"1. To the first we consent, it _having been the practice of this
Court_, in the first place, _to insert in the oath of fidelity required
of every householder, to be truly loyal to our Sovereign Lord the King,
his heirs and successors. Also to administer all acts of justice in his
Majesty's name_.

"2. To the second we also consent, _it having been our constant practice
to admit men of competent estates and civil conversation, though of
different judgments, yet being otherwise orthodox, to be freemen, and
to have liberty to choose and be chosen officers, both civil and
military_.

"3. To the third, we cannot but acknowledge it to be a high favour from
God and from our Sovereign, that we may enjoy our consciences in point
of God's worship, the main end of transplanting ourselves into these
remote corners of the earth, and should most heartily rejoice that all
our neighbours so qualified as in that proposition would adjoin
themselves to our societies, according to the order of the Gospel, for
enjoyment of the sacraments to themselves and theirs; but if, through
different persuasions respecting Church government, it cannot be
obtained, we could not deny a liberty to any, according to the
proposition, that are truly conscientious, although differing from us,
especially where his Majesty commands it, they maintaining an able
preaching ministry for the carrying on of public Sabbath worship, which
we doubt not is his Majesty's intent, and withdrawing not from paying
their due proportions of maintenance to such ministers as are orderly
settled in the places where they live, until they have one of their own,
and that in such places as are capable of maintaining the worship of God
in two distinct congregations, we being greatly encouraged by his
Majesty's gracious expressions in his letter to us, and your Honours'
further assurance of his Royal purpose to continue our liberties, that
where places, by reason of our paucity and poverty, are incapable of
two, it is not intended, that such congregations as are already in being
should be rooted out, but their liberties preserved, there being other
places to accommodate men of different persuasions in societies by
themselves, which, by our known experience, tends most to the
preservation of peace and charity.

"4. To the fourth, we consent that all laws and expressions in laws
derogatory to his Majesty, if any sect shall be formed amongst us, which
at present we are not conscious o