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Assurance, The

An oath which all persons who held positions of trust in Scotland were required to take on the accession of William Ill. Declaration had to be made that William was King de jure as well as de facto. The Episcopalian clergy who took the oath were allowed to retain possession of their benefices.

citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney

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