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" ... a new oath was prepared and established, which they called an engagement; the substance whereof was, that every man should swear, " that he would be true and faithful to the government established without king or house of peers... "
The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England - Page 244
by Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1839
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The Christian guardian (and Church of England magazine).

1828
...subsequently ejected on refusing to take the oath called the engagement which bound the swearer ' to be true and faithful to the government established without King or House of Peers.' He often preached in London, and occasionally before the Parliament. On all these difficult and hazardous...
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The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7

John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pages
...to the existing government, was simple and concise: it was nothing more than a solemn promise " to be true and faithful to the government established without king or house of peers. The " Engagement" was substituted, on the death of the king, for the famous " Solemn League and Covejaaut."...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius: Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...which all. persons in office, ministers, and members of the Universities, were to hind themselves ** to be true and faithful to the government established without King or House of Peers." but in the voyage they were attacked by an Algerine Corsair. Mr. Barrow, during the engagement, kept...
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...to the existing government, was simple and concise: it was nothing more than a solemn promise " to be true and faithful to the government established without king or house of peers." The " Engagement" -was substituted, on the death of the king, for the famous " Solemn League and Covenant."...
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Neal's History of the Puritans: Or, The Rise, Principles, and Sufferings of ...

Daniel Neal, Edward Parsons - Dissenters, Religious - 1811 - 802 pages
...allegiance and supremacy were abolished, and a new one appointed, called the engagement, which was to be true and faithful to the government established, without King or house of peers. Such as refused the oath were declared incapable of holding any place or office of trust in the common-wealth...
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The Life of Dr. George Bull, Lord Bishop of St. David's: With the History of ...

Robert Nelson - Bishops - 1816 - 482 pages
...had taken, as is observed by a noble author, this new oath was prepared and established ; the form whereof was that every man should swear, That he would be true and faithful to the Commonwealth of England, as it was then established, without a King or House of Lords, And whosoever...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 3

Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 pages
...this device, ' God with us.' A new oath was, likewise, administered to all persons in office, ' To be true and faithful to the government established, without King or House of Peers.' But as the existence of this new government depended upon the principal military officers, it was declared...
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The History of the Puritans, Or Protestant Non-conformists: With ..., Volume 4

Daniel Neal - Great Britain - 1817 - 564 pages
...allegiance and supremacy were abolished, and a new one appointed, called the ENGAGEMENT, which was, to be true and faithful to the government established, without king or house of peers. Such as refused the oath were declared incapable of holding any place or office of trust in the commonwealth...
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The History of the Puritans, Or Protestant Non-conformists: With ..., Volume 4

Daniel Neal - Great Britain - 1817 - 564 pages
...allegiance and supremacy were abolished, and a new one appointed, called the ENGAGEMENT, which was, to be true and faithful to the government established) without king or house of peers. Such as refined the oath were declared incapable of holding any place or office of trust in the commonwealth...
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Studies in History; Containing the History of England, from Its ..., Volume 2

Thomas Morell - Great Britain - 1821 - 542 pages
...which, all persons, holding any place of trust or authority in the commonwealth, pledged themselves to be " true and faithful to the government established without king or house of peers." A new coinage was issued, stamped on the one side with the arms of England between a laurel and a palm,...
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