Abjuration of the realm was a type of abjuration in ancient English law. They refused to take the Abjuration Oath renouncing the Covenant. In 1662 he refused to take the abjuration oath. Hamilton took the oath of office, test, and abjuration the day of his return. Brown was offered the chance to take the Oath of Abjuration. Also, the abjuration of Arianism on the part of Reccared occurred there. However, Luther perceived his abjuration as a betrayal. Led by William of Orange, independence was declared in the 1581 Act of Abjuration. He also opposed Lord Somers' proposed Abjuration Bill. The court substituted a different abjuration in the official record. The Ordinary Trial concluded on May 24 with the abjuration. His sole appearance is on the day of her abjuration (26 May 1431). The Act of Abjuration did not solve the problem of authority in the Low Countries.