your Bayliffes to make such Oath as yee make your selfe in that that belongeth to their occupation yee shall receive no Writ by you or any of yours unsealed or any sealed under any â—eale of any Justice save of Justice in Eyre or Justice Assigned in the same Shire where ye be Sheriffe in or other Justice having power or Authority to make any Writs unto you by the said Law of the Land or any Justice of Newgate yee shall make your Bayliffes of the true and sufficient men in the Country also yee shall doe all your paine and diligence to destroy and make to cease all manner of Heresies and Errors commonly called Lollers within your Bayliffewick from time to time to all your power and assist and be helping to all Ordinaries and Commissaries of holy Church and favour and maintaine them as oft times as yee shall be required by the said Ordinaries and Commissaries yee shall be dwelling in your proper person within your Bayliffewick for the time yee shall be in the same Office except yee be otherwise licensed of the King yee shall not let your Sheriffe-wicke nor any Bayliffewicke thereof to Farme to any man yee shall truly set and returne reasonable and due issues of them that be within your Bayliffewicke after their estate and their honour and make your Pannels your selfe of such persons as be most next most sufficient and not suspect or procured as it is ordained by the Statutes and over this in Eastchining and restrainder of the Mans slaughters Robberies and other manifold grievous offences that have been done daily namely of such as name themselves Souldiers and by other Vagarants the which continually increase in number and multiply so that the Kings true Subjects may not be safe yea ride nor goe to doe such things as they have to doe to their intollerable hurt and hinderance yee shall truly and effectually with all diligence possible to you execute the Statute and the Statutes of Winchester and of Vagabonds these things all yee shall truly keepe as God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of an Attorney at Law YOu shall doe no falshood nor consent to any to be done in the Court and if you know of any to be done you shall give knowledge thereof unto my Lord Chiefe Justice or other his Brethren that it may be reformed you shall delay no man for lucre or malice You shall encrease no Fees but shall be contented with the old Fees accustomed you shall plead no Forraigne Plea nor suffer no Forraigne Suits unlawfully to hurt any man but such as shall stand with order of the Law and your conscience you shall seale all such Processe as you shall sue out of the Court with the Seale thereof and so the Kings Majesty and my Lord Chiefe Justice discharged for the same yee shall not wittingly nor willingly sue nor procure to be sued any false Suit nor give ayde nor consent to the same in paine to be expulsed from the Court for ever And furthermore you shal use your selfe in the Office of an Attorny within the Court according to your Learning and discretion so helpe you God c. The Oath of a Merchaut Adventurer FIrst yee shall sweare To be true to our soveraigne Lady the Queene her Heires and Successors and if any thing may come to your knowledge intended against her Majesties Person or Dominions to discover the same to the Governour of this Fellowship or his Deputy or some other in place convenient Secondly You shal sweare to be obedient and assistant to the Governour and his Deputy and Fellowship of Merchant Adventurers and to keep all Acts and Ordinances by them made or to be made without doing or procuring any thing in prejudice thereof or else offending duly to pay the penalties Thirdy yee sweare To conceale the secrets of the Fellowship and to make knowne unto the Governour or his Deputy from time to time any thing which you shal understand to be pretended against the Fellowship or the Priviledges thereof Lastly you sweare That in no case you shal collour or free any mans Goods whomsoever being either Stranger or one free of this Fellowship The Oath of a Merchant Adventurer taken before the Poqueter for the true Shipping of his Clothes YOu shall sweare That all and every such Clothes and other Commodities whereof you or any of you have made entry are allready bought and within the Walls of London being over and above all former Entries and are not yet Shipped and they are also belonging to those men in whose names they be entered and their Partners being free Brothers of this Company of Merchant Adventurers and that they are entred to be Shipped either for Stiade or Middleborough So God you helpe The Oath which the Honourable George Lord Nevell Baron of Abergaveny used to sweare his Servants by at their first comming into his Houshold YEe shal beare your faith therewith and true service next unto our Soveraigne Lord King Henry 8. unto my Lord and Ladie of this place whom yee intend now to serve also if yee know any hurt harme or hinderance to be done to my said Lord and Ladie to their Bodies or to their Goods or to his Children by any person or persons yee shal give him knowledge or some of his Councel as soone as God wil give you grace Also yee shal not consume nor waste none of his Goods nor suffer them to be wasted negligently by any other person if ye be in power to let it or else give knowledge to his Officers that have the Rule and Charge of his House And also at all times yee shall be obedient requisite and necessary unto my Lords Officers that have the Rule and Charge of my said Lords Houshold aforesaid yee shall well and truly of your behalfe keepe and performe to the best of your power So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of Treasurer Clerk in the Ezchequer YOu shall sweare That you shall well and truly serve the King your Lord in your Office and Roome of Clerkship to the Lord Treasurer of England within this Court of the Kings Receipt and Treasury And you shall uprightly behave your selfe towards all his Subjects and Accomptants for their speedy expedition without any unjust hinderance or delay for affection meed or dread And you shall make no untrue Entry into any of the Kings Rolls or other Books of Receipt and exitus commonly called the Pelles of Receipt and Exitus whereby the King our Lord or any his Subjects may be hurt or damaged But if you shall know of any errour in them escaped speedily to be amended And you shall from time to time make or cause to be made to the Lord Treasurer of England true and perfect Declarations of all manner of Sums of Money coming in and going out of the Kings Treasury so often as the same Lord Treasurer shall demand And you shall safely preserve and keep the Kings Records Leagues and other
singular such damages perils defaults and reparations that shall not at any time happen or chance to be with in any of the Bankes Walls Sewers Throughs or Slewces within the Precinct of the Levell as farre as the limits of your Office shall extend and the same with all diligence to the uttermost of your power procurâ— to be presented unto her Majesties Commissioners of Sewers and the Jury that are or shall be impannelled for such causes that the same with all expedition may bee amended and repaired and to do and execute all and every other thing and things whatsoever that shall appertaine unto your said Office as nigh as God shall give you grace So help you God c The Oath of the Constables within the City of London YEe shall sweare That yee shall keepe the Peace of our soveraigne Lord the King well and lawfully after your power and yee shall Arrest all them that make Contempt Ryot Debate or Affray by breaking of the said Peace and leade them to the House or Counter and if yee be with-stood by strength of mis-doers ye shall reare on them an Entry and pursue them from Street to Street and from Ward to Ward till they be Arrested and yee shall search at all times when yee be the Scavengers or Beagles the common noysomnesse of your Ward and the Beadle and Raker yee shall help to reare and gather their Sallary and Quarterage if yee be thereunto by them required and if any thing be done within your Ward against the Ordinance of this City such defaults as yee shall finde there done yee shall then present unto the Mayor and Ministers of the City and if yee be letted by any person or persons that yee may not duly doe your daily Office yee shall certifie the Mayor and Councell of the City of the name or names of him or them that so let you Yee shall also Sweare that during the time that yee shall stand in the Office and occupy the roome of a Constable yee shall once at the least every Moneth certifie and shew to one of the Clerkes of the Mayors Court as well the names as the fir-names of all Free-men which yee shall know to be deceased within the Moneth in the Parish wherein yee shall be inhabited as also the names and fir-names of all the Children of the said Free-men so deceased being Orphants of the said City and thus you shall not faile to doe as God you helpe c. The Oath of the Scavenger YEe shall sweare That yee shall diligently over â—ee that Pavements within your Ward be well and sufficiently repaired and not made too high in noysance of your Neighbours and that the Wayes Streetes and Lanes be cleansed of Dung and all manner of Filth for the honesty of this City and that all the Chimnies Furnaces Reredoes be of Stone sufficiently and defensible made against perill of Fire and if yee finde any of the contrary yee shall shew it to the Aldermen of the Word so that the Aldermen may ordaine for the amendment thereof And thus yee shall doe as God yee helpe c. The Oath of every Free-man of this City of London YEe shall sweare That yee shall be good and true to our Soveraigne Lord King James and to the Heires of our said Soveraigne Lord the King obeysant and obedient yee shall be to the Mayor and Ministers of this City the Franchises and Customes thereof yee shall maintaine and this City keepe harmlesse in that which in you is yee shall be contributary to all manner of Charges within this City as Summons Watches Contributions Taxes Tillages Lot and Scot and to all other Charges bearing your part as a Free man ought to doe yee shall cullour no Forraigne Goods under or in your name whereby the King or this City might or may lose their Customes or Advantages yee shall know no Farraigner to buy or sell any Merchandise with any other Forraigner within this City or Franchise thereof but yee shall warne the Chamberlaine thereof or some Minister of the Chamberlaines yee shall impleade or sue no Free-man out of this City whiles yee may have Right and Law within the same City yee shall take none Apprentice but if he be free borne that is to say no Bond-mans Sonne nor the Sonne of any Alien and for no lesse tearmes then for seven yeares without fraud or deceit and within the first yeare yee shall cause him to be Enrolled or else pay such Fine as shall be reasonably imposed upon you for omitting the same and after his tearme end within convenient time being reâ—nited yee shall make him Free of this City if he have well and truly served you yee shall also keepe the Kings Peace in your owne person yee shall know no gatherings Conventicles or Conspiracies made against the Kings Peace but yee shall warne the Mayor thereof or let it to your power All these Points and Articles yee shall well and truly keepe