. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . of fourteen groinedarches, with light spandrils, which, by their elegant curves, inter-sections and embowments, produce a beautiful effect. The upperpari of the nave is lighted by twenty-eight clerstory windows, be-tween the springs of the arches. The chancel, which is spaciousand lofty, has on each side ranges of stalls, the seats of whichare ornamented with grotesque carvings; over these, formerly,were canopies, highly embelished with foliage and fret-work. Thealter i- of oak, in the Corinthian order. Such was the splendidand magnificienl church of St.
. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . of fourteen groinedarches, with light spandrils, which, by their elegant curves, inter-sections and embowments, produce a beautiful effect. The upperpari of the nave is lighted by twenty-eight clerstory windows, be-tween the springs of the arches. The chancel, which is spaciousand lofty, has on each side ranges of stalls, the seats of whichare ornamented with grotesque carvings; over these, formerly,were canopies, highly embelished with foliage and fret-work. Thealter i- of oak, in the Corinthian order. Such was the splendidand magnificienl church of St. Botolphs, in which many of thelatin i s of New England Boston had been wont to worship, andwhich they had looked upon with pious reverence, and which theyjustly remembered as one of the chief glories of their native at the period of their emigration, a great change had com-menced. They began to consider extravagance inarchiteetureand die. a- very wicked, and disapprovedof by the God theyintended to honor by such ANTIQUE VIEWS OF BO ST OX. 31 FIRST ENTRY IN THE RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF BOSTON. Our local historians very generally agree that there are severalpages missing from the first book of the Records of Boston, andwhat there is left of it, begins Sept. 1, 1634 ; the first entry beingherewith faithfully reproduced by the Photo Electrotype Engrav-ing process. The first entries are in the autograph of Governor Winthropand were written in blue ink, which is still bright. It is thoughtthat the missing pages Mere occupied chiefly in the allotments anddistributions of lands, and it is probable that a list of the residentswere there given, but this is simply speculation. What nowremains seems to be an entire book of 161 pages, written on fools-cap paper. The paging and indexing was a comparatively modernlabor, and from the pages running regularly through the book(from 1 to 161) it appears to be complete. The first entry begins at the top of the page and in the
Size: 1234px × 2026px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjecthistori, bookyear1882
