The Oath of ALLEGIANCE  
 
I A. B. do truly and sincerely acknowledge, profess, testify, and declare in my Conscience before God and the World, That our Sovereign Lord King Charles is lawful and rightful King of t●● Realm of England, & of all other his Majesty's Dominions and Countries, And that the Pope n●●ther of himself, nor by any Authority of the Church, or See of Rome, or by any other means with a●● other hath any power or Authority to depose the King, or to dispose any of his Majesty's Kingdom or Dominons, or to Authorise any foreign Prince to Invade or Annoyed him, or his Country, or to discharge 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 Majesty's Royal person State or government, or to any of his Majesty's Subjects within his Majesty's 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 disc and make known unto his Majesty, his Heirs, and Successors, all Treasons and Traitorous Conspiracies w●● I shall know or hear of to be against him, or any of them. And I do further swear that I do from my h●● 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 n●● ny person whatsoever hath power to absolve me of this Oath, or any part thereof, which I acknowl●● by good & full Authority to be lawfully ministered 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 Copy compared with the Original sent in his Majesty's Letter and is pri●●●● published by Order of the General Court sitting in Boston in New-England the second of October,  
Edward Rawson S.