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 eng Society of Friends -- Doctrines. Oaths. eebo The Case of the people commonly called Quakers, relating to oathes and swearing, humbly offered n/a 1696 1 493 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-04 Sampled and proofread 2014-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE CASE Of the PEOPLE commonly Called QUAKERS , Relating to OATHES and SWEARING , Humbly Offered .

IT is not unknown to this Nation , that ever since we were a People , it hath been our Principle not to Swear , make or take Oathes , which He who is the searcher of all Hearts knows , is no other than a Case of pure Conscience , in tender Compliance with the Mind of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ( as we Apprehend ) and of many Eminent Martyrs , and Men of Wisdom and Renown who Testified against Oathes and Swearing in the Gospel-Day , and not any Obstinacy , Disaffection or Worldly Interest whatsoever on our parts ; nor to shun any Office or Service due to King or Country that lies in our power to perform : We being really Willing and Desirous to Answer the Just and Good Ends of Law and Government , as a peaceable People fearing God , and for this Cause of not Swearing we have been exposed to great Sufferings and Inconveniences in our Persons and Estates , by tedious Imprisonments , and Disabled from Receiving our due Debts , or defending our Just Titles or Properties ; not suffered to give Evidence in Courts of Judidicature at Common or Civil Law , nor to Answer in Chancery or Exchequer , prove Wills or Testaments , or take Administrations , or to proceed in our Trades at Custom-House , or be admitted to our Lands , or Trusted in our Duties and Services in Courts Leet , and Courts Baron , but great Advantage is taken against us , because we so fear an Oath , as that we Dare not Swear ; For which cause also our Children and Young Men are not Allowed their Freedoms in Cities or Corporations , when they have Faithfully served out their Apprentiships . Nor are we suffered to serve in Civil Offices , when thereunto duly chosen ( but often Grievously Fined , tho we Refuse not the Office but only the Oath . ) Nor admitted to give our Voices in Elections of Magistrates , and Parliament Members in divers Places , tho known to have Right thereunto as Free-holders , &c.

Wherefore Our Request is , That in all Cases where OATHES are Imposed , and Swearing Required , Our Word , that is , our YEA and NAY may be accepted instead of an OATH , for which we Humbly Offer , and freely submit , that if any under the same Profession among us break their Word , or be found false in their YEA or NAY , or guilty of Forgery in any Unsworn Testimony , Evidence , or Answers , That then such Penalty be inflicted on the Person so Offending , as Law and Justice Require in Case of False Swearing or Perjury .