according to the Lawes and Customes of this City to your power So helpe you God c. The Oath of a Sheriffe of a County YEe shall sweare That yee shall serve the King well and truly in the Office of the Sheriffe of A. and do the Kings profit in all that belongeth to you to doe by way of your Office as farre forch as you can or may yee shall truly keepe the Kings Rights and all that belongeth to the Crowne yee shall not assent to decrease to lessenings nor concealement of the Kings Rights or of his Franchises and whensoever yee shall have knowledge that the Kings Rights or the Rights of his Crowne be concealed or with-drawne be it in Land Rent Franchise or Suits or any other things yee shall doe your true power to make them be restored to the King againe and it yee may not doe it yee shall certifie the King or some of his Councell thereof such as yee hold for certaine will say it to the King yee shall not respite the Kings Debts for any gifts or favour where ye may raise them without great grievance of the Debtoâ—s ye shall truly and righteously treat the People of your Sheriffewicke and doe right as well to Poore as to Rich in all that belongeth to your Office yee shall doe no wrong to any man for any gift or other behest or promise of Goods for favour nor hate yee shal disturbe no mans right yee shall truly acquit at the Exchequer all those of whom yee shall any thing receive of the Kings Debts yee shall nothing take whereby the King may lose or whereby that Right may be disturbed letted or the Kings Debts delayed yee shall truly returne and truly serve all the Kings Writs as far forth as shall be within your cunning yee shall none have to be your under Sheriffe or any of the Sheriffes Clearkes of the last yeare past ye shall take no Bayliffes into your service but such as yee will answer for yee shall make each of
shall receive yee shall well and truly bring them to the Counter and there to deliver them to the Sheriffe or to his Deputie Also yee shall not tarrie or delay none occasion nor make none untrue Processe That yee shall by vertue of your Office fraud or hate or promise for your singular availe Also yee shall be no Lone day maker nor maintainer of none occasion Also in all manner of Plaints that yee shall returne good and honest persons and true and not suspitious nor procured by you nor by your assent Also you shall counsell nothing whereby the Sheriffes or any of their Courts or Officers may be hurt in their availes Also the common of the Citie peaceably and gently yee shall intreat and also to all other persons that have his Patents of exemptions of any Office or other Charges within the Citie of the Kings grant yeâ— shall doe summon them like as yee doe other Free-men of Inquests Also yee shall take no Yeoman into your Governance whilest he be Officer with the said Sheriffe unto the time that yee shew the said Yeoman unto the said Sheriffe and by him so to be accepted And also yee shall not doe away the said Yeoman in that being without a lawfull cause certifying and knowing to the Sheriffe And if that Yeoman be from you so voided yee shall take away the Liverie of the Sheriffe except and in all other things your Office you shall well and truly keepe and beare you So helpe you God and by this Booke The Oath of a Constable in London YEE shall sweare That yee shall keepe the peace of our Soveraigne Lord the King well and lawfully after your power Also yee shall Arrest all them that made any Riot Debate or Affray in breaking of the said Peace and yee shall bring them to one of the Sheriffes Houses or to the Counters of the said Sheriffes and if yee be withstood by strength of any such mis-doers yee shall ever reare up Hue and Cry and yee shall follow them from Street to Street and from Ward to Ward till yee may Arrest them Also yee shall search at all times when yee shall be required by Scavengers or Beadle for the common noyance of the Ward Also if there be any thing done within the Warde contrary to the Ordinance to the City Also such faults as ye finde yee shall present them to the Mayor and to the Ministers of the City and if ye be withstood with person or persons that ye may not do your Office ye shall present them to the Mayor and to the Common-Councell of the Citie with the names of them that so trouble you And this ye shall not leave So help you God and holidome and by this Booke The Oath of a Beadle of the Wards in London YEe shall sweare That yee shall well and honestly keep the Ward that ye be Beadle in And ye shall suffer no manner Ribbawdes nor none of evill living nor hunters of Ale nor women holding Brothels nor none other Noyons other women slandered of evill name and of evill life dwelling within the Ward but you shall certifie the names of them unto the Alderman to that intent that he shall have them out within fifteen daies and if the Alderman do it not ye shall anon after the fifteen daies ended do the Mayor to weete and if any man make any fray or draw any weapon against the Kings Peace ye shall do the Sheriffe to weete that they may make leavy by the Serjeants of such mis-doers also Yee shall returne good and lawfull men in the Hustinges afore the Sheriffes and the Kings Crowner to the Quest and not men suspitious and maintainers of persons of evill name And the Returne that ye make yee shall shew them three or foure daies before the Husting that ye may see the Returne whether it be sufficient or no Also ye shall see that no Poulter nor no other Victualler make no sale of Poultery Corn or Meale or any other Victuall in no privie place against the Ordinance of the Mayer but ye shall warne the Mayor and the Sheriffes thereof Yee shall be none Officer in Court expedient during your Beadleship Also ye shall brew none Ale nor none for you to be no Regrater ye shall keepe no Bake-house Also ye shall be no Regrater of Victuall nor none hunter of Ale nor partner with none of them And other things to your Office belonging ye shall well and lawfully keepe So helpe you God and Holidome and by this Booke The Oath of the Wardmoote Inquest within London YEe shall sweare That yee shall be true to our Soveraigne Lord the King that now is and to his Heires and Successors Kings of England and readily ye shall come when yee be summoned to the Common Councell of this City but if ye be reasonably excused and good and true Councell ye shall give in all things touching the Common-wealth of this City after your wit and cunning And that for favour of any person ye shall maintaine no singular profit against the common profit of this City And after that ye be come to the Common Councell you shall not from thence depart untill the Common Councell be ended without reasonable cause or else by the Lord Mayors License And also any secret things that be spoken or said in the Common-Councell without to be secret in no wise ye shall disclose As God you helpe and his Saints The Oath of the Chancellor of the Court of Augmentation YEe shall sweare That yee well and truly shall serve the King in the Office of the Chancellorship of the Court of the Augmen cations and Revenues of the Kings Crown And shall minister equall Justice to rich and poore to the best of your cunning and power And that ye shall diligently procure all things which may honestly and justly be to the Kings advantage and profit and to the Augmentation of the Rights and Prerogatives of his Crown and truly use the Kings Seale appointed to the Office And also endeavour your selfe to see the King truly answered of such Rents Revenues Issues and Profits which shall or may arise or grow in your Office and from time to time deliver with speed such as shall have to do for you And that you shall not take nor receive of any person any gift or reward in any Cause or matter depending before you wherein the Kings Highnesse shall be partie whereby any prejudice hinderance losse or dis-herizon shall grow or be to the Kings Highnesse So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the generall Surveyor of the Court of Augmentation YEe shall sweare That ye well and truly shall serve the King in the Office of the generall Surveyor of the Court of the Augmentations and Revenues of the Kings Crown And shall minister equall Justice to rich and poore to the best of your power And that ye shall diligently procure all things which may honestly and justly be to the Kings advantage and
they shall not be found contrary to our Religion Catholique Greatnesse and Majestie Royall nor to the Statâ—tes and Ordinances of our two Orders of the blessed Holie Ghost and of Saint Michâ—el In witnesse whereof wee have Signed this present with our owne Hand and caused the same to be sealed with our Privie Seale at Paris the last day of February Anno 1585. Henry Prilart The Oath of a Knight of the Garter at his first admission as it was used in the time of King P. and Queene Mary YOu being chosen to be one of the Honourable Companions of the most Honourable Order of the Garter shall promise and by those holy Evange ifts by you manifestly touched sweare truly and faithfully to observe and keepe all the Statutes of the said Order and every Article in the same contained for so much as to you pertaines and belongs And further That you shall help to defend and maintanine so much as in you lieth the Rights and Liberties of the Colledge of our blessed Ladie and Saint George the Martyr wherein the Honourable Order of the Gaâ—ter shall be founded The Oath ministred to them of the Kings Chamber by the Lord Chamberlaine in the time of King H. 8. Ia. B. sweare by the holy Evangelist That I faith and truth shall beare unto our Soveraigne Lord Henry 8 King of England and of France and Lord of Ireland and unto the Quene our Soveraigne Ladie his wife and to their issue and in and upon the Office of C. D. I shall duly and truly await and attend unto which at this time I am admitted and received I shall not know any Treason or thing prejudiciall compassed attempted or imagined against our Soveraigne Lord or Soveraigne Ladie or their Issue or any of them but I shall incontinent upon the said knowledge discover it unto our Lord Chamberlaine or unto his Deputie if he have any or in their absence to one of their Ushers in the said Chamber I shall not discover any secrets or things that may happen to come to mine eares that shall touch the Kings Councell or the honour of his Chamber And I shall be obedient unto my said Lord Chamberlaine and unto his said Deputie if he have any and unto the said Ushers and their Commandments diligently faithfully observe and keepe to my power I shall eschiew all manner of Riots making of Bandies Quarrels or Debate either within the said Chamber or without but I shall forbid and let all such inconveniences as far forth as I may And also let the said Officers or one of them have knowledge thereof Also I shall not depart out of the Kings Court without License appointed and had of my said Lord Chamberlaine or of his Deputie if he have any Which Premisses and every of them with all other Commandments to be given on the behalfe of our said Soveraigne Lord by my said Lord Chamberlaine or his said Deputie if he have any or any of the said Ushers I shall faithfully observe obey and keep to the uttermost of my power So help me God and his Saints The Oath ministred to the Clerke of the Councell to Prince