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The first point: "Thou shall keep full peace and accord in God and to the Guild to your Knights and Council." And the king shall answer, "I shall do. " The second point: "Thou shall keep in all these domains rightful and every rightwiseness and discretion with mercy and truth." And the king shall swear, "I shall do. " The third point: "Grant thou all rightful Laws and Codes to behold and that thou wilt defend and strengthen them to the worship if God to his might and powers which shall choose. " And the king shall answer, "I grant and behold it. " The Annunciation of the Council to the King that shall be Read: "Sir King we ask that it be granted and [given] to us [collectively] and individually and all our Council Members that you will keep and grant the privilege of Emperium and due law and rightwiseness and defend them as a king oath, that he should in his realm to every Noblesmen and Knight and to their Squire. " And the king shall answer in this way: "With glad will and devout soul I give and behold to you and to each of you and to all Knights the privileges of Emperium law and of God and I shall keep due law and rightwiseness, defending it in as much as I may. With God’s help as a king to do in his realm to every Noblesmen and Knight and to their Squire by right and reason. " The Council to the King: "Sir, wilt thou keep and by your oath confirm to the people of the Emperial Kingdom the laws and Codes granted to them by ancient kings of Emperium, rightfully mine and devout to God; namely the laws, customs and codes granted to the Council and to the Knights by the glorious king Edward to your power. " The king shall answer, "I shall keep them. " "Sir, shall you keep to God and to Guild and to the Council, to the Knights peace and accord Holy after your power? Sir, shall you do an cause to be kept in all your domains and judgments true and right in mercy and truth? " The king shall answer, "I shall do. " "Sir, will you grant to hold and fulfill and defend rightful laws and codes which the commons of your realm shall choose, to strengthen and maintain them to the Guild after all your power? " The king shall answer, "I shall grant and behold it. " For Noblesmen and Knights: The Oath and the Form of Homage: "I become your liege man of life and limb and truth and earthly honors, bearing to you against all men that love, move or die, so help me God and the Holy Dame." “I become your Knight of the Sword, I honor you, and to you faithfully will stand to defend you. I pledge my oath, and will support you against all that is evil." “Hear this my lord: I will bear faith to you of life and member, goods, and chattels, so help me God. "By the Powers of Saint Micheal and Saint George, I dub you Knight, rise Sir......" |
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