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" You shall swear by the blessed Trinity, and by the sacrament you now propose to receive, never to disclose directly or indirectly, by word or circumstance, the matter that shall be proposed to you to keep secret, nor desist from the execution thereof... "
The comprehensive history of England, from the earliest period to the ... - Page 270
by Charles MacFarlane - 1876
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Criminal trials [by D. Jardine].

David Jardine - Great Britain - 1835 - 440 pages
...family. Thomas Winter, John Wright, and Fawkes, then severally took an oath in the following form : " You shall swear by the blessed Trinity, and by the...execution thereof until the rest shall give you leave." This oath was given by them to each other in the most solemn manner, "kneeling down upon their knees...
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The Life of Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice of England in the ..., Volume 1

Cuthbert William Johnson - Great Britain - 1837 - 398 pages
...in form as follows : " You shall swear by the blessed Trinity and by the sacrament you now purpose to receive, never to disclose, directly or indirectly,...execution thereof, until the rest shall give you leave." Coke laboured hard, and unfortunately for the character of the Catholic priests of that period, with...
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The life of sir Edward Coke, with memoirs of his contemporaries, Volume 1

Cuthbert William Johnson - 1837 - 404 pages
...in form as follows : " You shall swear by the blessed Trinity and by the sacrament you now purpose to receive, never to disclose, directly or indirectly,...execution thereof, until the rest shall give you leave." Coke laboured hard, and unfortunately for the character of the Catholic priests of that period, with...
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The penny cyclopædia [ed. by G. Long]., Volume 10

Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1838 - 646 pages
...oath of secrecy, was administered to each, kneeling with his hands placed upon the Primer : — ' You swear by the blessed Trinity, and by the sacrament...execution thereof until the rest shall give you leave.' They then heard mass, and received the sacrament from Father Gerard in confirmation of their vow. Percy...
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“The” Acts and Monuments of the Church: Containing the History and ...

John Foxe, John Fox - Martyrs - 1838 - 1172 pages
...propose to receive, never to disclose, directly or indirectly, by word or circumstance, the matter which shall be proposed to you, to keep secret, nor desist...execution thereof, until the rest shall give you leave." There must be a frightful amount of human depravity, when a number of ecclesiastics could administer...
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Guy Fawkes: Or, a Complete History of the Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 ...

Thomas Lathbury - Gunpowder Plot, 1605 - 1839 - 172 pages
...the blessed Trinity, and by the sacrament you now purpose to receive, never to disclose, directly nor indirectly, by word or circumstance, the matter that...execution thereof until the rest shall give you leave." The next point was to secure a house near the House of Lords, in which the mine might be commenced....
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Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 5

1840 - 756 pages
...by the Blessed Trinity, and by the sacrament you propose to receive, never to disclose, directly nor indirectly, by word or circumstance, the matter that...execution thereof, until the rest shall give you leave.' ' I swear,' replied Digby, kissing the primer. The oath was then administered in like manner to the...
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The Pictorial History of England: Being, a History of the People ..., Volume 4

George Lillie Craik - Great Britain - 1841 - 686 pages
...Catesby said that, before opening the particulars of his scheme, they must all take a solemn oath jof secrecy. The condition was accepted by all, and, a...their knees, by Catesby, Percy, Thomas Winter, John Wrjght, and Fawkes; and immediately after they had taken the oath, Catesby explained that his purpose...
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Guy Fawkes; or, The gunpowder treason, Volume 1

William Harrison Ainsworth - Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606 - 1841 - 344 pages
...by the Blessed Trinity, and by the sacrament you propose to receive, never to disclose directly nor indirectly, by word or circumstance, the matter that...execution thereof, until the rest shall give you leave." " I swear," replied Digby, kissing the primer. The oath was then taken in like manner by the others....
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Visitor: Or Monthly Instructor

1841 - 488 pages
...propose to receive, never to disclose, directly or indirectly, by word or circumstance, the matter to be proposed to you to keep secret, nor desist from...execution thereof until the rest shall give you leave." The whole project was then disclosed to Percy and Fawkes, who had been hitherto unacquainted with it...
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