[The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 by Egerton Ryerson]@TWC D-Link bookThe Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 CHAPTER V 33/91
That agents be sent over in six months, fully instructed to answer and transact what was undetermined at that time. "2.
That freedom and liberty of conscience be given to such persons as desire to serve God in the way of the Church of England, so as not to be thereby made obnoxious, or discountenanced from their sharing in the government, much less that they, or any other of his Majesty's subjects (not being Papists) who do not agree in the Congregational way, be by law subject to fines or forfeitures or other incapacities. "3.
That no other distinction be observed in making freemen than that they be men of competent estates, rateable at ten shillings, according to the rules of the place, and that such in their turns be capable of the magistracy, and all laws made void that obstruct the same. "4.
That the ancient number of eighteen assistants be observed, as by Charter.
(They had been limited to eight or ten.) "5.
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