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The Oath of ALLEGIANCE

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

That this is a true Copie compared with the Original sent in his Majesties Letter and is 〈◊◊〉 published by Order of the General Court sitting in Boston in New-England the second of October, 〈◊〉 .

Edward Rawson S: