glorious host of heaven to witness these my real
intentions to keep this, my oath. In testimony hereof, I take
this most holy and blessed sacrament of the Eucharist, and
witness the same further with my hand and seal, in the face of
this holy convent this day--An. Dom., etc."

OATH OF THE SAN FEDISTI.

"I, Son of the Holy Faith, No. --, promise and swear to sustain
the altar and the Papal throne, to exterminate heretics,
liberals, and all enemies of the Church, without pity for the
cries of children, or of men and women. So help me God."

OATH OF THE IRISH RIBBON-MEN.

"I, Patrick McKenna, swear by Saints Peter and Paul, and by the
blessed Virgin Mary, to be always faithful to the Society (of
Ribbon-men); to keep and conceal all the secrets, and its words
of order; to be always ready to execute the commands of my
superior officers, and, as far as it shall lie in my power, to
extirpate all heretics, and ALL THE PROTESTANTS, and to walk in
their blood to the knee! May the Virgin Mary and all saints
help me! To-day, the 2d of July, 1852.

"PAT. MCKENNA, _from Tydavenet_."

The following are the curses pronounced by the Papal Church against all
who leave it for any Evangelical Church:

THE ROMISH CURSE.

"By the authority of God Almighty, the Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost, and the undefiled Virgin Mary, mother and patroness of
our Saviour, and of all celestial virtues, Angels, Archangels,
Thrones, Dominions, Powers, Cherubim, and Seraphim; and of all
the Holy Patriarchs, Prophets, and of all the Apostles and
Evangelists, of the Holy Innocents, who in the sight of the
Holy Lamb are found worthy to sing the new song of the Holy
Martyrs and Holy Confessors, and of all the Holy Virgins, and
of all Saints together with the holy elect of God; may he,
----, be damned. We excommunicate and anathematize him from the
threshold of the Holy Church of God Almighty. We sequester him,
that lie may be tormented, disposed, and be delivered over with
Dathan and Abiram, and with those who say unto the Lord:
'Depart from us, we desire none of thy ways:' as a fire is
quenched with water, so let the light of him be put out for
evermore, unless he shall repent him and make satisfaction.
Amen!

"May the Father, who creates man, curse him! May the Son, who