_In Answer to that part of his Majestyes Letter_, of June 28, 1662, _concerning admission of freemen_. This Court doth Declare, That the Law prohibiting all persons, except Members of Churches, and, that also for allowance of them in any County Court, are hereby Repealed, And do hereby also Order and Enact That, from henceforth all English men presenting a Certificate under the hand of the Ministers, or Minister of the Place where they dwell, that they are Orthodox in Religion, and not vicious in their Lives, and also a certificate under the hands of the Select men of the place, or of the major Part of them, that they are Free-holders: and are for their own propper Estate (without heads of Persons) Rateable to the Country in a single Country Rate, after the usuall manner of valuation in the place where they live, to the full vallue of _Ten Shillings_, or that they are in full Communion with some Church amongst us; It shall be in the Liberty of all and every such Person or Persons, being _twenty-four_ yeares of age, Householders and settled Inhabitants in this Jurisdiction, from time to time to themselves and their desires to this Court, for their addmittance to the freedome of this commonwealth, and shall be allowed the priviledge, to have such their desire Propounded and put to Vote in the General Court, for acceptance to the freedome of the body pollitick, by the sufferage of the major parte according to the Rules of our Patent. [1664.]. * * * * * It was also Ordered by the General Court on the 19 October, 1664. _Forasmuch as several Persons who from time to time are to be made freemen, live remote and are not able without great trouble and charge to appear before this Court to take their respective Oaths_: It is therefore Ordered, that henceforth it shall be in the power of any County Court, to administer the Oath of Freedome to any persons approved of by the General Court who shall desire the same, any Law or Custome to the contrary notwithstanding. [1664.] * * * * * And, at the May, 1665, session, to conform to the criticism of his Majesty’s Commission concerning the Oath of Allegiance: It is ordered by this Court, & the authority thereof, that the following oath be annexed vnto the oathes of euery freeman & oath of fidellity, & to the Gouerno^r, Dep^{t-}Gouerno^r, & Assistants, & to all other publicke officers, as followeth:— The oath of a freeman & fidelity to runne thus:— OATH OF FIDELITIE