Wicked Kewl those Sudbury archives search files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _http://www.town.sudbury.ma.us/archives/_ (http://www.town.sudbury.ma.us/archives/) The Fidelity Oath: 15 p.1 July 9, 1645 The names of those that took the oath: William Kerley, Senior John Hayne Richard Newton Josiah Hayne William How John Moores Edward Fron (?) Thomas Kinge John Loker Phillemon Whale Thomas Axtell Solomon Johnson, Jur'r Thomas Noyes Robert Bent Thomas Plimpton Henry Rice Andrew Belcher Henry Curtiss John Rutter Those that tooke the oath of fidelity since: Richard Sanger Solomon Johnson, Sen'r John Ward John Smith Edward Rice Richard Smith John Johnson George Rowly Thomas Whale, Jun'r William Rowly, Jun'r James Pendleton John Moores, Jun'r Richard Barnet John Maynard, Jun'r John Grout John Noyes, Jun'r Obadiar Warde Robert Best John Woodward John ____ Peter King Edmund ____ John Groute James ____ John Goodnow, Jun'r Will ______ 15 p.2 John Bent, Jun'r Samuel ____ Math____ Thom____ John ____ Robert___ Richard___ Robert___ The Oath I, being by Gods providence an Inhabitant within this jurisdiction doe truly and solemnly acknowledge myselfe to be subject to the government of the same and therefore doe here make by the great and dreadfull name of the ever livinge God that I will be true and faithful to the same and will accordingly yield assistance thereunto with my person and that as in equity I am bound, and I will allsoe truly endeavor to maintayne and preserve the libertyes and privileges thereof submittinge myselfe to the wholesome lawes made and established by the same. And further that I wil not plott or practice any evill against it nor consult with any that soe doe but will tymely discover the same to lawfull authority now here established for the supressings of the same soe help me God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Transcribed from the scanned text online by Janice Farnsworth