I A. B. Do truly and sincerely acknowledge, profess, testifie & declare in my conscience before God and the world, that our Soveraign Lord King Charles is lawfull and rightfull King of this Realm, and of all other his Majesties Dominions and Countries; and that the Pope, neither of himself, nor by any authority of the Church or Sea of Rome, or by any other means with any other, hath any power or authority to depose the King, or to dispose any of his Majesties Kingdomes or Dominions, or to authorize any Forraign Prince to invade or annoy him or his Countries, or to discharge any of his Subiects of their Allegiance and obedience to his Majesty, or to give license or leave to any of them to bear Arms, raise Tumults, or to offer any violence or hurt to his Majesties Royal Person, State or Government, or to any of his Majesties Subiects within his Majesties Dominions.

Also I do swear from my heart, that notwithstanding any Declaration or sentence of Excommunication or Deprivation made or granted, or to be made or granted by the Pope or his Successors, or by any Authority derived or pretended to be de­rived from him or his Sea, against the said King, his Heirs or Successors, or any Absolution of the said Subiects from their Obedience; I will bear faith and true Allegiance to his Ma­jestie, his Heirs and Successors, and him and them will defend to the uttermost of my power, against all conspiracies and at­tempts whatsoever which shall be made against his or their Persons, their Crown and Dignitie, by reason or colour of any such Sentence or Declaration or otherwise; and will doe my best endeavour to disclose and make known unto his Ma­jesty, his Heirs and Successors, all Treasons and Traiterous Conspiracies which I shall know or hear of, to be against him or any of them.

And I do further swear, That I do from my heart abhor, de­test and abiure, as impious and heretical, this damnable Do­ctrine and Position, That Princes which be excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, may be deposed or murthered by their Subiects, or any other whatsoever.

And I do beleeve and in conscience am resolved, that neither the Pope nor any person whatsoever hath power to absolve me of this Oath, or any part thereof, which I acknowledge by good and full Authority to be lawfully administred unto me, and do renounce all pardons and dispensations to the contra­ry. And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknow­ledge, and swear according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understan­ding of the same words, without any equivocation, or mental evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever: And I do make this Recognition and acknowledgment heartily, willingly and truly, upon the true faith of a Christian. So help me God, &c.