Androcles' Protestation
“Diamartyria”
event · 2 works · 2 mentions · 5 anchored passages
promise, vow and protest · the protestation · this Protestation · this ensuing Protestation
in the texts
On the Estate of Philoctemon
The formal legal protestation lodged by Androcles declaring Philoctemon's estate not adjudicable on the claim that Euctemon had a legitimate son, which blocked Chaerestratus's direct claim and prompted this suit.
and their impudence is such that, not daring to bring a direct action, they lodged a protestation—as though it were a question of legitimate children—which is at once false and in contradiction to their own previous action.
but if is lawful to make a will, and our opponent claims on the ground that Philoctemon made no donation or will, he ought not to have hindered proceedings by a protestation, but to have proceeded by means of a direct action.
Androcles here put in a protestation declaring that the succession was not adjudicable, thus depriving my client of his right to claim the estate and you of your right to decide who ought to be declared heir to Philoctemon's property.
The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625–1660
A collective sworn vow by members of the House of Commons to defend the Protestant religion, the King, Parliament's privileges, and the subjects' liberties against Popish conspiracy.
have therefore thought good to join ourselves in a Declaration of our united affections and resolutions and to make this ensuing Protestation:
, do, in the presence of God, promise, vow and protest to maintain and defend, as far as lawfully I may with my life, power and estate, the true reformed Protestant religion expressed in the doctrine of the Church of England, against all Popery and popish innovation within this realm, contrary to the said doctrine, and according to the duty of my allegiance, I will maintain and defend His Majesty’ …