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 1     I|        things that thou doest. Swear thou by the Lord that thou
 2     I|      And Abraham said, I shall swear. And he blamed Abimelech
 3     I|      pottage. Jacob then said: Swear that to me thou shalt never
 4     I|      mercy as thou promise and swear that thou bury me not in
 5     I|       commanded. Then said he: Swear to me, and so he swore.
 6     I|      is to say, thou shalt not swear by him for nothing. In this
 7     I|     gospel that thou shalt not swear by the heaven ne by earth
 8     I|   cause and rightful a man may swear without sin, as in judgment
 9     I|     Lord and for nought. If he swear false wittingly he is forsworn,
10     I| deliberation, but a man should swear truly and yet not for nought
11     I|         ne maliciously. But to swear lightly without hurt or
12    II|      destroy not my house, and swear and promise me that thou
13    II|  satisfy the people; or else I swear to thee by the good lord
14    II|       should make his oath and swear, he delivered his staff
15    II|      and hold whilst he should swear, and then sware that he
16    II|        his land, and made them swear that they should go to him
17   III|       altar of S. Peter for to swear, praying the apostle that
18    IV|    condition, that they should swear and promise that, if it
19    IV|    said: Ye be deceived, but I swear to you by my gods that,
20    IV|      thou mayst not despise. I swear by my gods and goddesses
21     V|       his realm, and he should swear to her by his oath that
22     V| constrained him by his oath to swear whether he owed him or no,
23     V|    that would not, they should swear to run upon them as rebels,
24     V|       devil said: If thou wilt swear to me that thou wilt not
25     V|     said: By what oath shall I swear? And the devil said: Swear
26     V|     swear? And the devil said: Swear thou by my great virtues
27     V|        me. And Cyprian said: I swear to thee by thy great virtues
28     V|       saints Cosmo and Damian, swear to me upon their altar that
29     V| trespass. And he then began to swear and say: Lord, if ever I
30    VI|  company, and made them all to swear this new chivalry; and then
31    VI|     least, said she, she shall swear that she shall no more,
32    VI|        wilt keep it secret and swear that ye shall bewray it
33    VI|       would gladly promise and swear never to bewray it, and
34   VII|      knew that they should not swear by him, humble sinner, nevertheless