372 Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699.

Original
Journal.

be anything Either in the Matter or Stile of them w^ch may be
retrenched or altered you are to represent the same unto his
Maj^tye w^th yo^r Opinion touching the said Laws now in force
whereof you are to send a Compleate Body unto his Maj^tye
and to the Comissioners for Trade and Plantations w^th such
alterations as you shall think requisite to the End his Maj^tyes
Approbation or disallowance may be Signifyed thereupon
3: And you are to pmitt liberty of Conscience to all p^rsons
soe they be Contented w^th a quiet Enjoyment of it not Giveing
offence or Scandall to the Gov^rm^t
4: You shall not pass any Act or Ord^r w^thin his Maj^tyes said
province in any Case for Leavying money and Inflicting fines
and Penaltyes whereby the same shall not be reserved to his
Maj^ty for the Publick vses as by the said Act or ord^r shall be
Directed.
5: And his Maj^tyes further will & Pleasure is that you
recommend unto the next Gen^ll Assembly the raiseing of such
other Supplyes from time to time as may be Sufficient for
Defraying the other Nessary Charges of the Goverm^t His
Maj^tyes Express will & Pleasure is that all Lawes w^tsoever for
the good Goverm^t & Support of his said province be Indeffi-
nite & w^thout Limitation of time Except the same be for a
Temporary End & w^ch shall Expire and have its full Effect
w^thin a Certaine Time & therefore you shall not Re Enact any
Law w^ch shall have been Enacted by you Except upon very
Vrgent occassions but in noe Case more then once w^thout his
Maj^tys Express Consent

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6: And that God Allmighty may be the more Inclined to
bestowe his blessing upon his Maj^tye and you in the well fare
and Improvem^t of that Province you shall Take Especiall Care
that he be Devoutly & Duely Served w^thin your Governm^t the
book of Comon prayer as it is now Established read Each
Sunday and holiday and the blessed Sacrament administred
according to the Right of the Church of England you shall
take care that the Churches already built there be well and
orderly Kept and more built as the province shall be by gods
blessing be improved & that besides a competent Maintenance
to be Assigned to the Minister of Each Church a convenient
house be built at the Comon Charge for each Minister
7: And whereas upon complaints that have been made unto
his Maj^ty of the Irregular pceedings of the Cap^ts of some of
his Shipps of Warr in the impressing of Seamen in Sev^rall of
his plantations his Maj^ty hath thought fitt to order and hath
given direccons to the Comissioners of the Adm^ralty accord-
ingly that when any Cap^t or Comander of any of the Shipps
of Warr in any of his said plantacons shall haue occasion for
Seamen to Serve on bord the Shipp vnder their Comand