02186cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000310012824500480015926400510020730000470025833600260030533700260033133800360035750000310039350801910042452010850061553400450170065300740174565300100181985600430182953843UtSlPG20260610134236.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a23000775  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE1861 aEvans, Charles,d1850-193510aOaths of Allegiance in Colonial New England 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-12-31  aE-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"Oaths of Allegiance in Colonial New England" by Charles Evans is a historical account published in the early 20th century. The work delves into the various oaths of allegiance and fidelity that formed an integral part of the governance and societal structure in colonial New England, focusing particularly on their origins and significance during the period of settlement and development.   The opening of the book outlines the historical context of oaths in England, particularly noting their evolution from the Oath of Supremacy under Henry VIII to the Oath of Allegiance established by James I. It establishes how these oaths impacted the Pilgrims who settled in New Plymouth and later influenced the governance structures of other New England colonies, such as Massachusetts and Connecticut. Evans emphasizes the complexities of these oaths, including their religious implications and good faith among settlers, setting the groundwork for a detailed examination of legal and civic obligations within these burgeoning communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnited States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources  aOaths40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53843