An historical sketch of Trinity Church, New-York . cia),et Hibernise Regis, Fidei Defensoris, &c. Octavo, Aiuioq; Domini1696. Ac voluntarist quorundam contrilnitione et Donis jEdificatum,maximfe autcm, dilecti Regis Chiliarchae Benjamini Fletcher, hujusProvinciae strategi et Imperatoris, Munificentia animatuni et auctum,cujus tempore moderaminis hujus Civitatis incolaj, Religionemprotestantem Ecclesiae Anglicauaj, ut secundum Legem nunc staljilitaBprofitentes quodam Diplomate, sub Sigillo Provinciic incorporati sunt,atque alias Plurimas, ex Re sua familiari, Donationes notabiles eidemdedit.—Sm
An historical sketch of Trinity Church, New-York . cia),et Hibernise Regis, Fidei Defensoris, &c. Octavo, Aiuioq; Domini1696. Ac voluntarist quorundam contrilnitione et Donis jEdificatum,maximfe autcm, dilecti Regis Chiliarchae Benjamini Fletcher, hujusProvinciae strategi et Imperatoris, Munificentia animatuni et auctum,cujus tempore moderaminis hujus Civitatis incolaj, Religionemprotestantem Ecclesiae Anglicauaj, ut secundum Legem nunc staljilitaBprofitentes quodam Diplomate, sub Sigillo Provinciic incorporati sunt,atque alias Plurimas, ex Re sua familiari, Donationes notabiles eidemdedit.—Smillis History of New York, Vol. i. pp. 302, 303. Which being Englished, is, This Trinity Church was founded in the eighth year of the reignof the Most Illustrious Sovereign Lord William the Third, l>y thegrace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland,Defender of the faith, cVc, and in the year of our Lord 1096 ; andbuilt by the voluntary contributions and gifts of some persons, and THE NEW YORKPUBLIC 1, vY TIL K^- ?*^; 9 I. ?? V, E:?JiKiifM IMiJUTr SlWmtSM i,^ ^^,^. r^j_^ 1737. TRINITY CiniRCn, NEW-YORK. 25 chiefly encouraged and promoted by the bounty of his ExcellencyColonel Benjamin Fletcher, Captain General and Govemor-in-chiefof this Province ; in the time of whose government the inhabitantsof this city of the Protestant Religion of the Church of Englandas now established by law, were incorporated by a charter underthe seal of the Province, and many other valuable gitls he gave to itof his private fortune.* The church is within ornamented hcyond anyother place of piibHc worship among us. The headof the chancel is adorned with an altar-piece, andopposite to it, at the other end of the building, is theorgan. The tops of the pillars which support thegalleries are decked with the gilt busts of angels,winged. From the ceiling are susj)ended two glassbranches, and on the walls hang the arms of someof its principal benefactors. Among these, a con-spicuous
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