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Oath, Burgess

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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an old oath in some Scottish burghs. It was:

"Here I protest before God and your lordships that I profess and allow with my heart the true religion presently professed within this realm, and authorized by the laws thereof: I shall abide thereat, and defend the same to my life's end, renouncing the Roman religion called papistry."

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Oath, Burgess'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​o/oath-burgess.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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