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A53767 The oath of every free-man of the City of Oxford. Oxford (England : City) 1646 (1646) Wing O854; ESTC R214670 1,079 1

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Civitas Oxon. ss. The Oath of every Free-man of the City of Oxford YOU shall sweare that you shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord KING and to His HEIRES and Lawfull Successors KINGS and QUEENES of this Realm of ENGLAND You shall be Obedient and ready to the Major Alldermen and Bayliffes Ministers and Keepers of this City Officers under the KING'S MAJESTY and to their Lawfull Commandements The Franchises Liberties and Customes of this City you shall keep and maintaine to your power and in as much as in you is you shall save this City harmlesse You shall be partner of all manner of Charges touching this City as in Sommons Contributions VVatches Taxes Tallages as another man of the same City is You shall avow no Forraigne goods as your owne whereby the KING may loose His Customè You shall take none Apprentice for lesse time then for seven yeares and you shall cause him to be enrolled within the first year of his Apprentiship and if he serve you well and truly so shall you certifie at his out-going You shall not take nor Receive nor consent to the taking or Receipt of any Incorporation or Fellowship nor of any Book or Confirmations of Acts or Ordinances for any Fellowship Company or Fraternity within this City or the Franchises or Subur'os of the same without the speciall Assent Consent and Agreement of the Major and Bayliffes and of the Councell of this City thereunto first especially had and obtained You shall know no Forraigne Marchant in this City that useth any Craft Buying or Selling but you shall warne the Chamberlaines or else the Majors Serjeant thereof You shall not Withdraw Purloyne or Withold nor consent to the Withdrawing Purloyning or Witholding of any of the Charters VVritings Evidences Escripts or Myniments appertaining or which of right ought to appertaine to this City but you shall do your best endevour to see them brought in and delivered to the use of this City You shall Implead no Person of this Franchises and Guild out of this Court if that you may haue right within this Court neither shall you Challeng Claim or take the Priviledge of any other Court or Courts in any Action or Suite here Commenced by any Person that is Free of this Guild except the same Priviledge be allowable by the Common Lawes of this Realm and in all things you shall be justified by the Major of this City and his Councell as a true and Obedient Citizen ought to be You shall not concent to the Decrease of a Coffer called Dame MARGARET NORTHEN and CISSELEY HABERFIELD nor to the Decrease of an other Coffer under five Lockes without the Assent of the Major and of his Councell and the Councell of this City you shall truly keep These poynts and all other touching the Franchises Liberties and customes of this City or any of them you shall keep and maintaine to the uttermost of your power So God you help And by the same Oath you shall give Mr. Major the VVine and Spice when it is asked of you OXFORD Printed by LEONARD LICHFIELD 1646.