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A53645 The Oath of allegiance A. B.; Rawson, Edward, 1615-1693. 1678 (1678) Wing O69A; ESTC R30075 1,047 1

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The Oath of ALLEGIANCE I A. B. do truly and sincerely acknowledge profess testifie and declare in my Conscience befo God and the World That our Sovereign Lord King Charles is lawful and rightful King of t●● Realm of England of all other his Majesties Dominions and Countries And that the Pope n●●ther of himself nor by any Authority of the Church or See of Rome or by any other means with a●● other hath any power or Authority to depose the King or to dispose any of his Majesties Kingdom or Dominons or to Authorize any forreign Prince to Invade or Annoy him or his Country or to dischar●● any of his Subjects of their Allegiance and Obedience to his Majesty or to give licence or leave to any them to bear Arms raise tumults or offer any violence or hurt to his Majesties Royal person State or ●●vernment or to any of his Majesties Subjects within his Majesties Dominions Also I do swear from heart that notwithstanding any declaration or Sentence of Excommunication or deprivation made granted or to be made or granted by the Pope or his Successors or by any Authority derived or ●●tended to be derived from him or his See against the said King his Heirs or Successors or any absolut of the said Subjects from their Obedience I will bear Faith and true Allegiance to his Majesty his He and Successors and him and them will defend to the uttermost of my power against all Conspiracies Attempts whatsoever which shall be made against his or their persons their Crown and Dignity by son or colour of any such Sentence or declaration or otherwise and will do my best endeavour to disc and make known unto his Majesty his Heirs and Successors all Treasons and Traitorous Conspiracies w●● I shall know or hear of to be against him or any of them And I do further swear that I do from my h●● abhor detest and abjure as Impious and Heretical this damnable doctrine and position that Pri●● which be excommunicated or deprived by the Pope may be deposed or murdered by their subjects 〈…〉 ny other whatsoever And I do believe and in my Conscience am resolved that neither the Pope n●● ny person whatsoever hath power to absolve me of this Oath or any part thereof which I acknowl●● by good full Authority to be lawfully ministred unto me And do renounce all pardons dispensa to the contrary And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to express words by me spoken according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the words without any equivocation or mental Evasion or secret reservation whatsoever And make this recognition and Acknowledgement heartily willingly and truly upon the true Fai●● Christian So help me God That this is a true Copie compared with the Original sent in his Majesties Letter and is pri●●●● published by Order of the General Court sitting in Boston in New-England the second of October Edward Rawson S.