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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

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 Calic● 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 Guysm● 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 authoris●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

the uttermost of your power and in case ye cannot ye shall without delay declare the same to his Highnesse or to such of his Councell as ye think will shew it unto him Yee shall bee obedient to the Kings Deputy for the time being in all things to be done that toucheth the safeguard defence and good governance of the said Towne of Calice and Marches of the same ye shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell to the Kings 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 Ye shall truly fet and do to be set the stand-Watch nightly on the Wals of the said Towne at the Castle hill and shall suffer no person or persons to keepe and furnish the said stand-watch but such person or persons as shall be by you appointed and sworne according to the Oath for the same devised and also take sureties for his or their Abearing in the Watch And that ye neither present nor do to be presented ne imprisoned nor cause to bee imprisoned any manner of person or Watchman nee other whatsoever without reasonable and true cause And if you finde any persons in Chance medly drawing any weapon or smiting that ye do leade or cause to be lead him or them to prison without any let And that ye present or do to be presented every fault that belongeth to your Office to bee presented duly and truly and that ye take not or cause to be taken any other fees of any person or persons then of right and of reason have bin used and of old time accustomed belonging to your Office And also you shal not hold with no party against other nor none sustaine but ●ee shall be true Referender of all that that belongeth to your Office of under Marshall and ye shall nightly be in the Market-place to take the Report of the Typped-staves of the furnish●ng of the Watches in the East and West Houses on the Wals and shall certifie the same Report unto the Kings Deputy immediately And all other things do that appertaine to your said Office of under-Marshall during the time you shall continue in your said Office So helpe you God c. The Oath of them that be or shall be made of the Kings Councell of the Towne and Marches of Calice as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. Hen. 8. YEe shall sweare That ye shall be good true and faithfull unto our Soveraigne Lord King Henry the 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 ye shal be ready with good attendance to come to the place of Councel holden for the King where it shall be assigned and appointed by the Deputy of his Towne and Marches of Calice for the time being and not absent you there-from without reasonable cause of excusation and that in all matters causes and questions that by the said Councell be or shall be opened moved stirred or asked you shall say and utter your good advice and opinion clearly after your discretion and understanding shewing and giving in conclusion your true and faithfull counsell not letting for favour affection love affinity hatred wrath had or borne to any party or for corruptions of any goods or other things whatsoever it be And that all manner Languages Reasons Conclusions had moved or uttered in the said Councell ye shall effectually keep them secretly and not discover them in no wise in other forme or manner then by the same Councell shall be ordained devised and accorded and whereas you can devise thinke or purpose any thing forme or rule that might be evident to turne to the honour weale and commodity of the King our Soveraigne Lord or to the good governance of this Towne and Marches ye shall at all times shew and move it to the Councell to the intent that it may be ordained and executed These things abovesaid every of them with all their circumstances and dependances ye shall duly exercise use keep and doe from time to time during your abiding in the said Councell with all the spirits of your good minde So help you God and the Holy dame and by this book The Oath given to a Knight of the Bath at the time of his creation GReat Worship be this noble Order unto you and Almighty God give you Grace well to keep it you shall be strong in the Faith of Holy Church you shall releeve as right requireth Widows Maids and Orphants you shall love and dread God above all things you shall love the King your Soveraigne Lord and him and his right defend to your power you shall suffer no Extortion as farre forth as you may nor sit in any place where wrongfull Judgement shall be given to your knowledge and as great honour be this noble Order unto you as it was to any of your Kinne or Progenitors before you or any others The Oath of the Captaines and Souldiers serving the Estates of Zeland VVEE sweare and promise To be faithfull to the Queenes Majesty of England our Soveraigne and to the generall united Provinces of the Low Countries especially to the Estates of this Province of Zeland to the end to keepe his Towne of Flushing with the Forts belonging to the same for the assurance of her Majesty the profit of the said Estates and the maintenance of the true Christian Religion as it is at this present exercised as well in England as in the Towne and Country of Zeland and to yeeld all due obedience to our Governour chiefe and Captaines So God us help The Oach and Homage made by James the King of Scots unto King Henry 6. in the second yeare of his Reigne over England I Iames Steward King of Scots shall be true and faithfull unto you Lord Henry by the grace of God King of England and France the noble and Superiour Lord of the King of Scotland which I hold and claim to hold of you and I shall beare you my faith and fidelity of life and limbe and worldly honour against all men and faithfully I shall knowledge and shall do to you service due to the Kingdome of Scotland So God help me and these holy Evangelists The Oath of a Tenant that doth Atturne to the Lord of a Mannour YOu shall become true and lawfull Tenant and true faith beare to the Lord of this Mannour for such Lands as you hold of the same Lordship and do such Customes and Services as of right ye ought to do saving the faith that you beare to any other Lands So help you God and by the Contents of this Booke The Oath used in a Court Baron to swedre any to the Queenes Highnesse YOu shall be true Liegeman and true faith beare to our Soveraigne Lady Elizabeth Queen

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 Chan●●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