I doe, in the name and behalfe of this Collony, &c., re-ingage to stand by you and to support you by all due assistance and incouradgment in your performance and execution of your aforesaid office according to your engagement. Ordered, that the forme of engagement aforesaid shall be used vntill further order; any former order or forme vsed or prescribed to the contrary, or differing herefrom notwithstanding. [1665.] These forms were re-enacted in 1677. The Commission appointed by the King to assert the rights of the Crown to the seven New England Colonies, as the first of the propositions of his Majesty’s will and pleasure in Rhode Island, proposed: That all householders inhabiting this Collony take the oath of alleagence and the administration of justice be in his Majestyes name. Wherevpon, and in a deepsence of his Majestyes most Royall and wonderful grace and favour more pertickerlerly ... in his letters pattents ... in which is expresed his ... indulgence extended to tender consiences, differing in matters of religious worshipe and conceanments; and more especially in matters of formes of oathes and cerimonyes or circumstances relating therevnto, ... considering therein the liberty of concience therein granted. The Assembly doe with one consent ... in all cheerfull obediance ... and therein minding the preveledge granted to tender conciences, doe in the first place order and declare: that whereas in this Collony it hath ben alwayes accounted and granted a liberty to such as make a scruple of swearing and taken an oath, that in stead thereof they shall engage, under the penalty of false swearing, though they sweare not in publicke engagement, as well as if they did sweare, that therefore this most loyall and resonable engagement be given by all men capable within this jurisdiction for their allegiance to the King, &c. * * * * * The forme of which engagement shall be as followeth: You, A. B., sollemly and sincearly engage true and faithfull aleagiance vnto his Majestye Charles the Second, King of England, his heires and successors, to beare and due obediance vnto the lawes established, from time to time in this jurisdiction, to yeald vnto the vtmost of your power, according to the previlidge by his said Majesty granted, in religioues and civill concearnments to this Collony in the Charter; which said engagement you make vnder the perill and penalty of perjury. [1665.]