Office of Portage of the Chanâ—â—ry and that yee shall be continually abiding upon the said Office and no time ye shall absent you without especiall leave of the Chancellor or of the keeper of the Rolls and that for good and just cause and that ye shall not carry nor beare nor suffer the Rolls to be carried or borne to any place but unto the place to the same Ordained and Deputed and that yee shall not shew them to any person but by the Commandment of the said keeper of the Rolls privily or openly and that yee shall not assent that any fraud or deceit the which may be done to the said Rolls as by taking of Coppie or by the sight to have of the said Rolls privily nor in none other manner and of Fraud or untruth that ye may know to be done in the said Rolls or any thing that appertaineth to your keeping of the said Rolls yee shall tell to the said keeper of the Rolls without any concealment to doe so As God ye helpe and all Saints The Oath of a Bishops renuntiations of a Popes Bull. I Renounce all the words comprized in the Popes Bull made unto me of the Bishopprick of B the which be contrary and prejudiciall to the King our Soveraigne Lord and to his Crowne and of that I put my humblement in his grace praying to have restitution of my Temporalties of my Church of B. The Oath of a Bishops Fidelity ALso I shall be faithfull and true and faith and truth shall beare to the King our Soveraigne Lord and to his Heires Kings of England of Life and Limbe and of Earthly worship for to Live and Dye against all the people And diligently I shall be entendant unto the Kings Needs and Businesse after my with and power and the Kings counsaile I shall keepe and laine and truly I shall knowledge and doe the services due of the Temporalties of my Bishopprick of B. The which I claime to hold of my said Soveraigne Lord the King And the which he giveth and yeeldeth me and to him to his Commandments in that that to me attaineth and belongeth for my Temporalties I shall be obeysant As God me helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Kings Serjeant at Law YE shall sweare That ye shall well and truly serve the King and his people as one of his Serjeants of the Law and truly councell the King in his matters when he shall be called and duly and truly Administer the Kings matters after the course of the Law after your cunning ye shall take no wages nor Fee of any man for any matter where the King is partie against the King ye shall as duly and hastily speed such matters as any man shall have to do against the King in the Law as ye may lawfully doe without delay or tarrying the partie of his lawfull Procesle in that that to you belongeth yee shall be attendant to the Kings matters when ye shall be called thereunto As God helpe you and his Saints The Homage of a Temporall Lord. J Become your Leigman of Life and Limbe and of carthly worship and faith and troth I shall beare unto you for to live and dye against all manner of folke So God me helpe and his Saints The Oath of a Searcher in the Custome House YEe shall sweare That ye shall serve the King well and truly in the Office of the Searcher-ship in the Port of N. and doe the Kings profits in all things that longeth to you to doe by way of your Office and well and truly ye shall make due search of all the Ships and Vessells coming in or passing out of the said Port and truly answer the King of all that shall belong unto him in your said Office without Fraud or Maligne after your wit and power As God helpe you and his Saints The Oath of a Serjeant at Law YEe shall
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