The Supremacy Oath

The Supremacy Oath was part of the The Elizabeth Religious Settlement of 1559 which was composed of The Act of  Supremacy and the Act of Uniformity.  Her father Henry VIII and her brother Edward VI had the title of “Head of the Church of England”.  Elizabeth became all powerful in the Church of England and was known as “Supreme Governor of the Church in England.” 

Venerable James Dowdal refused to take the following Supremacy Oath.

Text of the Supremacy Oath
 
“I  A.  B.  do utterly testify and declare in my conscience, That the Queen's Highness is the only Supream Governor of this Realm, and of all other her Highness Dominions and Countries, as well in all Spiritual or Ecclesiastical Things or Causes, as Temporal; and that no foreign Prince, Person, Prelate State or Potentate, hath or ought to have any Jurisdiction, Power, Superiority, Preheminence, or Authority Ecclesiastical or Spiritual, within this Realm; and therefore I do utterly renounce and forsake all foreign Jurisdictions, Powers, Superiorities and Authorities, and do promote, that from henceforth I shall bear faith and true Allegiance to the Queen’s Highness, her Heirs and lawful Successors, and to my Power shall asssist and defend all Jurisdictions, Preheminences, Privileges and Authorities granted or belonging to the Queen’s Highness, her Heirs and Successors, or united and annexed to the Imperial Crown of this Realm.  So help me God, and by the Contents of this Book.”¹

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