He was an adherent of the Protestant Act of Union, and on the oath of abjuration being extended to Scotland, ceased to attend Parliament.
42.
On 22 July 1581, the Staten Generaal declared that they no longer recognised Philip II of Spain as their ruler, in the Act of Abjuration.
43.
By concurring with this decision, Casaubon confirmed the Protestants'suspicions that, like his friend and patron, Philippe Canaye, he was contemplating abjuration.
44.
Protestants who were at that time 50 % of the population had to choose between exile, abjuration, or to continue practicing their religion in secret.
45.
Moreover, in 1581, the deputies of the United Provinces memorably declared independence by issuing the Act of Abjuration, which deposed Philip as their sovereign.
46.
The Abjuration Act of 1662 " . . was a formal rejection of the National Covenant of 1638 and the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643.
47.
:From my old D & D days, I remember the term abjuration describing the spells which did effectively the opposite of what the conjuration spells did.
48.
That same year, the northern provinces seized independence in the Act of Abjuration ( " Plakkaat van Verlatinghe " ), launching the Seven United Provinces.
49.
Left caption in a later writing : " " Abrinuciatio diaboli lingua Teotisca veter " . " = ( abjuration of the devil in Old German ).
50.
After conferring with Pope Pius XI and his Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Gasparri, Father Eug�ne Pr�vost was given the task of obtaining Vilatte's abjuration.
