case the king and morris against the mayor and commonalty OF lincoln quaker  may take their solemn affirmation on admission to their freedom S c Carth S c  Mod mandamus to admit morris to the freedom of the city of Lincoln he have  serve seven year apprentice which the mayor refuse a because he refuse to take  the freeman oath he be a Quaker but offer to make his solemn affirmation  accord to the late Act will c a and the court be of opinion that he ought to  be admit on his solemn affirmation for the office of a freeman be no place of  profit or office in the government within the statute b by his serve his  apprenticeship he have a right in the a by Geo c where any person shall be  entitle to be admit to his freedom and shall apply to the mayor of the  corporation or other person who be authorize to administer c to be admit a  citizen burgess or freeman thereof and shall give notice specify the nature of  his claim to such mayor or other person that if be or they do not admit such  person within one month from the time of such notice the court of king bench  will be apply to for a mandamus if such mayor c shall after such notice refuse  or neglect to admit such person a writ of mandamus shall issue to compel such  mayor c to admit such person c a continue by will c and make perpetual by Geo  saint c by Geo c the several form in which quaker be require to take the  declaration of fidelity the solemn affirmation and the oath of abjuration be  describe and by Geo c S it be enact that in all case where by any statute then  make or thereafter to be make a oath be require the solemn affirmation or  declaration of the people call quaker shall be allow and take instead of such  oath except in criminal case or to serve on jury or to bear any office or  place of profit in the government b Lord Mansfield in the case of king v march  recognize the above case as good law and it be determine that a Quaker may on  his solemn affirmation be admit a member of the Turkey company although by Geo  c S it be enact that no person unless he take the oath therein prescribe shall  be admit to his freedom in the say company burr Rep modern report er p freedom  and his admission whereunto the take of a oath be not essential but only by  custom and the intent of the Act be that unless in those case except by  proviso the affirmation of a Quaker shall be as available as his oath and  though it be return in this case that every freeman have the liberty to run a  cow upon the common within the say city yet that will not alter the case but  because the writ be direct to the mayor of the city of Lincoln in the county  of Lincoln and not in the county of the city of Lincoln the writ be quash  there be no such person to who a peremptory mandamus shall go