Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day . rch, and that all other true sons of the Church of Eng-land might join in the same. Also : Agreed, that Mr. Smith 1 The Council Records show that at what were raised amongst his Auditorsa Council held in Boston July 1, 1686, (which amounted to about 50 lbs. perMr. Robert Ratcliffs paper desireing an anm) was received. July 26, 1686.—honourable maintainance and good en- In answer to Mr. Ratcliffs desire forcouragement (sutable for a Minister of maintainance pursuant to the letters ofthe Church of England) was read
Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day . rch, and that all other true sons of the Church of Eng-land might join in the same. Also : Agreed, that Mr. Smith 1 The Council Records show that at what were raised amongst his Auditorsa Council held in Boston July 1, 1686, (which amounted to about 50 lbs. perMr. Robert Ratcliffs paper desireing an anm) was received. July 26, 1686.—honourable maintainance and good en- In answer to Mr. Ratcliffs desire forcouragement (sutable for a Minister of maintainance pursuant to the letters ofthe Church of England) was read and the Right Honble the Comtee for Tradethereupon ordered: That Mr. Liscomb bearing date the 30th of October, others do consider and make Report It is ordered: That the Contribution(of what his Auditors have agreed) to money Collected in the Church where hethe Councill. 12th July. — Mr. Atturney performs divine service, be solely ap-GeneralFs paper relating to an annuall plied to the maintainance of Mr. Rat-provision for Mr. Ratcliffe, and shewing cliffe. &l. Record of First Meeting, June 15, 1686. EPISCOPACY PLANTED IN BOSTON. 45 the Joyner do make 12 formes for the servise of the Church,for each of which he shall be paid 4s. Sd.; and that the saidMr. Smith be paid 20s. quarterly for placing and removing thePulpit, formes, tabic, etc., and dooing all other things whichshall be convenient and necessary in our place of publiqueAssembling. x Dr. Greenwood says: — These accommodations were intended to furnish the library roomin the town house in a decent manner for the performance of divine ser-vice. This was truly an humble beginning for those who made such highpretensions as did these zealous royalists and churchmen. As they as-sembled in the east end of the town house, and looked round on theirtwelve forms and their movable pulpit, they must have felt the contrastbetween such a tabernacle and the solemn old cathedrals at home; andhave felt, too, that they were a
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