Some reasons humbly offered to the members of the House of Commons, why the bill that is before them, for making people called Quakers solemn affirmations in the presence of God, to be as valid and effectual in all courts and legal proceedings as swearing, they being subject to the pains of perjury, in case any of them affirms falsly.
      
       
         
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             Some reasons humbly offered to the members of the House of Commons, why the bill that is before them, for making people called Quakers solemn affirmations in the presence of God, to be as valid and effectual in all courts and legal proceedings as swearing, they being subject to the pains of perjury, in case any of them affirms falsly.
             England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
          
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           Oaths -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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           SOME
           REASONS
           Humbly
           offered
           to
           the
           MEMBERS
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           WHY
           
             The
             Bill
             that
             is
             before
             them
             ,
             for
             making
             the
             People
             called
             QVAKERS
             solemn
             Affirmations
             in
             the
             Presence
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             be
             as
             valid
             and
             effectual
             in
             all
             Courts
             and
             legal
             Proceedings
             as
             Swearing
             ,
             they
             being
             subject
             to
             the
             pains
             of
             Perjury
             ,
             in
             case
             any
             of
             them
             affirms
             falsly
             .
          
        
         
           I
           st
           .
           BEcause
           it
           will
           be
           a
           Means
           for
           the
           equal
           distribution
           of
           Justice
           ,
           to
           and
           among
           all
           their
           Majesties
           Subjects
           of
           what
           Perswasion
           soever
           ,
           in
           that
           none
           will
           have
           advantage
           over
           their
           Fellow
           Subjects
           outward
           Estates
           ,
           for
           their
           differences
           in
           matters
           of
           Conscience
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           It
           will
           be
           a
           Means
           for
           the
           Impartial
           Discovery
           of
           the
           Truth
           in
           all
           Cases
           of
           Controversie
           ,
           because
           thereby
           Men
           of
           tender
           Consciences
           ,
           will
           be
           made
           capable
           of
           evidencing
           their
           Knowledge
           in
           the
           matter
           depending
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           The
           Government
           will
           have
           the
           same
           security
           ,
           and
           all
           Parties
           concerned
           in
           Suites
           at
           Law
           ,
           will
           have
           the
           same
           Remedy
           upon
           them
           that
           Evidence
           without
           Swearing
           ,
           as
           upon
           them
           that
           Swear
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           It
           will
           be
           a
           Means
           to
           facilitate
           the
           Work
           of
           their
           Majesties
           Judges
           ,
           Justices
           and
           Commissioners
           ,
           and
           of
           bringing
           Controversies
           and
           Suits
           to
           a
           speedy
           Issue
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           It
           will
           most
           effectually
           answer
           and
           agree
           with
           the
           Act
           ,
           which
           exempts
           dissenting
           Protestant
           Subjects
           from
           the
           Penalties
           of
           certain
           Laws
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           King's
           Declaration
           of
           ease
           to
           tender
           Consciences
        
         
           Also
           it
           is
           to
           be
           considered
           that
           this
           moderation
           to
           Persons
           scrupling
           to
           ,
           Swear
           ,
           hath
           had
           good
           effect
           in
           our
           Neighbouring
           Countries
           ,
           as
           above
           one
           hundred
           years
           experience
           hath
           manifested
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           26th
           day
           of
           January
           ,
           1577.
           
           
             Guilliaume
             de
             Nassou
          
           Prince
           of
           Orange
           and
           
           Statholder
           of
           
             Holland
             ,
             Zealand
             ,
             &c.
          
           with
           the
           Consent
           of
           the
           Governour
           and
           Council
           ,
           sent
           his
           Mandate
           to
           the
           Magistrates
           ,
           commanding
           (
           on
           behalf
           of
           the
           Minists
           who
           refused
           to
           Swear
           in
           any
           Case
           )
           That
           their
           Yea
           should
           be
           accepted
           and
           taken
           instead
           of
           an
           Oath
           ,
           they
           being
           subject
           in
           case
           of
           falsifying
           the
           Truth
           to
           the
           Pains
           of
           Perjury
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           year
           1593
           ,
           Prince
           Maurice
           Son
           of
           the
           former
           Prince
           ,
           with
           the
           consent
           of
           the
           States
           gave
           forth
           a
           Placate
           or
           Mandate
           in
           behalf
           of
           the
           said
           Minists
           to
           the
           same
           effect
           ,
           which
           is
           observed
           by
           all
           Magistrates
           throughout
           their
           whole
           Government
           to
           this
           day
           ;
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           Act
           of
           State
           made
           this
           present
           year
           ,
           1690.
           for
           the
           raising
           the
           hundreth
           Penny
           in
           which
           ,
           in
           that
           Paragraph
           relating
           to
           the
           discovery
           of
           Estates
           ,
           next
           unto
           ,
           the
           words
           
             Solemn
             Oath
          
           ,
           are
           these
           words
           Printed
           
             [
             as
             concerning
             the
             Minists
             ,
             they
             shall
             declare
             with
             true
             Words
             instead
             of
             an
             Oath
             ,
             which
             shall
             be
             holden
             of
             the
             same
             effect
             and
             value
             as
             a
             corporal
             Oath
             .
             ]
          
           And
           further
           it
           appears
           by
           the
           Warrants
           of
           Assesment
           made
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           said
           Act
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           same
           Words
           in
           behalf
           of
           the
           Minists
           are
           again
           Rehearsed
           .
           —
           So
           that
           both
           in
           respect
           of
           raising
           Taxes
           ,
           carrying
           on
           Suits
           ,
           or
           determining
           Controversies
           ,
           no
           difficulties
           nor
           obstructions
           do
           appear
           by
           their
           not
           Swearing
           .
        
         
           And
           we
           doubt
           not
           but
           if
           you
           please
           upon
           the
           Consideration
           of
           the
           Premises
           ,
           to
           consent
           to
           the
           said
           Bill
           ,
           you
           will
           live
           to
           see
           the
           good
           effects
           it
           will
           have
           in
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           will
           tend
           to
           the
           Service
           of
           the
           Government
           ,
           the
           increase
           of
           Trade
           ,
           furtherance
           of
           Justice
           and
           Tranquility
           of
           the
           Subject
           .
        
      
    
     
       
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           Notes for div A93516-e10
           
             G.
             Brant's
             
               History
               of
               the
               Reformation
               in
               the
            
             Low
             Countries
             ,
             part
             1.
             p.
             587
             ,
             588.