COLONIAL VIRGINIA OATH OF A VESTRYMAN

"I,  AB,  as I do acknowledge myself a true son of the Church of England, so do I believe the articles of faith therein professed, and do oblige myself to be conformable to the doctrine and discipline therein taught and established;  and that, as Vestryman of this Parish, I will well and truly perform my duty therein, being directed by the laws and customs of this country, and the canons of the Church of England, so far as they will suit our present capacity; and this I shall sincerely do, according to the best of my knowledge, skill, cunning, without fear, favor, or partiality; so help me God."

(Some of the founders who were colonial Virginia vestrymen include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, Peyton Randolph, and George Mason)