Henry Sonne to King James YOu shall sweare That well and truly you shall serve the High and Mighty Prince â—enry Prince of Wales Duke of Cornwall and Earle of Chester in the Office and Clerks of his Councell and matters committed to you or treated of by his Councell to be kept secret you shall faithfully keep And you shall not know nor understand nor suffer any thing tending to the hurt or disâ—heriting of his Highnesse be decreased by any meanes so far forth as ye may lett it and if ye may not let it ye shall make it clearely and expresly known to his Highnesse And that ye shall do and procure and purchase his Highnesse profit in all that ye reasonably may As God you help Perused and examined by Mr. Stevens the Princes Attorney The Oath to be ministred to any of King James his Servants in ordinary or extraordinary YOu shall sweare Faithfully and truly to serve our Soveraigne Lord the King James of Great Briâ—taine France and Ireland his Heires and Successore You shall serve him in the roome and place of N. N. in ordinary You shall know nothing that shall be prejudiciall to his Person his State his Crowne or Dignitie but you shall with all diligence make it knowne to the Lord Chamberlaine Vice-Chamberlaine or some other of his Majesties mest Honourable Privie Councell You shall be obedient to the Lord Chamberlaine Vice-Chamberlaine and Gentlemen-Ushers in all matters tending to his Majesties service So helpe you God and Jesus Christ The Oath ordained to be miniflred to Princesse Maries Councell when her houshold was established in the 17. yeare of King H. 8. YOu shall be true and faithfull unto the King our Soveraigne Lord King Henry 8 and unto his Heires and Successors Kings of England And ye shall be faithfull and true unto my Ladie Princesse Grace And ye shall according to your wit discretion knowledge and experience give unto her true and faithfull counsell in all things as shall be demanded of you by way of good advice and counsell Ye shall also keepe secret and conserve her said counsell without disclosing of the same to any person except he be of the same Councell And if the matter touch any of the said Councell ye shall not disclose the same unto him Ye shall not also promote nor further any matter in her said Councell for any Meed Reward Favour Affection or Displeasure And in case you shall perceive any thing to be done or attempted contrary to her Honour Estate Degree or Suretie ye shall to the uttermost of your power withstand and let the same And generally You shal do all manner of things that unto a good true and faithfull Councellor shall appertaine So help you God and the holy Contents of this Book The Oath ministred to the Treasurers of Warre for the Receipt and Issues of the three Subsidies and three Fifteens granted by Act of Parliament in the 21. yeare of King James YOu shall sweare That you being appointed one of the Treasurers for the receiving of the three Subsidies and three Fifteenes and Tenths granted by the Temporaltie Shall not issue any part of those Monies which shall be paid unto your hands or unto the hands of any other by your appointment or consent without the speciall Warrants of those Persons which are by his Majesty appointed to be of his Councell for the Warres and in this Act nominated or of five of them at the least whereof two of them to be such as are of His Majesties Privie Councell under their Hands The Oath ministred to the Councell of Warre for the true imploying of the three Subsidies and three Fifteens granted by Act of Parliament in the 21. yeare of King James YOu shall sweare That you being one of the Councell of Warre chosen by His Majesty and nominated in
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
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
and answer as the Law will ordaine so that every person that commeth into the Kings Court may have full right and if any person by chance medsy drawing Weapon or smiting that yee lead or cause to be led to Prison there to remaine according to the Lawes Customes and Ordinances of the Towne And that yee Present every fault Presentable and that ought by you to be Presented by vertue of your Office and if yee see any default or that yee be required of any person to take any distresse for doing or cleansing of the said Towne that yee doe it duly and truly and cause it to be done by the Officers under you so that no man have cause to complaine thereof And yee shall make good and true Records of all manner of things that ought to be Recorded tâ—king no other Fees for the same then of right and reâ—son have been used of old time And yee shall not hold with no Party against the other nor none sustaine but yee shall be true Reverentary and Reporter of all that which belongeth unto your Office of Marshall and if yee heare or weet of any Mennaces or debate betweene any parties that yee take or cause to be taken of both said Parties Sureties to the intent that the Peace may be kept and holden for the said Towne and Marches and yee shall see surely to be kept and straitly cause to be observed as much as in you lyeth all manner of Statutes Lawes Ordinances made or to be made by our Soveraign Lord King Hen. 8. or his Heires or by his Councell authorised for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good order of this Towne of Calice and of the Marches of the same doing due execution upon the Transgressors of any of the same Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to the person so Transgressing for affection meede dread or any other cause whatsoever The Oath of the Lieutenant of the Castle of Calice ordained by Parliament in 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 ye 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 fame Yee shall reside the same to the uttermost of your power and in case yee cannot yee shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as yee thinke will shew it unto him Yee shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell to the Kings Deputy of his Towne and Marches of Calice for the time being and to the Kings Councell and Officers of the same Towne and Marches and them shall aid and assist to the uttermost of your power in all things to be done concerning safeguard defence and good governance of the said Towne and Marches Yee shall safely keepe true English to the use and behoofe of our Soveraigne Lord and of his Heires to the uttermost of your power his Castle and Fortresse of Calice by his Highnesse appointed and assigned to your safe keeping Yee shall personally remaine and be resident upon your said roome and Office there and at no time to be absent from the same without the Kings speciall licence for the same obtained And you shall well and truly oversee that all Officers Souldiers and Ministers of the said Castle and Fortresse 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 and Fortresse and if any of them be found and proved to be remisse or negligen in doing his or their duty or duties that then yee without favour or delay proceed to the correction and punition of him or them so offending And that you doe your duty to your power to the keeping of the Peace among all and every person or persons of what condition he or they be dwelling within the said Castle or Fortresse or thereunto from time to time repairing not suffering any unlawfull Congregations Conventions or Convenâ—icles to be made within the said Castle or Fortresse against good restfull and Politique Government of the same and duly to correct all and every person and persons offending And that as much as in you shall lye you shall see that the Castle and Fortresse be furnished as well with Victuals and with all other things appertaining to the safe custody of the same that to you belongeth by duty of your Office and that you truly rightfully and indifferently administer Justice to all and every person and persons that hereafter shall have any Cause or matter moved or depending before you in the said Castle or Fortresse without having any manner of respect to any person or persons for dread meed malice or affection And yee shall not appoint neâ— admit any person or persons within the retinue of the said Castle or Fortresse but if the said person or persons be borne within the Realme of England Wales and Ireland or being English borne within the said Towne of Calice or Marches of the same and that the said person to be true Leige-man unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and to 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 yee shall be Lieutenant there all manner Statutes Lawes and Ordinances made and to be made by our said Soveraigne Lord his Heires or his Successors or by their Councell authorized for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good Orders of the said Castle and Fortresse doing due execution upon the Transgressors so offending any of the said Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to any person so offending for affection meed dread or any other cause whatsoever So God c. The Oath of the Treasurer of Calice as it was ordained by Parliament in the 27. yeare of Hen. 8. YEE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true to our Loveraigne Lord H. 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 yee shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall and 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 yee cannot yee shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as yee thinke will shew it unto him Yee shall be diligent obedient and attendant to the Deputy
of the â—aid Towne and Marches for the time being in those things that to the service of the King sure and Politique Governance and defence of the said Towne and Marches appertaineth and in all things to be done that toucheth the safeguard and defence and good governance of the said Towne of Calice and Marches of the same Yee shall give as it shal be need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell to the Deputy for the time being and to the Councell and Officers of the same Towne and Marches and them aide and assist to the uttermost of your power and that to your knowledge wit and power for as much as in you is during the time you shall be in your Office you shall endeavour your fâ—lfe to see his Highnesse answered and truly satisfied of all Rents Revenues issues Profits and Commodities as well casuall as certaine whatsoever they be or shall be which his Highnesse of right ought for to have or hereafter shall have or be or shall be to him belonging by any manner of meane within the said Town County and Marches and that he be in no wise defrauded or deceived thereof by your negligence or default and that yee make no payment of none Wages to none Officer nor other Souldier unto such time as due Muster be had viewed and taken and the same comptrolled by the Comptrollers Booke for the time being And yee shall from time to time during the time yee shall be in your Office see all Artificers which be or shall be in Wages under your Governance and Rule diligently duly and truly exercise and occupy their Occupations and Mysteries in the Kings Workes and that you shall not appoint or admit any person or persons into the Office or roome of a Speare or other Souldier within your retinue 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 