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         City of London (England).
      
       
         
           1653
        
      
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             The oath of every free-man of the city of London
             City of London (England).
          
           2 sheets ([2] p.)
           
             Printed by James Flesher, printer to this honourable city,
             [London] :
             [1653?]
          
           
             Date of publication from Wing.
             Title of second sheet: Instructions for every free-man of the city of London.
             "You shall sweare, that ye shall be true and faithfull to the Common-wealth of England; and in"--first three lines of text.
             Copy torn with loss of text.
             Reproduction of the original in the Harvard University Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1642-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
     
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                 coat of arms of the City of London
              
               The
               Oath
               of
               every
               Free-man
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               YOV
               shall
               Sweare
               ,
               that
               you
               shall
               be
               true
               and
               faithfull
               to
               the
               Common-wealth
               of
               England
               ;
               and
               in
               order
               thereunto
               ,
               You
               shall
               be
               obedient
               to
               the
               iust
               and
               good
               Government
               of
               this
               City
               of
               London
               :
               You
               shall
               to
               the
               best
               of
               your
               power
               maintain
               and
               preserve
               the
               Peace
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               due
               Franchises
               thereof
               ;
               and
               according
               to
               your
               knowledg
               and
               ability
               ,
               doe
               and
               perform
               all
               such
               other
               acts
               and
               〈◊〉
               s
               as
               doe
               belong
               to
               a
               Free-man
               of
               〈◊〉
               ud
               City
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Printed
               by
               
                 James
                 Flesher
              
               ,
               Printer
               to
               this
               Honourable
               City
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
               
                 coat of arms of the City of London
              
               Instructions
               for
               every
               Free-man
               of
               the
               City
               of
               LONDON
               .
            
             
               YE
               shall
               be
               obedient
               to
               the
               Maior
               and
               Ministers
               of
               this
               City
               .
               The
               Franchises
               and
               Customes
               thereof
               ye
               shall
               mantain
               ,
               and
               this
               City
               keep
               harmlesse
               in
               that
               that
               in
               you
               is
               .
               Ye
               shall
               be
               contributary
               to
               all
               manner
               of
               charges
               within
               this
               City
               ,
               as
               Summons
               ,
               Watches
               ,
               Contributions
               ,
               Tares
               ,
               Tallages
               ,
               Lot
               ,
               and
               Scot
               ,
               and
               to
               all
               other
               charges
               ,
               bearing
               your
               part
               as
               a
               Free-man
               ought
               to
               doe
               .
               Ye
               shall
               colour
               no
               Forreign
               goods
               ,
               under
               ,
               or
               in
               your
               name
               ,
               whereby
               his
               Highnesse
               the
               Lord
               Protector
               of
               the
               Comonwealth
               of
               England
               Scotland
               and
               Ireland
               and
               the
               dominions
               thereof
               ,
               or
               this
               City
               ,
               might
               ,
               or
               may
               lose
               their
               Customes
               or
               advantages
               .
               Ye
               shall
               know
               no
               Forreigner
               to
               buy
               or
               sell
               any
               Marchandize
               ,
               with
               any
               other
               Forreigner
               within
               this
               City
               or
               Franchise
               thereof
               ,
               but
               ye
               shall
               warne
               the
               Chamberlain
               thereof
               ,
               or
               some
               Minister
               of
               the
               Chamber
               .
               Ye
               shall
               implead
               or
               sue
               no
               Free-man
               out
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               whiles
               ye
               may
               have
               right
               and
               law
               within
               the
               same
               City
               .
               Ye
               shall
               take
               none
               Apprentice
               ,
               but
               if
               he
               be
               Free-born
               ,
               (
               that
               is
               to
               say
               )
               no
               bondmans
               son
               ,
               nor
               the
               child
               of
               any
               Alien
               ,
               and
               for
               no
               lesse
               tearm
               then
               for
               Seven
               years
               without
               fraud
               or
               deceit
               :
               and
               within
               the
               first
               year
               ye
               shall
               cause
               him
               to
               be
               enrolled
               ,
               or
               else
               pay
               such
               fine
               as
               shall
               be
               reasonably
               imposed
               upon
               you
               for
               omitting
               the
               same
               .
               And
               after
               his
               terms
               end
               ,
               within
               convenient
               time
               (
               being
               required
               )
               ye
               shall
               make
               him
               Free
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               if
               he
               have
               well
               and
               truly
               served
               you
               .
               Ye
               shall
               also
               keep
               the
               publicke
               Peace
               in
               your
               own
               person
               .
               Ye
               shall
               know
               no
               gatherings
               ,
               nor
               conspiraciess
               made
               against
               the
               publicke
               Peace
               but
               ye
               shall
               warn
               the
               Maior
               thereof
               ,
               or
               let
               it
               to
               your
               power
               .
               All
               these
               poynts
               and
               articles
               ye
               shall
               well
               and
               truly
               keep
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               laws
               and
               customs
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               to
               your
               power
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
  

