Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day . e And leave us mortals here below to gaze letters under the pseudonyme of Rev. °n hs exa,ted virlut;s which (lid s,,ine- D D_* i-£r tl 1 j x j Beaming an impress of Divine. K. katchffe. The poet already quoted Her J^g PPyramid 8haU be the extended wrote, in his elegy on Lady Andross land, death : — Which thence ennobled we will call Her place of Buriall. Welcome, Great Guest! surrounding echoes Althoher birth the other England gave,said, New England fame enough will have And he was thought but little more than dea
Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day . e And leave us mortals here below to gaze letters under the pseudonyme of Rev. °n hs exa,ted virlut;s which (lid s,,ine- D D_* i-£r tl 1 j x j Beaming an impress of Divine. K. katchffe. The poet already quoted Her J^g PPyramid 8haU be the extended wrote, in his elegy on Lady Andross land, death : — Which thence ennobled we will call Her place of Buriall. Welcome, Great Guest! surrounding echoes Althoher birth the other England gave,said, New England fame enough will have And he was thought but little more than dead In that twas here she had I 76 ANNALS OF KINGS CHAPEL. Perhaps a dying request of his gentle lady that her lordwould end this unseemly strife with the stubborn Puritans, has-tened his action; and he must surely have desired to see thechurch erected near the spot which her burial had made for himindeed Gods acre. Within six weeks the authority to raisecontributions was accorded by a brief, March 24, 1688, and thelist of subscribers shows no less than ninety-six OBVERSE. REVERSE. GREAT SEAL OF NEW ENGLAND UNDER ANDROS. They first tried to purchase a site from Sewall, but in vain: — March 28, 1688. Capt. Davis spake to me for Land to set a Chhon ; I told him could not, Would not, put Mr. Cottons Land to such anuse, and besides twas entaild. After, Mr. Randolph saw me, and had meto his House to see ye Landscapes of Oxford Colledges and Halls. Leftme with Mr. Ratcliff, who spake to me for Land at Cotton-Hill for a Churchwch were going to build. I told him I could not, first because I wouldnot set up that wch ye People of N. E. came over to avoid ; 2Iy ye Land 1 By his Excellency. Pursuant to aresolve in Council, I do hereby appointand authorize you, Capt. Anthony How-ard, Capt. William White, and Mr. Thad-deus Mackerty, to ask and receive thefree and voluntary contribution of anythe inhabitants in the town of Boston,towards the building and erecting of ahouse or pla
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