Leige-man unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and his Heires and be an able person to serve the King for the defence of the said Towne and Marches And sinally you shal observe and keep or cause to be observed and kept as much as in you shall be during the time that you shall be in your Office all manner Statutes Laws and Ordinances made or to be made by our said Soveraigne Lord his Heires and Successors or by his or their Councell authorized for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good Orders of the said Towne and Marches So help you God c. The Oath of the Lievtenant of Ruisbanke as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. of Hen. 8. YEE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King Henry the eight 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 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 yee cannot yee shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as ye think will shew it unto him Ye shall give from time to time as it shall need your true faithfull and diligent Counsell to the Kings Deputy of his Towne and Marches and them shall aide and assist to the uttermost of your power in in things to be done concerning the safeguard defence and good Governance of the said Towne and Marches ye shall safely keep true English to the use and behoofe of our said Soveraigne Lord and of his Heires and defend to the uttermost of your power his Castle and Fortresse of Ruisbanke by his Highnesse appointed and assigned to your said keeping Yee shall be personally remaining and refident upon your said Office and Roome there and at no time to be absent from the same without the Kings speciall license for the same obtained And you shall well and truly oversee that all Officers Souldiers and Ministers of the said Castle and Fortresse 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 and Fortresse and if any of them be found and proved to be remisse or negligent in doing his or their duty That then ye without favour or delay proceed to the correction and punition of him or them so offending and that you doe your duty to your power to the keeping of the Peace among all and every person and persons of what degree or condition ye or they be dwelling within the said Castle or Fortresse or thereunto from time to time repairing not suffering any unlawfull Congregations Conventions or Conventicles to be made within the said Castle or Fortresse against good restfull and Politique Governance of the same and duly to correct all and every person and persons offending and that as much as in you shall lye you shall see that the said Castle and Fortresse be furnished as well with Victuall as with all other things appertaining to the safe custody of the same that to you belongeth by duty of your said Office and that you truly rightfully and indifferently administer Justice to all and every person and persons that hereafter shall have any cause or matter moved or depending before you in the said Castle or Fortresse without having any manner of respect to any person or persons for love dread meed malice or affection And ye shall not admit ne appoint any person or persons within the said Castle and Fortresse but if the said person or persons be borne within the said Realme of England Wales Ireland or being English borne within the said Town of Calice or Marches of the same and that the said person be sworne to be true Leige-man unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and unto his Heires And finally you shall observe and keep or cause to be observed and kept as much as in you shall be during the time you shall be Lievtenant there all manner of Statutes Laws and Ordinances made and to be made by your said Soveraigne Lord his Heires or his Successors or by his or their Councell authorised for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good orders of the said Castle and Fortresse doing due execution upon the transgressors offending any of the said Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to the person so offending for love favour meed dread or other cause what soever So help you God c. The Oath of the Lievtenant of Hannues as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. Hen. 8. THe said Lievtenant shall take the like
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
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
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
Limits be duly put in Execution You shall have a watchfull eye to such persons as shall maintaine or keepe any common house or place where any unlawfull Games is or shall be used As also to such as shall frequent or use such places or shall use or exercise any unlawfull Games there or elsewhere contrarie to the Statutes at your Assizes Sessions or Leet You shall present all and everie the offences done contrarie to the Statutes made 1. Jacob. 4. Jacob. 21. Jacob. Regis to restraine the inordinate hunting and tipling in Innes Ale-houses and other Victualling-houses and for repressing of drunkennesse You shall true representment make of all Blood-shedding Affraies Out-cryes Rescuous and other Offences committed or done against the Kings Majesties Peace within your Limits And you shall have a care for the maintenance of Archerie according to the Statute You shall well duly execute all Receipts and Wa rants to you directed from the Justices of this Countie And yee shall well and dulie according to your knowledge power and abilitie doe and execute all other things belonging to the Office of a Constable so long as you shall continue in this Office So help you God The Oath of a Duke and Earle in Scotland to their King YOu shall fortifie and defend the true and Christian Religion and Christs holy Evangell presently preached in this Realme and shall be loyall and true to our Soveraigne Lord the Kings Majestie and shall defend his Highnesse Realme and Lieges from all Aliens and Strangers at the uttermost of your power So helpe you God and by the Oath that yee have else made The Oath of a Lord of Parliament in Scotland YEE shall give due andfaithfull Councell to our Soveraign Lord the Kings Majesties Wea le publiquely in Parliament as in all other places needfull and secretly according to you knowledge for the preservation of his Highnesse most noble Person his Royall Estate Lieges and Realme and Common weale thereof And shall never Heile nor conceyle any point of Treason or Crime Leismajestie that shall appeare to be conspired against his said Royall Person but shall incontinent with all possible diligence reveale the same So help you God and by the Oath that yee have else made The Oath of a Knight of Scotland 1. I Shall fortifie and defend the Christian Religion and Christs holy Evangell presently preached in this Realme to the uttermost of my power 2. I shall be Loile and true to my Soveragine Lord the Kings Majestie to all Orders of Chivalrie and to the Noble Office of Armes 3. I shall fortifie and defend Justice at my power and that with favour or feed 4. I shall never flye from my Soveraigne Lord the Kings Majestie nor from his Highnesse Lieutenants in time of Mellay and Battaile 5. I shall defend my Native Realme from all Alieners and Strangers 6. I shall defend the just occasion and quarrell of all Ladies of Honour of all true and friendlesse Widowes of Orphans and of Maidens of good same 7. I shal do diligence wheresoever I hear there is any Murtherers Traytors or masterfull Reavers that Oppresseth the Kings Laeges and poore people to bring them to the Law at my power 8. I shall maintaine and uphold the Noble estate of Chivalrie with Horse Harnesse and other Knightly Habillements and shall helpe and succour them of the same Order if they have need 9. I shall enquire and seeke to have the knowledge and understanding of all the Articles and Points contained in the Booke of Chivalrie All these premisses to observe keep and faithfull I oblige me So helpe me God by my owne hand so help me God c. The Oath of the Mayor of London and Oxford as it is entred in the Red Book of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall serve well and truely our Soveraigne Lord the King in the Office of Mayoraltie in the Citie of London or Oxenford and the same Citie Yee shall surely and safely unto the use of our said Soveraigne Lord the King of England and of his Heires Kings of England and the Profit of the King yee shall doe in all things that to you longeth and the Right of the King and that that longeth to the Crowne yee shall truely keepe Yee shall not assent unto decrees nor concealment of the Rights nor of the Franchize of the King or of the Crown be it in Lands Rents or â—n Franchizes or in Suits concealed or withdrawn you shall put your power to call it againe And if yee may not doe it yee shall tell unto the King or to those of his Councell of whom yee shall understand for to be certaine that they shall enform the King thereof And yee shall truly and right-wisely treat the people of your Baylie and right yee shall doe to every person as well to Stranger as to privie to poore as to rich in that that belongeth to you for to doe And that for highnesse nor for riches for gift promise favour nor hate yee shall no wrong doe to any person nor to any man yee shall the right let Yee shal not take whereby the King may leese or by which the right may be letted And also that ye may set good keeping upon the â—â—ssize of Bread Wine Fish Flesh Corne and all other Victuals and also of Weights and Measures in the said Citie doing sad and due execution upon the defaults that there shall be found according to all the Statutes thereof made not repealed and that in all things to the May or of the said Citie longing for to doe well and truely you shall have you and doe So helpe you God and holydome The Oath of the Sub-Treasurer as it is entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE Shall well and truely serve the King our Soveraine Lord in the roome of Under-Treasurer of this his Exchequer and in the Receipt of the same and well and truly survey and order as wel the Receipts of all sums of money payd and to be payd to the Kings use in the said Receipt as the issue of the same And well and truly behave have your selfe in the same roome So helpe you God and all Saints and the holy Evangelists The Oath of the Auditor of the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall truely serve the King our Soveraign Lord in the Office of one of the Auditors of this Exchequer during the time yee shall have the same And well and truly yee shall intreat and with all goodly speed yee shall rid such persons as shall be by this Court Assigned to Accompt before you Yee shall not take of any person whereby the Kings Majestie may lose nor consent to any untruth And right yee shall doe to every Accomptant that shall have to doe before you according to your wit and discretion and safely and surely keepe such Records Writs and other Mynuments of this Court as shall be committed for
