We John Quinton &c.
I _ do truely and sincerely acknowledge profess, testify, and declare, That
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is, and of Right ought
to be free, sovereign, and independent State and We do swear, that We will hear
true Faith, and Allegiance to the said Commonwealth, and that we
will defend the same against traiterous Conspiracies, and all hostile attemps
whatsoever, and that We do renounce and abjure all Allegiance
Subjection and Obedience to the King of Great Britain- and every other foreign
Power whatsoever, and that no foreign Prince, Person,
Prelate, State, or Potentate, hath, or ought to have, any Jurisdiction, Superiorty,
Pre-eminence, Authortiy, dispensing or other power
in any Matter, civil, ecclesiastical, or spriitual- within this Commonwealth,
except the Authority and Power, which is, or may be vested
by their Constituents in the Congress of the United States- and we do further
testify and declare that no Man or Body of Men hath or can
have any Right to absolve or discharge us from the obligation of this Oath-Declaration,
or Affirmation, and that We do make this Acknowledgment- Profession, Testimony, Delcaration, Denial, Renunciation and Abjuration
heartily and truly according to the common
Meaning, and Acceptation of the foregoing Words- without any Equivocation, mental
Evasion, or secret Reservation whatsoever-
So help us God-
John Quinton Humbly? Hon
Moses Dickinson=Amherst | *West Springfield *Stephen Miller Jnr | Chancy Taylor W Springfield |
Nathaniel Dickinson 2d Do | " | Jesse Rogers- Do |
Waitstill Dickinson Do | -Do -Roger Miller | Jacob Miller Do |
Stephen Noble Westfield | W. Springfield James Wade | Solomon Chapin Do |
John Edwards Ely West Springfield | Do- Enos Blossom | Brigham Day W. Springfield |
Shuebal? Taylor- Granby | Do- Justin Leonard | James Day- Do- |
Pliny Chapin- Do- | Do- Grover Barker | Silas Moody Amherst |
Asa Miller- Do- | Do- Rufus Bouker | Elihu Moody Amherst |
Daniel Day- Do- | Do- Noah Dewey Junre | Titus Bartlet Granby |
Tristan Story- Southwick | Do- Oziey Flower | Asa Rumvil- Do |
Jacob Hoadley-Westfield | Do -Abel Marley | Benjamin Stone?- Granville |
Martin Kellogg= Amherst | Do- Josiah Sawyer? | Elijah Stenger? Springfield |
Hampshire February 3d-11th to the 17th |
Do -Consider Shaw? | his |
A sd Month 1787-. | Do -Stephen Colegrove | x |
Personally appeared the above named | his x | Valentine Worthy W Springfield |
Persons and took and subscribed the oath x | Do- James Philips | mark |
Allegiance as above aforesaid? | mark | Dan Taylor Do- |
Com E Mattoon Junr Just Pais | Do -David Marley | Ezekiel Day Do - |
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