function getoath(lang) {
  switch(lang) {
  case "English":
    var newoath = 
      "&quot;I here swear fealty and do homage<br /> \
       To the Crown of the Middle Kingdom<br /> \
       To serve the Crown in all things<br /> \
       To remember courtesy and kindness<br /> \
       To prize justice above personal gain<br /> \
       To labor for the common good<br /> \
       To enrich the Kingdom and the Society<br /> \
       So they may flourish and grow<br /> \
       And to be worthy of the title of Pelican.<br /> \
       Here by my honor, my hand<br /> \
       and my heart swear I, &lt;&lt;Name&gt;&gt;.&quot;";
    document.getElementById('oathtext').innerHTML = newoath;
    break;
  case "French":
    var newoath = 
    "&quot;Je jure ici fidélité et rends hommage<br /> \
       A la Couronne du Royaume du Milieu<br /> \
       Pour servir la Couronne en toutes choses<br /> \
       Rappeler la courtoisie et la bienveillance<br /> \
       Placer la justice au-dessus de la fortune personnelle<br /> \
       Peiner pour le bien commun<br /> \
       Enrichir le Royaume et la Société<br /> \
       Afin qu'ils puissent prospérer et grandir<br /> \
       Et être digne du titre de Pélican.<br /> \
       Ici sur mon Honneur, ma main<br /> \
       et mon coeur, moi, &lt;&lt;Nom&gt;&gt;, je jure.&quot;";
    document.getElementById('oathtext').innerHTML = newoath;
    break;
  case "Italian":
    var newoath = 
      "&quot;Io qui giuro fedelta' e faccio l'omaggio<br /> \
       alla Corona del Regno Medio,<br /> \
       per servire la Corona in tutte le cose<br /> \
       per ricordarsi della cortesia e della bonta'<br /> \
       a giustizia premiata sopra guaddago personale<br /> \
       per lavorare per il buon commune<br /> \
       per arricchire il regno e la societa'<br /> \
       cosi possono fiorire e svilupparsi<br /> \
       ed essere degno del titolo Pellicano,<br /> \
       qui dal mia onore,la mia mano<br /> \
       ed il mia cuore questo giuro, &lt;&lt;Name&gt;&gt;.&quot;";
    document.getElementById('oathtext').innerHTML = newoath;
    break;
  case "Latin":
    var newoath = 
      "&quot;Hic fianciam juro et humagium ago<br /> \
       Coronae Regni Medii<br /> \
       Coronae servire in omnibus rebus<br /> \
       Meminisse comitatis et benignitatis<br /> \
       Aestimare justiciam ante lucrum privatum<br /> \
       Laborare in bonum commune<br /> \
       Locupletare Regnum et Societatem<br /> \
       Ut floreant et crescant<br />  \
       Et dignus esse titulo Pelicani<br /> \
       Hic per honorem et manum<br /> \
       Et cor meum juro ego, &lt;&lt;Name&gt;&gt;.&quot;";
    document.getElementById('oathtext').innerHTML = newoath;
    break;
  default:
    var newoath = 
      "&quot;I here swear fealty and do homage<br /> \
       To the Crown of the Middle Kingdom<br /> \
       To serve the Crown in all things<br /> \
       To remember courtesy and kindness<br /> \
       To prize justice above personal gain<br /> \
       To labor for the common good<br /> \
       To enrich the Kingdom and the Society<br /> \
       So they may flourish and grow<br /> \
       And to be worthy of the title of Pelican.<br /> \
       Here by my honor, my hand<br /> \
       and my heart swear I, &lt;&lt;Name&gt;&gt;.&quot;";
    document.getElementById('oathtext').innerHTML = newoath;
  }
}