any time to your custodie without raysing or imbezling of the same So God you helpe c. The Oath of the Ingrosser of the great Roll as it is entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare Clerke of the Pipe That yee shall well and truely serve the Kings Majestie our Soveraigne Lord in the Office of Ingrosser of the great Roll otherwise called the Clerk of the Pipe of this Exchequer and the Office with all the Rolls Records Accompts and other Mynuments being and remaining in the same and that hereafter shall be committed to your custodie and pertaining to the same Office Yee shall safely and surely keepe or doe to be kept to the use of our said Soveraigne Lord the King And yee shall draw or caufe to be drawn out of the Two Remembrancers Offices with all convenient speed all manner of Femes or other Debts and duties to be engrossed And all the said Femes Debts and Duties yee shall set forth to be summoned at the next Liberate And yee shall true entry make of all Awards made by the Court upon any Opposall of any Sheriffs or other Accomptants for and concerning any Femes Debts or other the Kings Duties And the same Awards yee shall set out in the Scrowles of the Pipes And also yee shall well and truely make and discharge or cause to be made and discharged all Allowances and discharges the same Terme or the next Vacatiâ—n before the first day of the next Terme without any further delay And yee shall not take of any person or persons by promise gift reward or otherwise whereby the King may lose or be hindred or his said Femes Debts or other duties may be prolonged or detained by any time or else by the which the right let to any manner of person and persons And well and truely and with all convenient speed yee shall discharge or cause to be discharged all persons of all such things as the Court shall award belonging to your said Office And all this yee shall doe during such time as yee shall be Officer in the said Office without fraud or guile So helpe you God c. The Oath of the Chancellour of the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Book of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall serve well and truly the King our Soveraigne Lord in the Office of Chancellor of this Exchequer and well and truly yee shall doe all things that appartaineth to that Office And yee shall speed the Kings Businesse before all other And yee shall not enseale any Writ of Judgement of any other Place then of the Exchequer with the Seale of this Place whiles the Chancerie shall be 20. miles about the place where this Exchequer is abiding And also yee shall sweare That if it fortune that if hereafter by reason of your Office to make any Clerks or Ministers to execute any Office or Place within this Court yee shall make such Clerks or Ministers as yee will answer for at your perill and such as shall be sufficient true and intendant unto that to them shall appertaine in speed as well of the Kings Businesses as of his people after the forme of the Statute in that behalfe made in the Parliament holden at Westminster the second yeare of the Raigne of King Henry the fixt So help you God c. The Oath of a Baron of the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That well and truly yee shallserve the King our Soveraigne Lord in the Office of Baron of this Exchequer and lawfully yee shall charge and discharâ—e the people that have to accompt before you and right yee shall doe to all people as well to poore as to rich and that for highnesse for riches neither for hate nor for the estate of any person for benefit gift nor promise of any person that may be made to you or shall be made to you ne by Art nor Engine the Right of the King nor none other you shall disturbe ne respite contrarie to the Lawes of the Land and the Kings Debts yee shall not put in respite there where they may goodly be Levyed and the Kings Bufinesse yee shall speed before all other and that for gift wages or benefit yee shall not conceale the Kings Profit or Advantage in advantage to other nor for your selfe And that yee shall not take Fee neither Robe of any person but of the King onely And yee shall have nothing of any person for to doe wrong or delay the right or to delude or delay the people that have to doe afore you but in all that ye may ye shall deliver them And there where yee may understand wrong or prejudice to be done to the King yee shall put all your power and diligence to redresse it And if yee may not yee shall tell it to the King or to those of his Councell which may shew it to the King if yee may not come unto him And the Kings Councell yee shall keepe in all things So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Kings ' Remembrancer in the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Book of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That you well and truely serve the King our Soveraigne Lord in the Office of Remembrancer of his Majestie of this his Exchequer And the same Office with all the Rolls Records and other Mynuments now lying and remaining in tâ—e same and that hereafter shall be committed to your custodie and appertaining to the same Office yee shall safely and surely keepe or doe to be kept to the use of our said Soveraigne Lord the King and of his Heires Kings of England You shall true Entry make of all Awards and other things to be entred in the said Office and that with all convenient speed You shall not take of any person or persons by promise gift reward or otherwise whereby the Kings Majestie may leese or be hindred or by which the right may be let to any manner of person or persons and all other things belonging to the Master of the said Office to doe yee shall well and truly do without fraud or guile So help you God c. The Oath of the Clerke of the Pleas in the Exchequer as it is entred in the Rea Book of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truly intend that which shall appertaine unto your Office in speed as well of the Kings Businesse as of his people and all such rewards as doe or shall concerne your Office you shall safely keepe or cause to be kept And you shall true Entrie make of all Orders Awards and other things to be entred into your said Office and that with all convenient speed And all other things belonging to the Master of the said Office to doe you shall well and truly do So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Forraigne Opposer of the Exchequer as it is
Soveraigne Lord the King and his Heires and Successors Kings and Queenes of England and also you shall keepe secret his Councell in all things you shall be privie unto concerning the Office of the Signet without uttering or disclosing the same to any person and if you shall heare or know any thing either in word or deed which shal be in any wiâ—e to the derogation or hurt of his Majesties Person and Royall Estate you shall it let to your power as in you lieth and as honestly as is possible shall discover and shew the same to his Highnesse or to some of his discreet Councell So help you God and by the holy contents of this book The Oath of the Deputy of the Towne of Calice ordered by Parliament in Anno XXVII Hen. 8. YEe shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true unto our Soveraigne Lord King Henry 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 if yee shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall or hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or to his Towne of â—aâ—iâ—e or Marches of the same yee shall resist the same to the uttermost of your power and in case ye cannot ye shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or to such of his Councell as ye thinke will shew it unto him and yee shall safely keep to the use of our said Soveraigne Lord and of his Heires and defend to the uttermost of your power this his Towne of Calice and Marches of the same as much as to you by reason of your Office belongeth And in all things to be done that toucheth the safeguard defence and good Governance of the said Towne and Marches Yee shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent Counsell to the other the Kings Officers of the same Towne and Marches and yee shall at no time be absent from your said Office without the Kings speciall license obtained in that behalfe Yee shall well and truly oversee the Marshall and all other Officers his and their Ministers and Servants and their Charge and every one of them in his degree intreat in his Office as appertaineth not suffering any of them to doe in his said Office or by colour thereof any excesse extortion bribery or exaction and if any of them be found or approved in that case culpable that without favour or delay ye proceed to the punishment of them and every of them to the example of other Ye shall doe your devoyer at your power to the keeping of the Peace among all estates and other persons of what degree or condition soever they be within the said Towne dwelling or thereunto from time to time repairing not suffering any Congregations Assemblies Commotions or Conventicles to be made within the said Towne against the said Peace or against the good restfull and Politique Governance of the said Towne And if any person of what degree or condition soever he or they be within the said Towne that provoketh privily or appartly any such Congregation Assembly Commotion Sedition or Conventicle as be found faulty thereof either else that taketh upon him any unlawfull maintenance to the perturbance or violation of the said Peace or against right to oppresse by might any person Yee shall resist and let with the advice and ayd of the residue of the Kings Councell of the said Towne and doe such punishment thereunto as with reason may serve without any exception of person not sparing so to doe for favour love dread or meede of any person And that as much as in you shall lye to your power you shall foresee that the said Towne be sufficiently Victualled from time to time as unto the same necessarily shall appertaine or belong And yee shall oversee the Rule and Governance of the Mayor and Aldermen of the said Towne touching all manner of Victuall and other things â—ppertaining to their charge for the Common Weale profit and pollicy of the said Towne and if any default yee sinde therein yee shall minister and shew it unto them charging them to amend and redresse it and if they be therein negligent or froward yee shall then by the said advice purvey such remedy by your wisedome and discretion as can be though most expedient with reason And if you and the said Counsell cannot provide remedy in that behalfe that then ye shall disclose the some to the Kings Highnesse or to such of the Kings Councell as yee thinke verily will informe the Kings Highnesse thereof with speed And yee shall administer truly rightfully and indifferently Justice to all manner person and persons that shall have any cause moved or depending before you in the said Towne and Marches without having any manner of respect to any person for love meede cread or favour And yee shall in time conveniable after your said discretion visit and oversee the Locks and shutting of the Gates and Posternes of the said Towne and also the governance of the Watch Tower walls and Ditches of the same and generally all other things necessary for the surety safeguard and defence thereof And yee shall not appoint nor admit any person or persons into any roome within the retinue of the said Towne belonging to your Admission but if the same person or persons be borne within the Realme of England Wales Ireland the said Towne of Calice and the Marches of the same and that the said person or persons be not Artificers except he or they be a Bowyer or Armorour Fletcher Crosse-bow-maker or Smith and the same person so by you named not to be admitted to any such roome nor to enjoy nor exercise the same roome to the time he be viewed examined and enabled thereunto as well by the Treasurer and Comptroller as by the residue of the Kings Councell there then being present And you shall admit nor suffer any Alien borne out of the Kings obeysance to take and inhabit any dwelling house within the Towne of Galice and Marches of the same as much as to you appertaineth except the said person be licenced by the Kings Letters Patents so to doe under his Great Seales any Grant or Grants heretofore made to the contrary notwithstanding And yee shall see surely to be kept and safely and straightly cause to be observed as much as in you lieth all manner of Statutes Lawes and Ordinances made or to be made by the King our Soveraign Lord Henry 8 or by his Councell authorised for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good orders of his Towne of Calice and the Marches of the same doing due execution upon the transgressors of any of the said Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to the persons so transgressing for affection meede dread or any other cause whatsoever As God you helpe and the holy Evangelists The Oath of the Lieutenant of Guysnes ordered by
