To this we returne, that according to his Majesties pleasure exprest in o^r Charter, o^r Gouernour formerly hath nominated and appoynted meet persons to administer the oath of allegiance, whoe haue, according to their order, administred the s^d oath to seuerall persons allready; and the administration of justice amongst us hath been, is and shall be in his Majesties name. 2nd Propos: That all men of competent estates and of ciuill conuersation, though of different judgments, may be admitted to be freemen, and haue liberty to chuse or to be chosen officers, both military and ciuill. To the 2d, our order for admission of freemen is consonant w^{th} that proposition. 3. Propos: That all persons of ciuill liues may freely injoy the liberty of their consciences, and the worship of God in that way which they thinke best, prouided that this liberty tend not to the disturbance of the publique, nor to the hindrance of the maintenance of Ministers regularly chosen in each respectiue parish or township. To the 3d Propos: We say, we know not if any one that hath bin troubled by us for attending his conscience, prouided he hath not distu^rbed the publique. 4 Propos: That all lawes and expressions in lawes, derogatory to his Majestie, if any such haue bin made in these late troublesome times, may be repealed, altered and taken off the file. To the 4th p^rpos: We return, we know not of any lawe or expressions in any law that is derogatory to his Majesty amongst us; but if any such be found, we count it o^r duty to repeal, alter it, and take it off the file, and this we attended upon the receipt of our Charter. [1665]. * * * * * At a Gen^{ll} Assembly for election held at Hartford, May 11, ‘65. This Court declare that it is their full sense and determination that such persons as are or hereafter shalbe approued to be freemen of this Corporation shal take y^e Oath that is already established vpon record to be administered to y^e respectiue freemen: And further, that all such as shal refuse to take the said oath, though otherwise approued p^rsons yet shal not p^rtake of the privilidges of those that have bene formally incorporated into this civil society, vntil y^e said Oath be administred vnto them: Provided that this order includes not either freemen formerly admitted and sworne or Assistants and Com̄issioners that haue taken their corporal oaths or Deputies that haue bene accepted into y^e Gen^{ll} Assembly to assist in ye concernments of this corporation. [1665.] _In New Haven Colony._