Protestation Oath Returns

[Jean McGurn]

Sussex Archealogical Society has printed all the ones for Sussex. They will be listed under each 'village' name.

I know that the Reference Library at Worthing Library has the complete set of these books so would assume that other main libraries may have copies.

I had looked these up for the villages in the area I live. Think they are for 1641  they showed also if the person  could write as those who could not write are listed as "made their mark"

Although people signed the oath does not mean that they were true Protestants as some still practised the forbidden mass in secret whilst pretending to have changed religion.

Jean

[stanmapstone]

It was 1641 in the old calendar when New Years day was the 25th March, but 1642 with the calendar starting 1st January.

Stan

[chinakay]

Thanks much, Stan!

Cheers,
C hina

[Rewcastle]

DURHAM PROTESTATIONS
OR
THE RETURNS MADE TO THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS IN 1641/2 FOR THE MAINTENANCE
OF THE PROTESTANT RELIGION FOR
THE COUNTY PALATINE OF DURHAM
FOR THE BOROUGH OF BERWICK-UPON TWEED
AND THE PARISH OF MORPETH.

(ps: I'm not Shouting, Just copied & pasted from the free book) 

Can be found here Link

[chinakay]

Huh, very nice ...TO turns out to be good for something after all... (don't blame me, I'm a Montrealer, I'm supposed to talk like that about Toronto )

So, any more free ones out there? Like West Yorkshire?

Cheers,
C hina