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 Calicâ— 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 Guysmâ— 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 authorisâ—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
Oath as is ordained for the Lievtenant of Ruisbanke The Oath of the Comptrollor of Calice as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. Hen. 8. YEE shall sweare That ye 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 Heites and if you 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 ye shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as yee thinke will shew it unto him ye shall be diligent obedient and as Tendant to the Deputy of the said Towne and Marches for the time being in those things that to the service of the Kings Suer good Politique Governance and defence of the said Towne and Marches appertaineth And that you shall not be absent from your said Office without the Kings speciall License obtained in that behalfe and in all things to be done that toucheth the safeguard defence and good governance of the said Towne of Cilice and Marches of the same shall give as it shall need from time to time your true faithfull and diligent counsell for the time being and to the Kings Councell and Officers of the same Towne and Marches and them ayd and assist to the uttermost of your power And you shall so much as in you is that due Musters shall be taken at all the whole retinue at two severall times in the yeare before the paying of their Wages and oftner if need shall be thought by the Deputy and the Kings Councell of the said Towne to be needfull and in as much as in you is and shall be from time to time ye shall see that the Deputy Souldiers and all other Officers and Ministers whatsoever be resident attendant and furnished as to them in every degree appertaineth and such as yee shall finde defective or faulty from time to time ye shall reforme and doe therein as to your Office belongeth ye shall also diligently and particularly oversee the Provisions made and to be made of all and every thing and things necessary and expedient for the Kings Works Buildings and Reparat one within the said Towne and Marches and diligently see that all Artificers and Workmen that from time to time shall be retained in the Kings Wages shall doe their duties in all such things for the which they are so retained And that you from time to time as much as in you is foresee that the Kings Highnesse be not deceived nor defrauded of any of his Possessions Rents Revenues Woods Waters Customs Forfeitures and other Profits as well certaine as casuall whatsoever they be which to his Highnesse shall of right appertaine And that ye shall not appoint nor admit any person or persons into the roome of a Souldier within your retinue but if the said person or persons be borne within the said Realm of England Wales and Ireland and the said Towne of Calice and Marches of the same and the said person to be sworne to be true Leige-man unto the King our Soveraigne Lord and to his Heires and to be an able person to serve the King for defence of the â—aid Towne and Marches And finally ye shall observe and keep or cause to be observed and kept as much as in you shall be during the time that you shall be in your Office all manner of Statutes Lawes and Ordinances made and to be made ut supra The Oath of the Master Porter as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. H. 8. YEe shall sweare That ye shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King Henry 8. by the grace of God King of England and of France Defender of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in each Supreme Head of the Church of England and to his Heires and if ye shall know any thing that shall be preâ—udiciall or hurtfull unto his Highnesse or his Heires or unto his Towne of Callicâ— or Marches of the same ye shall resist the same to the uttermost of your power And in case ye cannot ye shall without delay declare the same unto his Highnesse or unto such of his Councell as ye think will shew it unto him Ye shall be diligent obedient and attendant to the Deputie of the said Towne and Marches for the time being in those things that to the service of the King Suer good politique Governance and defence of the said Towne and Marches appertaineth and in all things to be done as toucheth the safeguard defence and good governance 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 diligent counsell to the Deputy for the time being And to the Kings Councell and Officers of the same To â—ne and Marches and them aid and assist to the uttermost of your power Ye shall safely keep duly and truly the Keyes of the Gates of this Towne of Calice at all times as to your Office appertaineth and if that you may heare or espâ— coming by Water or by Land any â—idings you shall do it to be known to the Kings Deputy of the said Town and Marâ—â—es with diligence And yee shall not raise nor suffer to be done or raised any new customs which might turne to prejudice or hinderance of any person And finally ye shall see surely to be kept and straightly cause to be observed as much as in you lieth all manner of Statutes Lawes and Ordinances made or to be made by our said Soveraigne Lord or his Heires and Successors or by his Councell authorized for the same for the safeguard tuition defence and good Orders of this Towne of Calice and Marches of the same doing due Execution upon the Transgressors of any of the said Statutes Lawes and Ordinances having no regard to the person so transgressing for affection meed dread or any other cause whatsoever So God c. The Oath of the Lieutenant of Newenham Bridge as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. H. 8. THe said Lieutenant shall take like Oath as is Ordained before for the Lieutenant of Ruitbanke The Oath of the under Marshall of Calice as it was ordained by Parliament in Anno 27. Hen. 8. YE shall sweare That yee shall be faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Lord King Henry 8. by the grace of God King of England and of France Defend or of the Faith Lord of Ireland and in Earth Supreme head of the Church of England and to his Heires and if you shall know any thing that shall be prejudiciall or hurtfull to his Highnesse or his Heires or unto his Towne of Calice or Marches of the same ye shall resist the same to
power and withstand them and assist unto the King and my said Lord of Bedford in keeping of the Kings Peace and redressing of all such matter of proceeding by way of Feet and Force The Oath Which the Duke of York and Buckingham the two Arch-Bishops 11. Bishops 6. Earles two Viscounts 18. Abbots 2. Priours 17. Barons tooke in Parliament unto H. 6. in Anno 33. Nov. 25. for their Alleagiance unto the said King I Promise unto your Highnesse by the Faith and truth that I owe to God and you that I shall true and faithfully keepe the Leigeman that I owe unto you most Soveraigne Lord and to put me in my devoire to doe all that may be to the welfare honour and safeguard of your most noble Person and Royall Estate Preeminence and Prerogative and I shall at no time will or consent to that that might in any wise sound to the hurt or prejudice of your said most noble person Dignity Crown or Estate And over that I shall with all my power resist and withstand all them that will in any wise presume to attempt the contrarie So God me helpe and his Saints The Oath which the Duke of York tooke for his Alleagiance to King Hen. the 6. At the High Alter in St. Pauls Church London in presence of the said King which is entered in the Parliament Roll. Anno 38. H. 6. Nov. 9. I Richard Duke of Yorke confesse and know That I am and ought to be humble Subject and Leigeman unto you my Soveraigne Lord the King H. 6. And ought therefore to beare you faith and truth as to my Soveraigne and Leige Lord and so shall doe all the daies unto my lives end and shall not at any time will nor at any thing be attempted or done against your most Royall Person But whensoever I shall have knowledge of any such things imagined or purposed I shall with all the speed and diligence possible to me to make that your Highnesse shall have knowledge thereof and ever do all that shall be possible to come to the withstanding thereof to the uttermost of my life I shall not in no wise any thing take upon me against your Royall obeysance that is due thereto nor suffer any other man to doe as farre forth as it shall lye in my power to let it And also I shall come at your Commandment whensoever I shall be called by the same in all humble and obedient wise But if I be letted by sicknesse or impotency of my person or by such other causes as shall be thought reasonable to you my Soveraigne Lord I shall never hereafter take upon me to gather any Routs or make any Assembly of your people without your Commandment or Licence or my lawfull defence In the interpretation of which my lawfull defence and declaration thereof I shall report me at all time unto your Highnesse and if the case require unto my Peeres nor any thing attempt by way of faith against any of your Subjects of what Estate Degree or Condition they be but whensoever I shall be or when I shall feele my selfe wronged or grieved I shall sue humbly for remedy unto your Highnesse as an humble and true Subject ought to have him to his Soveraigne Lord All these things abovesaid I permit truly to observe and keepe by the holy Evangelists contained in this Booke that I lay my hand upon and by the holy Crosse that I here touch and by the blessed Sacrament of our Lords body that I shall now with his mercy receive and over this I agree me and will that if I at any time hereafter as with the grace of our Lord I never shall any thing attempt by way of fact or otherwise against your Royall Estate or obeysance that ought thereto or any thing I take upon me otherwise then is above expressed I from that time forth be unable to all manner of