Prayers for the English royal family were required and services were to be held on the historic days of Nov. 5th, January 30, and May 29.
These laws were met by some resistance for the conferees, who had hoped for freedom equal or greater than in the new England colonies.
One request that would gain strength nearly a century later was that no tax should be imposed only with the consent of deputies to the General Court.
Some compromises were made, though for others, Nicolls recommended if delegates wanted a greater share in government than his instructions allowed, they "must go to the King for it.
At the close of the Convention, Governor Nicoll appointed William Wells of Southold as High Sheriff, Captain John Underhill as High Constable and Surveyor-General, and the following as Justices: Daniel Denton of Jamaica, John Hicks of Hempstead, Jonas Wood of Huntington, and James Hubbard of Gravesend.