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tion to Heriticks bo that untill her Majesty shall be pleased botfa to give me order and afford me a sufficient force to reduce the whole country to such tearms as She shall see meet to giye them we can expect no peaceàUe possession of this place.
Oath taken and subscbib'd 21»* Dbcem^. 1714 ^
I, A. B., do traely .and sincerely acknowledge, profess, testifie, and déclare in my conscience, before God and th^ World, That onr Sovereign Lord King George is Lawful and Rightful King -of the Bealm of . Great Britain, and of ail other His Majesties Dominions and Countries there-unto belonging; (and I do solemnly and sincerely déclare, That I do believein my conscience, that the Person pretended to be Prince of WakSj during the Life of the late King James, and since his Decease pretending to be, and taking upon himself the Stile and Title of King of England, by the name of James the Third^ hath not any Right or Title whatsoever to the crown of the Realm of Great Britain, or any other the Dominions thereto belonging ; and I do Renonnce,. Refuse and Abjure any allegiance or obédience to him) and I do Swear, That I will bear .Faith and true allegiance to King George, and Him will I défend to the utmost of my Power against ail Traiterons conspiracies and attempts whatsoever against His Person, Crown, or Dignity ; and I will do my utmost endearour to diselose or make known to His Majesty and His Successors, ail Treasons and Traiterons Conspiracies which I shall know to be against Him or any of them ; and I do faithfuUy promise to the utmost of my Power to Support, Maintain and Défend the Limitation and Succession of the Crown (against Him the said «Tamea, and ail other Persons whatsoever) as the same (by an act, intituled, an a^ for the Jurther Limitation of the Crown, and better Securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject) is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electress and Dutchess-Dowager of Hamover, and the Heirs of Her Body, being Protestants. And ail thèse things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and Swear, according to thèse express Words by me Spoken, and according to the Plain
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and common Sensé and Understandîng of the same Words, without any Equivocation, mental Evasion, or secret Réservation whatsoever. And I do make this Récognition, Acknowledgmént. Abjuration, Renunciation, and Promise, heartily, willingly and truely upon the true Faith of a Christian. So help me Qod
J. Manley ^ E* Brewstreck
Peter Capon James Campbell
Fra : Spilman John Uphson
Will: Skene Otho Hamilton
Tho:Caulfield John Heating
Law : Armstrong Tho : Button '
jos : Bennett Andrew Simpson
' Annapolis Royall 21« Decemr 1714
The snbscribers above mentioned took the oaths and repeated the Déclaration above before me
Tho: Caulfielp.
Admînistered by me
J. Manley, Judge Advocate.
Oaths of Allegiance and Suprbmacy taken at Annapolis, i
Appointed to be taken instead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy, and Déclaration.
I A. B. Do sincerely Promise and Swear, that I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to His Majesty King George.
So Help me Ood.
I A. B. Do Swear, That I do from my Heart abhor, detest and abjure as Impious and Heretical, that damnable Doctrine and Position, that Princes Excommunicated, or deprived by the Pope or any authority of the See of Rome, may be Deposed, or murthered by their Subjects, or any other whatsoever; and I
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do déclare that no Forein Prince, Peraon, Prelate, State or Potentate, hath or ought to hâve any Jurisdîction, Power, Superiority, Prééminence or Authority, EccleeUstical or Spiritual, within the Realm of Great Britain.
So Help me God.
< I A. B. Do Bolemnly and eincerely in the présence of God, Profess, Testify and Déclare, That I do believe that in the Sacrement of the Lord's Supper, there is not aay Transubatantiation of the éléments of Bread and Wine into the Body and Blood of Christ at or after the* Consécration thereof by any Person whatsoever, an4 that the Invocation or Adoration of the Virgin Mary^ or any other Saint, and the Sacrifie^, of the Masê, as they are now used in the Chorch of Rome, are . Superstitions and Idolâtrons. And I do solemnly in the présence of God, Profess, Testify and Déclare, That I do make thîs Déclaration and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sence of the words read nnto me, as they are commonly understood by En^ish Protestants, withont any Evasion, Equivocation or mental Réservation whatsoever, and without any Dispensation already granted me for this purpose by the Pope^ or any Authority or Person whatsoever ; or without Thinking that I am or can be acquitted before God or man, or absolved of this Déclaration or any part thereof, although the Pope or any other Person or Per* sons or Power whatsoever, should dispense with or annul the same, or déclare that il was nuU and void from the beginning.
John Burges Samuel douglass
John Dyson E* Greenough
Rich* Deacon Mich : Watkins
Peter filding ? Daniell Mannlays c mark
Will: Cleere Mathew Hardbastles x mark
Annapolis Royall
23 Decemr 1714
The Subscribers above mentioned took the Oath and repeated and Subscribd the Déclaration above before me.
Tho : Caulfield Administered by me J. Manley, Judge Advocate.
Endorsed: Oaths of AUegiance and Supremacy taken at Annapolis.
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