worship Estate or dignity be it such as I now occupie or any other that might grow unto me in any wise And this that I have promitted and sworne proceedeth of my owne desire and free volunt and by no constraint or cohertion In witnesse of all the which things above written I Richard Duke of Yorke above written Subscribe me with my owne Hand and Seale this with my owne Seale c. The Oath which was taken in the Parliament at Coventry unto King Henry 6. Anno 38. Nov. 26. by the two Arch-Bishops sixteen Bishops five Earles two Viscounts three Dukes in the absence of the Duke of Yorke fourteene Abbots two Pryors and seven Barons J A. B. knowledge you most High and Mighty and most Christian Prince King Henry 6. to be my most redoubted Soveraigne Lord and right-wise by Succession borne to Reigne upon me and all your Liege People Whereupon I voluntarily without cohertion promit and oblige me by the faith and truth that I owe unto God and by the faith truth and Leigiance that I owe unto you my most redoubted Soveraign Lord That I shall be without any variance true faithfull humble and obeysant Subject and Liegeman unto you my most redoubted Soveraigne Lord and that I shall be unto my lives end at all times and places readie and attending at your calling in my most heartie wise and manner as any true Liegeman oweth to be unto his Soveraigne Lord putting me in my true undelayed endeavour to do all that that may be unto the weale and suretie of your most Royall Person of your most Noble Estate and the verie conservation and assurance and continuance of Your most High Authoritie Preeminence and Prerogative To the weale suretie and preserving of the Person of the most Noble and Benigne Princesse Margaret the Queene my Soveraigne Ladie and of her most High and Noble Estate she being your Wife And also to the weale suretie and Honour of the Person of the right High and Mightie Prince Edward my right redoubted Lord the Prince your first begotten Sonne and of the Right High and Noble Estate of the same and faithfully truly and obeysantly in my most humble wise and manner honour serve obey and beare mine Allegiance unto you my most redoubted Soveraigne Lord during your life which God the Father of mercy for my most singular recomfort preserve long in prosperitie to endure and if God of his infinite Power take you from this Transitorie life me bearing life in this world That then I shall take and accept my said redoubted Lord the Prince Edward your said first borne Sonne for my Soveraigne Lord and beare my true Faith and Leigiance unto him as my naturall borne Soveraigne Lord and after him unto his Succession of his bodie lawfully begotten and in default of his Succession which God defend unto any other Succession of your Bodie lawfully comming And that I shall never at any time for any manner of occasion colour affinitie or cause consent give aide assistance or favour or agree to any thing that I may understand or know
Edw. 6. Ca. 7. I Shall truly enquire with my fellowes that shall be charged with me of the Hundred Wapentake Ward Town or other place of the best and most value of the substance of every person dwelling and abiding within the limits of the places that I and my fellowes shall be charged with of other which shall have his or their most resort unto any of the said places and chargeable with any sum of money by this Act of the said Subsidie and of all other Articles that I shall be charged with touching the said Act and according to the intent of the same and thereupon as neare as it may or shall come to my knowledge truely to present and certifie before you the names fir-names and the best and uttermost substance and value of everie of them as well of Lands Tenements and other Hereditaments Possessions and Profits as of Goods Chattells Debts and other things chargeable by the said Act without any concealment favour love affection dread feare or malice So helpe me God and the holy contents of this Booke The Oath of such as were to present names and best values of the substance of such persons as were to pay reliefe to to the King Anno 2. 3. Edw. 6. Ca. 36. I Shall truely enquire with my fellowes that shall be charged with me of the Hundred Wapentake Ward Towne or other place of the best and most value of the substance of every person dwelling and abiding within the limits of the places that I and my fellowes shall be charged with and of other which shall have his or their most resort unto any of the said places and chargeable with any summe of money by this Act of this said reliefe and of all other Articles that I shal be charged with touching the said Act and according to the intent of the same and thereupon as near as it may or shall come to my knowledge not onely truely to present and certifie before you the names fir-names additions and the best and uttermost substance and values of every of them of their Goods Chattels Debts and other things chargeable by the said Act and how many Strangers Denizons or not Denizons being above the age of 7. yeares be refiant and dwelling within the limits of my charge of what value in Goods and other things chargeable to the payment of this reliefe they have beene and whether they be housholders or servants or otherwise under the rule and government of their parents without any concealment favour love affection dread feare or malice So help me God and the holy contents of this Booke The Oath taken by those that were to pay Reliefe to the King Anno 2 3. Edw. 6. Ca. 36. I Shall faithfully truely and plainely according to my knowledge shew unto you the Kings Commissioners and to others by you assigned the best and greatest value or above of all my Goods and Chattells and summes of money to me owing according to the grant of this Act of Reliefe and truely answer to that I shall be examined of touching the premisses without coven or deceipt So help me God and the holy contents of this Booke The Oath to be taken by Parsons Vicars or Curats and others to declare what number of Sheepe were in their severall Parishes to the end that the King might be payd his Reliefe by the Poll Anno 2. 3. Edw. 6. Ca. 36. YEE shall diligently enquire and justly and truely present and certifie us the Kings Commissioners what number of Ewes Wethers and other Sheare sheepe there be within the limits of your charge whose they be in what Towne or Parish the Owner dwelleth of what condition or degree he is and whether for the most part of the yeare they be kept in severall Pastures or Marshes or in Commons or Grounds commonly used to be Tilled As yee trust to be saved by the merits of Christs Passion The Oath of such as were to value Cloths to the end that the K. might receive payment of Reliefe for everie Cloth Anno 2. 3. Edw. 6. Ca. 36. YEE shall faithfully and truly esteeme set the just price and value of all such Cloths as shall brought to you to be viewed and praised as yee shall in your conscience thinke the same worth in your conscience to be sold when they shall be wrought and the same shall not suffer to be delivered out of your custody till you have made of the Colour Kind and Price thereof an enterie both in the Book of the Clothier and also of the Alnager or his Deputie and set your hands or marks declaring who was the Owner of the Cloth and the Kind and Price thereof So help you God and by this Booke The Oath of the Surveyor of the Kings Liveries Anno 33. H. 8. Ca. 22. YEE shall sweare That yee well and truely serve the King our Soveraign in the Office of Surveyor of his Graces Liveries and shall minister equall Justice to rich and poore to the best of your power wit and knowledge and that you shall diligently proceed in all things which may honestly and justly be to the Kings advantage and profit and to the Augmentation of the right and prerogative of his graces Crowne and from time to time deliver with speed such as shall have to doe before youâ— And that you shall not take nor receive of any person or persons any gift or reward in any case or matter depending or to depend in the said Court of the Kings Wards wherein the Kings Highnesse shall be Partie by reason whereof any prejudice losse hindrance or dis-herison shall or may grow to the Kings Highnesse his Heires or Successors So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Clerk of the Liveries as in Anno 33. H. 8. Ca. 22. YEE shall sweare That yee shall well truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord in your Office of Clerk of the Liveries and truly do and execute without delay fraud or covin all and everie thing and thing which you ought to doe by reason of your said Office according to the forme and effect of this present Act So helpe you God and all Saints The Oath of the general Surveyer of the Kings Court called the Court of generall Surveyer of the Kings Lands Anno 23. H. 8. Ca. 39. YEE shall sweare That yee well truly shall serve the King in the said Office of the generall Surveyer of the Revenues of this Court called the Court of the generall Surveyer of his graces Lands and shall minister equall Justice to rich and poore to the best of your cunning wit and power Aâ—â— that yee shall diligently procure all things which may honestly and justly be to the Kings advantage and profit and to the Augmentation of the rights prerogatives of his Crown and truly use the Kings Seal appointed for your Office And also endeavour your selfe to the uttermost of your power to see the King truly answered of all
entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord his Heires and Successors in the Office of Forraigne Opposer of this Exchequer and the Kings Businesse in the same yee shall speed and dispatch before all other And you shall faithfully and truly charge and discharge all Accompts and people that have to doe before you and doe all other things appertaining to the said Office and shall well and truly behave your selfe in the same Office without undue practise fraud or concealment so long as you shall continue in the same Office So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Comptroller of the Pipe in the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Book of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truly execute the place of the Comptroller of the Pipe in his Majesties Court of Exchequer and shall comptroll the great Roll of the Pipe and the Pipes thereunto belonging And shall twice in the yeare that is to say in the Terme of Saint Hiliarie and the Holy Trinitie yearly write into the Summons of the Pipe all Femes and Debts contained in the said great Roll and well and truly behave your selfe in the said Office of Comptroller of the Pipe as long as you shall continue in the same Office So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Chamberlaines of the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Book of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord in the Office of one of the Chamberlaines of this Exchequer and truly enter and ingrosse as well all manner of Receipts of Money received and to be received to the Kings use at the Receipt of this Exchequer as the payment of the same And also you shal safely and truly keep as well all Records being in the Kings Treasury as all other things Leagues Truces Evidences and Jewels and all other things being to the Kings Treasurie and all that hereafter shall be committed to your keeping And yee shall not assent unto deliverance of any of the Kings Money nor any other thing being in his Treasurie without sufficient Warrant in that behalfe And yee shall not depute or put any Clerke or Minister to occupie any place or roome under you in this Office but such as shall be sufficient true and intendant unto that to them shall appertaine in speed as well of the Kings Businesse as of his people after the forme of the Statute in that behalfe made in the Parliament holden at Westminster the second yeare of the Reigne of King Henry the fixt And in these and all other things concerning your Office yee shall well and truly have you and doe So help you God and all Saints The Oath of an Escheator as it is entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall serve the King well and truly in the Office of the Escheator in the Towne of N. and doe the Kings Profit in all that belongeth unto you to doe by way of your Office after your wit and your powre his Rights and all that belongeth to his Crowne yee shall truly keep Yee shall not assent to decrease neither conceal the Kings Right nor his Franchizes And wheresoever that ye have knowledge of the Kings Rights or of his Crowne be it in Lands Rents Franchizes or Suits that be concealed or withdrawn yee shall doe your true paine and diligence to withstand it And if yee may not doe it you shall say it to the King or some of hâ—s Councell such as you know for certaine will say it to the King Yee shall truly and right-wisely treat the people of your Bayly-wick and doe right to everie man as well to poor as to rich in that that belongeth to you to doe by way of your Office Yee shall doe no wrong to any man neither for gift promise nor hate neither no mans right yee shall disturbe ye shall take nothing whereby that right may be disturbed letted or delayed Yee shall truly and right-wisely return and serve all the Kings Writs Yee shall in your proper person make the extent of Lands after their verie value and enquests to return them as oft as they be taken afore you and that within a moneth after they be taken yee shall take no Bayley into your service but such as yee will answer for and yee shall doe your Bayliffs to make such Oath as it belongeth to them Yee shall truly and right wisely yeeld accompt at the Kings Exchequer of all Issues of your said Bayliffe-wick Yee shall take your enquests in open places and that by Indenture after the effect of the Statute thereof made As God helpe you and his Saints The Oath of the Deputie-Chamberlaine of the Exchequer as it is entred in the Red Booke of the Exchequer YEE shall sweare That yee shall well and truly serve the King our Soveraigne Lord as Deputie unto A.D. one of the Chamberlaines of the Exchequer in the Office of the said Chamberlaine of this Court and shall surely joyne all such Tables as any Accomptant or Debtor shall bring unto you to be joyned with the Foyles of the same being in your charge and custodie And the same Tables so joyned yee shall deliver over unto the Clerks of the Pipe or the ingrosser of the great Roll in this Court and do all other things appertaining to the said Office so long as yee shall be Officer there So God you helpe and his Saints The Oath to be ministred to all Church-wardens Side-men within the Dioces of Salisburie to present according to Articles published in An. 1616. YOu shall sweare That all affection favour hatred hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or malice set aside You shall upon due confideration of the Article given you in charge Present all and every such person within your Parish as hath committed any offence or fault or made any default mentioned in these or any of those Articles or which are vehemently suspected or defamed of any such offence fault or default wherein you shall deale uprightly and according to truth neither of malice presenting any contrarie to truth nor of corrupt affection sparing to Present any and so conceale the truth having in this action God before you eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth and to suppresse vice So help you God and the contents of this Booke The Oath to be ministred to all Church-wardens within the Dioces of Bristol in the Visitation to Present according to Articles published in Anno 1595. YEE shall sweare Calling Almighty God to witnesse who seeth into your hearts and knoweth your verie thoughts That you and everie of you shall diligently and faithfully performe and execute the Office whereunto he is appointed and setting apart all malice hatred love feare or affection to any person or persons shall diligently enquire and truly present and discover
Writings lying in his Treasury not suffering any of them to be harmed lost or altered by your default nor yet to be removed abroad to any place out of the said Treasury but onely by Warrant or Licence from the Lord Treasurer of England And when any such Licence or Command shall be given yet you shall not rudely adventure the carrying thereof by water if you may have convenient passage by Land And you shall to the best of your power conserve all the ancient and laudable Customes of this Court without permitting any new errour to arise if you be able to resist it and where you are not able you shall speedily disclose it to the Lord Treasurer of England for reformation Finally you shall in all things concerning this your Office be obedient faithfull and true to the Lord Treasurer for the time being and shall not bewray the secrets of this Court nor yet any waste make of the Kings goods for any cause So help you God and all Saints and by the Contents of that Booke The Oath of the Writer of the Tallyes and Counter Tallyes YOu shall sweare That you shall truly and faithfully write all the Tallyes and Counter-Tallyes otherwise called the Joyles of the said Tallyes of all manner of payments in the Court of Receipt to be made and to give good attendance to the same helping to dispatch all manner of Accomptants according to the antient customes of this Court and to make Declarations for the declaring of all manner of Receipts and Payments there received and paid from time to time to the Lord Treasurer of England or to the under Treasurer for the time being and especially to regard and so from time to time unto the Entries safe keeping taking out shewing delivery and laying up all manner of Leagues and other Writings of any other parties which remain within the King our Soveraigne Lord his Treasury to whom you shall bee true secret and faithfull during the time of your being in the said Office So help you God and all Saints The new Oath of the Writer of the Pell made in the sixth yeare of King Edward the sixth YOu shall swearee That you shall truly and faithfully keepe the Kings Majesties Book within this his Court called the Pell for the speedy expedition of his Accomptants for their surety And you shall delay none of the Kings Accomptants for favour meed affection or dread and see all wayes that no untrue entry be made in the said Pell And if you know of any errour done within the said Court you shall shew it to the Lord Treasurer or to the under Treasurer without any delay thereof to be made And the secrets of this Court you shall nor bewray So help you God and all Saints The Oath of the Vsher of the Exchequer YEe shall sweare That ye shall well and truly serve the Treasurer and Chamberlaines of the Exchequer in your roome of Ushership to the Lord Treasurer of England within this Court of the Kings Receipts and shall diligently lock and keep the doors of the Kings Treasury in due time for safety of his good And the same doores ye shall be ready to open againe at all times when the same Lord Treasury and Chamberlaines or other their Clerks and Deputies shall have occasion to enter and there shall give your attendance till their departure And ye shall demand no unjust allowance for any necessaries or other kinde of thing by you bought for service of the King within this Court And ye shall to your power helpe and further all such the Kings Accomptants as shall have to do in this Court. So help you God and Holidome and by the Contents of that Book The Oath ministred unto the Souldiers serving under the Earle of Leicester in the Low Countries WEE do sweare and promise To do all loyall true and faithfull service unto the Queene of England her most Excellent Majesty and unto the Provinces and Cities united in these Countries and their Associates under the charge and obedience of the Right Excellent the Earle of Leicester Governour generall of the said Provinces and Cities and their Associates and of her Majesties Armie and Forces within the same and all lawfull and due obedience unto the said Governour and to any other Superiour that shall have charge under him for Government in this Armie And further we do promise to endeavour our selves to keep and fulfill all such lawfull Ordinances as his Excellency hath or shall set forth and establish for the better ordering of this Army as much as concerns us so long as we shall serve under him So help us God by Jesus Christ The Oath of the Governour of Barwick YOU shall sweare To bee faithfull and true to our Soveraigne Ladie Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. and to keepe and defend to the use of her Majesty her Heires and Successors this Towne of Barwick and the Marchesse of the same to the uttermost of your power and according to your Office you shall not be absent at any time from your Office without her Majesties speciall License containing in the same the names of such to whom your charge shall be committed in your absence except it be upon reasonable causes to go into the Wardencie of the East Marches for the service thereof or to some osher part of Nortbuneberland upon any your needfull causes at which time neverthelesse you shall depute the Marshall or in his absence the next principall Officer to take your charge of this Towne You shall cause all the Officers of this Towne to doe their duties or else see them punished without favour or delay you shall use the advice of all those which be Councellors of this Towne for any matter concerning the Government thereof except the matter shall touch any of themselves in which the same parties shall be excluded for the time you shall see that this Towne and the Garrison be provided of a convenient force of Victuall of all sorts from time to time And that the Mayor and his Brethren shall doe their duties for the Common-weale of the same Towne according to their Jurisdiction You shall administer Justice truly and indifferently to all manner of persons having any Cause depending before you You shall not admit nor suffer to be admitted any manner of person to be of this Garrison that shall be born out of the Realme of England or Ireland nor above the number of fortie that shall be borne within the Realme of Ireland You shall at sundry times visite the Gates and Posternes of this Towne the Locks and Shuttings thereof the Towne Walls Bulworkes Ditches Ordinance Artillery and Munition and the Houses of the Stoage of the same and cause to be redressed to the best of your power any thing therein amisse Finally you shall quarterly puruse the Statutes and Ordinances heretofore made and now remaining in force for the Government of this Towne