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Oath

form is, 'I--, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty [King George VI.], his heirs and successors, according to law.' These oaths have undergone much revision of late years by … to give evidence, but the old rule was, that all witnesses must take an oath of some kind. Very gradually, however, the legislature has relaxed this rule, and the privilege of affirming (see AFFIRMATION) instead of taking