rough of M. whose names are undersigned, do hereby publicly give notice that C. D. who now offers himself a candidate to represent the said borough in parliament, was guilty of bribery and corrupt practices, and also of a violation of the statute passed in the seventh year of king William, called, an act for preventing charge and expence in the election of members to serve in parliament at the election of members to serve in parliament for the said borough of M. which took place on the eleventh and twelfth days of the month of May now last past, and did, then and there, after the teste of the writ for the election of members to serve in parliament for the said borough, and before the election of members to serve in parliament by virtue of the said writ, give drink, provisions, and entertainments, to divers persons having voices thereat, in order to be elected a member to serve in parliament for the said borough, and is thereby rendered ineligible to serve as a burgess in parliament for the said borough of M. upon the present vacancy, and that all votes given for the said C. D. at this present election will be thrown away. And we further give notice that the said C. D. hath been proved before a committee of the house of commons, which was appointed to try the merits of a petition lately presented by the said A. B. complaining of the undue election and return of as one of the members for the said borough of M. upon a writ issued on the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seven, to have been guilty of a violation of the statute aforesaid, and of divers acts of bribery and corrupt practices, and of giving drink, provisions, and entertainment, to persons having

voices at the said election after the teste of the writ aforesaid, and before the return of farther public notice that the said C. D. is incapable of being elected to serve in the present vacancy for the said borough of M.; and that all votes given in favour of the said C. D. at this present election of a member to serve in parliament, for the borough of M. aforesaid, will, on account of the ineligibility of the said

And therefore we the undersigned do accordingly object and protest against the nomination of the said C. D. as a candidate, and against the election and return of the said C. D. as a member to represent the said borough of M. at the present election. And we do give this members to serve in parliament, under and by virtue of the said writ, in order that he the said C. D. might be elected to serve in parliament for the said borough of M. C. D. be of no effect, but entirely thrown dated this day of March, 1808*.

away,

A. B.

E. F.

G. H. &c.

The Oath of Allegiance. (1 Geo. 1. stat. 2.

c. 13).

I. A. B. do sincerely promise and swear, that I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance to his majesty king George.

So help me God.

*The above notice of disqualification was settled after great consideration by three gentlemen of considerable emipence at the bar.

The Oath of Supremacy. (1 Geo. 1. stat. 2. c. 13).

I. A. B. do swear, that I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure, as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, that princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority, ecclesiastical, or spiritual, within this realm. So help me God.

The Declaration of Fidelity to be taken by Quakers, instead of the Affirmation of the 1 W. 3. stat. 1. c. 18. required by 7 & 8. W. 3. c. 27. (stat. 8 Geo. i. c. 6. § 1).

I. A. B. do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare, that I will be true and faithful to king George; and do solemnly, sincerely, and truly profess, testify, and declare, that I do from my heart abhor, detest, and renounce, as impious and heretical, that wicked doctrine and position, that princes, excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever; and I do declare, that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any power, jurisdiction, superiority, pre-eminence

or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm.

The Oath of Abjuration. (stat. 6. Geo. 3. c. 53).

I. A. B. do truly and sincerely acknowledge, profess, testify, and declare, in my conscience, before God and the world, that our sovereign lord king George is lawful and rightful king of this realm, and all other his majesty's dominions and countries thereunto belonging. And I do solemnly and sincerly declare, that I do believe in my conscience, that not any of the descendants of the person who pretended to be prince of Wales during the life of the late king James the second, and since his decease pretended to be and took upon himself, the style and title of king of England, by the name of James the third, or of Scotland, by the name of James the eighth, or the style and title of king of Great Britain, hath any right or title whatsoever, to the crown of this realm, or any other the dominions thereunto belonging: and I do renounce, refuse, and abjure any allegiance or obedience to any of them. And I do swear, that I will bear faith and true allegiance to his majesty king George, and him will defend to the utmost of my power, against all traiterous conspiracies and attempts whatsoever which shall be made against his person, crown, or dignity. And I will do my utmost endeavour to disclose and make known to his

majesty and his successors, all treasons and traiterous conspiracies which I shall know to be against him or any of them. And I do faithfully promise, to the utmost of my power, to support, maintain, and defend the succession of the crown, against the descendants of the said James, and against all other persons whatsoever; which succession, by an act, intituled, An act for the further limitation of the crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject, is and stands limited to the princess Sophia, electoress and duchess dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body, being protestants. And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words, without any equivocation, mental evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever. And I do make this recognition, acknowledgment, abjuration, renunciation, and promise, heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a christian. So help me God.

The Declaration or Affirmation to be made by Quakers instead of the Abjuration Oath under 1 Geo. 1. stat. 2. c. 6. (stat. 8 Geo. 1. c. 6).

I. A. B. do solemnly, sincerely, and truly acknowledge, profess, testify, and declare that king George is lawful and rightful king of this realm, and of all other his dominions and countries thereunto belonging; and I do solemnly