From this day forth I renounce the right to marry unless the marriage with a free, no man of catenas bind me and I will not dwell in the house of any man as a concubine.
I swear that I will be ready to defend myself by force if I am attacked by force, and that I'll come to no man ask for protection.
I swear that from now on I will not call the name of any man, father, guardian, lover or husband is, but I'll be known only as the daughter of my mother.
I swear that I will not give children any man, except for my satisfaction, my own choice and the time that I decided, I will not give to any young man for reasons of inheritance or family, clan or lineage, pride or Dynasty, I swear that I alone will decide whether to keep or to give my children up for adoption, regardless of pride or position of any man.
Henceforth I renounce my obligations to family and clan, house, guardian or lord, and I swear to obey only the laws of the nation as it is the duty of every free citizen, to the crown and the gods.
not ask any man protection, help or aid, but only to obey my mother to vote, my sisters of the Lodge and my employer for the duration of the contract.
also swear that every member of the Guild of Free Amazons will be for me as a mother, a daughter and a sister, blood of my blood and that no woman bound by oath to the Corporation will pay attention to me in vain.
I swear to obey all laws of the Guild of Free Amazons and any lawful command of my mother to vote, members of the Corporation or of my employer for the period of my employment. And if you betray the secrets of Corporation, or if I break the oath, I will entrust to the Mothers of the Lodge because I punish, if fail, that the hand of every woman to turn against me, kill me like an animal and corruption leave my body unburied, and to the mercy of the Goddess my soul.
(from "The kingdoms of Darkover", original title "Thendara House" by Marion Zimmer Bradley. TEADUE First published in 1990)
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