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ration & was also Sworn to his Office of Deputy Sheriff 

 of the County of Essex. 



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I ^L .Z?. Do truly and sincerely Acknowledge, Profess, 

 Testitie and Declare in my Conscience, before GOD and 

 the World, That Our Sovereign Lord KING GEORGE 

 is Lawful and Rightful KING of the Realm of Great 

 Britain and of all other His Majesties Dominions and 

 Countries thereunto belonging ; ( And I do solemnly and 

 sincerely Declare, That I do believe in my Conscience, 

 that the Person pretended to be Prince of Wales 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 there-to belonging; And I do Renounce, Re- 

 fuse and Abjure any Allegiance or Obedience to him. ) 

 And I do Swear, That I will bear Faith and true Alle- 

 giance to KING GEORGE, and Him will Defend to 

 the utmost of my Power, against all Traiterous Conspira- 

 cies and Attempts whatsoever against His Person, Crown, 

 or Dignity ; And I will do my utmost endeavor to dis- 

 close or make known to His Majesty and His Successors, 

 all Treasons and Traiterous Conspiracies which I shall 

 know to be against Him or any of them ; And I do faith- 

 fully promise to the utmost of my Power, to Support, 

 Maintain and Defend the Limitation and Succession of 

 the Crown ( against him the said James, and all other 

 Persons whatsoever ) as the same ( by an Act, Intituled, 

 An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and 

 better Securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject) 

 is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Elect ress 

 and Dutchess-Do wager of Hanover, and the Heirs of Her 

 Body, being Protestants. 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 



