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  The English manner of swearing vindicated, or, The judgment of an eminent nonconformist minister of London concerning these four questions viz., q. I. Is it lawful in swearing to lay the hand upon the Bible? q. II. Is it lawful to kiss it in swearing? q. III. May one that scrupleth thus swearing himself, yet commissioned, give an oath thus to another that scrupleth it not? q. IV. How far is swearing by creatures a sin? : wherein several objections about the foresaid questions are answered.
  Date of publication:
  1687
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  "Published for the satisfaction of the conscientious." Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.
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  An epistle to King Charles the II sent from Amsterdam in Holland, the 28 of the 10 month, 1660 wherein is contained certain orders and laws there, concerning the liberty granted to those which cannot take up arms, nor swear, which laws there do yet continue : as also several arguments shewing that the people called Quakers are no popish recusants, who are cast into prison for not swearing : with advice & direction to King Charles, that his tendernesse may appear likewise to tender consciences, who keep to their yea and nay, that if they break their yea and nay, they may be punished as for breaking an oath / William Caton.
  Date of publication:
  1660
  

  Author(s):

  Caton, William, 1636-1665.
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  Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library.
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  The English-man's allegiance, or, Our indispensable duty by nature, by oaths, and by law, to our lawfull king
  Date of publication:
  1691
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  Caption title. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
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  Caution humbly offer'd about passing the bill against blasphemy
  Date of publication:
  1698
  

  Author(s):

  Penn, William, 1644-1718.
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  Caption title. Place and date of publication from Wing (2nd ed.). This item appears at reel 2129:14 as Wing (2nd ed.) P1264, and at reel 2604:1 as Wing (2nd ed.) C1564A. Reproduction of original in: British Library.
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  Certaine queries of some tender conscienced christians about the late protestation commended to them by the House of Commons now assembled in the high and honourable court of Paliament [sic] : wherein they desire to bee resolved concerning written by a Learned Divine.
  Date of publication:
  1641
  

  Author(s):

  Learned divine.
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  For text of the protestation, cf. England and Wales. Parliament. Protestation by the Parliament the third day of May, anno Domini, 1641. [London] 1641. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.
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  A declaration published by Sir Thomas Middleton, Knight, Serjeant-Major-Generall, and Vice-Admirall for the sixe counties of North-Wales setting forth the illegallity and incongruity of a pernicious oath and protestation, imposed upon many peaceable subjects within the said counties (who to avoid plundering or imprisonment) were inforced to take the same : whereby the imposers of the said oath endeavour under the paine of perjury, to make the people to renounce their owne just liberties, and the benefit and protection of the knowne lawes, and to submit to a tyranicall, arbitrary, and slavish government, excerised by the commissioners of array : and likewise, setting forth the use and intentions of the forces raised for the service of the King and Parliament, under the command of the said Sir Thomas Middleton the benefit that the country shall receive by their protection, and what they are to expect that contemne their power.
  Date of publication:
  1644
  

  Author(s):

  Middleton, Thomas, Sir, 1586-1666.
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  Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
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  An enquiry into the oath required of non-conformists by an act made at Oxford wherein the true meaning of it, and the warrantableness of taking it, is considered / by John Corbett ...
  Date of publication:
  1682
  

  Author(s):

  Corbet, John, 1620-1680.
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  Appears in his Remains. London, 1684. Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.
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  His Majesties royal letter to his Privy Council of Scotland, concerning his indulgence
  Date of publication:
  1687
  

  Author(s):

  Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII) ; James II, King of England, 1633-1701.
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  Advising the Privy Council that no Presbyterian be allowed to preach except with the Council's permission, but that with such permission the Oath of Supremacy and Allegiance is no longer required. At end of text: Given at ...
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  A narrative of the causes and events of civil-war between princes and people together with the manner how the people of Rome and of the Netherlands rejected and abjured their king and kingly government, with the form of their oaths of abjuration : extracted out of the Roman and Netherlands history : as likewise some objections now in contest concerning the taking of the like oath in this Common-Wealth examined and answered, if not for satisfaction at least for information of such as are concerned / by F.M.
  Date of publication:
  1659
  

  Author(s):

  F. M.
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  Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
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  The case of swearing, at all, discussed with several objections answered, the primitive practices therein asserted out of several ancient authors : together with several presidents out of the book of martyrs : the inconveniences that follows the present practice of swearing, which might easily be prevented by a law to punish false witnesse-bearing, and lying as well as other evils : also, a word to all people that are zealous for the commands of Christ, recorded in the Scripture / by a friend of truth and righteousness, John Crook.
  Date of publication:
  1660
  

  Author(s):

  Crook, John, 1617-1699.
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  Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.
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