e/Protestation of 1641

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has gloss	eng: The Protestation was an attempt to avert the English Civil War. In July 1641, Parliament passed a bill requiring those over the age of 18 to sign the Protestation, an oath of allegiance to King Charles I and the Church of England it had drawn up on 3 May of that year. No one could hold a Church or state office without signing.
lexicalization	eng: Protestation of 1641
instance of	c/Oaths of allegiance