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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Oath of euery Free-man of the City of London.</HEAD>
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<FIGDESC>blazon of the Corporation of the City of London</FIGDESC>
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<P>_YEe &s;hall &s;weare, that ye &s;hall bee good and true to our Soueraign Lord King <HI>Iames,</HI> and to the heires of our &s;aid Soueraigne Lord the King. Obey&s;ant and obe|dient &s;hall y&eacute;e be to the Maior and Mini&s;ters of this City. The Franchi&s;es and Cu&s;tomes thereof ye &s;hall maintaine, and this City k&eacute;epe harmle&s;&s;e in that that in you is. Ye &s;hall be Contributory to all manner of charges within this City, as Summons, Watches, Contributions, Ta&s;kes, Talla|ges. Lot and Scot, and to all other charges, bearing your part as a Free-man ought to do. Ye &s;hall colour no Forraignes goods, vnder or in your name, whereby the King or this City might or may lo&s;e theyr cu&s;tomes or aduantages. Yee &s;hall know no Forraigne to buy or &s;ell any Merchandize, with any other Forraigne within this City or fran|chi&s;e thereof, but ye &s;hall warne the Chamberlaine thereof, or &s;ome Mini&s;ter of the Chamber. Ye &s;hall implead or &s;ue no Freeman out of this City, whiles ye may haue right and law within the &s;ame Cittie. Ye &s;hall take none Apprenti&s;e, but if he be Fr&eacute;e-borne (that is to &s;ay) no Bond-mans Son, nor the childe of any Alien, &amp; for no le&s;&s;e terme then for &s;euen yeares without fraud or deceit: and within the fir&s;t y&eacute;ere ye &s;hal cau&s;e him to be enrolled, or el&s;e pay &s;uch fine as &s;hall be rea&s;ona|bly impo&s;ed vppon you for omitting the &s;ame. And after his tearmes end, within conuenient time (being required) ye &s;hall make him fr&eacute;e of this City, if he haue wel and truly &s;erued you. Yee &s;hall al&s;o k&eacute;epe the Kings peace in your owne per&s;on. Ye &s;hall know no gatherings, con|uenticles, nor con&s;piracies made again&s;t the Kings Peace, but ye &s;hall warne the Maior thereof, or let it to your power. <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ll the&s;e points and articles ye &s;hal well and truly k&eacute;epe, according to the lawes &amp; cu&s;tomes of this City, to your power. So God you helpe.</P>
<CLOSER>God &s;aue the King.</CLOSER>
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<P>Printed by W. Iaggard, Printer to the Honorable City of London.</P>
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