. Historic buildings of America as seen and described by famous writers; . ofthe commission which appointed a president over them bythe Kings sole authority. It was as new to them and asdisagreeable to have in their midst a settled clergyman ofthat church as it was to see at their head a ruler not of theirown choosing. There had been very few instances ofeven occasional assemblies for religious worship accordingto the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England formore than fifty years. When the commissioners fromKing Charles were at Boston in 1665, they had a chaplainwith them, but there wa
. Historic buildings of America as seen and described by famous writers; . ofthe commission which appointed a president over them bythe Kings sole authority. It was as new to them and asdisagreeable to have in their midst a settled clergyman ofthat church as it was to see at their head a ruler not of theirown choosing. There had been very few instances ofeven occasional assemblies for religious worship accordingto the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England formore than fifty years. When the commissioners fromKing Charles were at Boston in 1665, they had a chaplainwith them, but there was no house for public of the inhabitants who were upon the stage in 1686,had never seen a Church of England assembly (Hutchin-son). The time was now come for the strange sight to beexhibited, and for the members of the Episcopal communionto rally under the countenance and influence of the Royalgovernment. It should be stated, too, that the generalcourt had declared in 1677, that no persons should be hin-dered from performing divine service according to the. KINGS CHAPEL, BOSTON KINGS CHAPEL, BOSTON 59 Church of England. The way therefore appeared to laysmooth and open for the Episcopalians to introduce theirforms of worship and government. As Randolph had the chief hand in overturning the oldcharter of the Colony, so was he most active and efficientin establishing an Episcopalian Church here, and procuringthe services of a clergyman from England. Randolph carried his two great ends, the destruction ofthe original Massachusetts Charter, and the importationand introduction of an Episcopal clergyman. On the 15th of May, 1686, as I have before stated, ar-rived the Rose frigate, commanded by Captain the 25th Dudley entered on the duties of his temporarypresidency. On the 26th, Mr. Ratcliffe waited on thecouncil and Mr. Mason and Randolph proposed that heshould have one of the three Congregational meeting-housesto preach in. This was denied, but he was granted
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