The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . th, failing of thecoveted episcopate in theChurch he had so abundant-ly served and so abiuidantlyhonored, relaxinl nothing ofhis zeal in behalf of theChurch, and contributednot a little to the happy realization of the plans he had been so fertile in framing. Thepapers of Drs. Provoost, White, and Griffith, recommending themto the episcopate respectively of New York, Pennsylvania, andVirginia, were duly signed, .and on Thursday, the 2d of November,1781!. the two former embarked on board the Speedy packetfor old England, with the expectat
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . th, failing of thecoveted episcopate in theChurch he had so abundant-ly served and so abiuidantlyhonored, relaxinl nothing ofhis zeal in behalf of theChurch, and contributednot a little to the happy realization of the plans he had been so fertile in framing. Thepapers of Drs. Provoost, White, and Griffith, recommending themto the episcopate respectively of New York, Pennsylvania, andVirginia, were duly signed, .and on Thursday, the 2d of November,1781!. the two former embarked on board the Speedy packetfor old England, with the expectation of obtaining consecrationfrom the English bishops. Thus wrote Benjamin jMoore to hisfriend and correspondent, the Rev. Samuel Parker, in Boston, Thevoyage was ])rosperous,~ and London was reached on the 2nth of themonth. The Hon. John Adams, the minister at the court of from America, who had kindly interested himself in aiding > Hawks and Perrys Connecticut Cliiucli - Whites Memoirs of tbc Churcli, 2d cd., Documents, 11., p. 305. p. LONDON:Printed by C. Ernt and tho Executors of W. SntAnAN, Printers to the Kings moll Excellent Majcfty. 1786. CONSECRATION OF FIRST AMERICAN BISHOPS. 71 [ 1567 ] ANNO VICESIMO SEXTO Georgii III. Regis. oOo oOo oOo oOo oOo o^o oOo oOo oOo o^o oCo oOo oOo °0o oOo oOo oOo oOo oOo csOo o^o CAP. LXXXIV. An A61 to empower the Archbifhop of Canterbury, or theArchbifhop of York, for the Time being, to confecrate tothe Office of a Bifhop, Perfons being Subjed^s or Citizensof Countries out of his Majeftys Dominions. ^^^^^- .^^^^^55^ ?^?€EeaS, ijg ti)c ILatos of ti)ts Eralm, no |krson ran be ronsccratrti to tijc ©f=fire of a Bisfjop ixiitljout tiir Ixtngs Ilv-rrnrc for ^?ts (Elrrtion to tijat (Dffirr, antitfjr tlooal fHantiatr untirr tte ©rratSral for Ijts (Tonfirination anti Consrrra-tion: ^nU tolirrras rbrru iJrrson luijo sljall hr ronsrrratrtito tljE satti OfKrr is i-rquirrli to taftr ti]c Oatt}5 of Wit-gianrr anli Suprrmary, anl
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