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It is called a corporal oath, because he toucheth with his hand some part of the Holy Scripture. And Jacob (_L. D._,
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Oath ), says it is so called
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And Lord Hale (2 _H. P. C._ 279.) says,
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The regular oath, as is allowed by the laws of England, is 'Tactis sacrosanctis Dei Evangeliis', and in case of a Jew,
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Tacto libro legis Mosaicæ: and, if I rightly remember, the oath as administered in the Latin form at Oxford concludes:
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Ita te Deus adjuvet, tactis sacrosanctis Christi Evangeliis. In none of these instances does kissing the book appear to be essential. Whereas the present form used in the Courts is,
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So help you God, kiss the book;