In 1641 all males, aged 18 and above, were required to pledge their allegiance to the Church of England.

Lists were compiled consisting of the signatures or marks of those who did so.
BROADWOODWIDGER PARISH
 
Adam, DanielHancocke, WilliamRow, John
Allyn, JohnHarris, HumphreyRow, William
Ansties, GilbertHarry, RichardSaidge, William
Badcock, ThomasHarvy, JohnSargent, Henry
Baskavile, SidrachHaskings, EdmundSecombe, Diggory
Beale, SamsonHeadon, RobertSheere, Joseph
Beare, FrancisHockaday, RobertSheere, John
Beare, RichardHopper, WilliamSheere, Robert
Bickle, GeorgeJagoe, RawlingSheere, Thomas
Bickle, JohnJeffry, ThomasShort, John
Blighe, EzekielKarkrike, JamesSitwell, Robert
Bridgeman, AnthonyKarkrike, JohnSkelly, Ambrose
Burnard, EzekielKarkrike, WilliamSkelly, Gregory sen.
Burnard, JohnLake, JohnSkelly, Gregory jun.
Cade, WilliamLang, PhilipSkelly, Henry
Clarke, TristramLuxmore, JohnSkelly, Thomas
Cocke, DiggoryMarten, JohnSkelly, William sen.
Cockram, JeromeMarten, ThomasSkelly, William jun.
Courtise, JohnMathew, JohnSleeman, John
Courtise, OliverMathew, ThomasSleman, John
Courtise, William sen.May, JohnSleman, Robert
Courtise, William jun.Meggs, ClementSleman, Walter
Creber, WilliamMeggs, JohnSoper, Edward
Crocker, JohnMoore, ArthurSoper, John
Cullacott, JohnMoore, William gentSoper, John
Cullacott, JohnMoore, Robert gentSoper, Richard
Cullacott, NicholasMoore, Samson gentSoper, Robert
Cullacott, RobertNorcombe, WilliamSoper, William
Cullacott, ThomasOrchard, RobertSoper, William
Dagg, WilliamOsborne, JohnSouthwood, Richard
Doidge, JohnPaige, ArthurSprye, William
Doidge, RogerPaige, MarkStoneman, Arthur
Dynham, GeorgePalmer, BenedictSymon, Richard
Edward, JamesPalmer, JohnSymons, Richaird
Edward, ThomasPalmer, JohnTooker, Arthur
Flaack, Thomas gentPalmer, NicholasTooker, John
Frost, JohnPalmer, RichardTooker, John
Fryer, RichardPalmer, RobertTooker, William
Gale, EdwardPalmer, RogerTurner, John
Gale, JohnPalmer, ThomasTurner, Richard
Gibbins, HumphreyPalmer, Thomas jun.Turner, William
Gilbert, JamesPalmer, VincentVeale, William
Giles, OliverPalmer, WilliamWebbe, James
Giles, RichardPatchcott, William gentWeekes, Edward
GlanfeildPengelly, ThomasWeekes, Roger
Greach, CharlesQuance, JohnWestlake, Oliver
Gregory, GregoryQuance, WilliamWills, Robert
Hamblin, JohnRandle, ThomasZegar, Robert
Hambly, RobertRichards, John 
 
Richard Adams CurateOliver Doidge Churchwarden
Richard Luxmoore ConstableJohn Weekes Overseer
Richard Fryer ConstableThomas Courtise Overseer
William Sprye ConstableJohn Drowne Overseer
John Doidge ChurchwardenJames Ball Overseer
 
(All the above names in the same hand)
 
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