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Rh and Councill or the maj$r$ pte of them shall finde it reasonable to suspend their Actings in their respective Imployments it shalbe lawful for them soe to doe untill further order from us;

5. Item That all choise of officers made by the Governor shalbe for noe longer time then during our pleasure;

6. Item That the Governors Councillors Assemblymen Secretarys Surveyors and all other officers of trust shall sware or subscribe (in a booke to be provided for that purpose) that they will bare trew allegance to the King of England his heires and successors and that they wilbe faithfull to the Interest of the Lords Propryat$rs$ of the said Province and their heires executors and assignes and evdeavorendeavor [sic] the peace and wellfaire of the said Province and that they will trewly and faithfully discharge their respective trusts in their respective offices and doe equall justice to all men according to their best skill and judg$mt$ without corruption favor or affection, and the names of all that have sworne or subscribed to be entred in a booke; And whosoever shall subscribe and not sware, and shall vyolate his promis in that Subscription shalbe lyable to the same punishm$t$ that the persons are or may be that have sworne and broken their oathes;

7. Item That all persons that are or shalbecome subjects to the King of England and sware or subscribe allegiance to the King and faithfulness to the Lords as above shalbe admitted to plant and become freemen of the Province and enjoy the freedomes and Immunityes hereafter exprest until some stop or Contradicc̄on be made by us the Lords or else by the Governor Councill and Assembly w$ch$ shalbe in force untill the Lords see Cause to the Contrary provided y$t$ such stop shall not anywayes prejudice y$e$ right or Continewance of any person that hath beene rec$d$ before such stop or order come from the Lords or Gen$ll$ Assembly.

8. Item That noe person or persons quallifyed as aforesaid within the Province or all or any of the Countyes before exprest at any time shalbe anywayes molested punished disquieted or called in question for any differences in opinion or practice in matters of religious concernment whoe doe not actually disturbe the civill peace of the said Province or Countyes byt that all and every such person and persons from to time and at all times freely and fully have and enjoye his and their judgements and contiences in matt$rs$ of religion throughout all the s$d$ Province they behaving themselves peaceably and quietly and not using this Liberty to Lycentiousness nor to the Civill Injury or outward disturbance of others, any Law statute or clause conteyned or to be conteyned usuage or custom of this realme of England to the contrary hereof in anywise notwithstanding.

9. Item That noe pretence may be taken by us our heries or assignes for or by reason of o$r$ right of patronage and pow$r$ of advowson graunted unto us by his Maj$ties$ Letters pattents aforesaid to infringe thereby y$e$ Gen$ll$ clause of Liberty of Contience aforemenc̄oned We doe hereby graunt unto the Gen$ll$ assemblyes of y$e$ sev$ll$ Countyes power by act to constitute and appoint such and soe many Ministers or preach$rs$ as they shall thinke fitt, and to establish their maintenance Giving Liberty besides to any person or persons to keepe and mainteyne w$t$ preachers or Ministers they please.

10. Item That the inhabitants being freemen or chiefe agents to others of y$e$ Countyes afores$d$ doe as soone as this our Comission shall arrive by virtue or a writt in our names by the Governor to be for y$e$