Historical Oaths of Allegiance
An oath of allegiance to the English crown was required by the Irish Act of Supremacy since the time of Queen Elizabeth I. This oath was extented under King William and Mary to peers, members of the House of Commons, bishops, barristers and attorneys. Under Queen Anne holders of many civil and Military were required to take oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration, attend an Anglican Church of Ireland eucharist service and declare against the catholic beliefs in transubstantiation. Although these oaths were gradually changed over the years.
Under British rule an oath of allegiance to the King was required for barristers in Ireland were called to the bar, this excluded a number of Nationalists who were not prepared to swear such an oath, also for Catholics the wording of this and other oaths required by the British administration proved difficult since they were denouncing the Pope.
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