facts, that there was a _new
church_, already built, and that Mr. Jeremy Taylor was the minister, and
the inference is a legitimate one, taking into consideration the
instructions given to Governor Berkeley, and acted upon by him, to which
reference is made above, that the _old church now standing in Hampton_,
built in the form of a cross, and of brick, a drawing of which,
accompanies this communication, was erected at some period about 1660,
or between that and 1667. That it was not built _before_ 1660, we have
strong reasons to presume; and that it was built between that and 1667,
we hope to show hereafter. In the time intervening between the murder of
Charles the First and the restoration, there would have been no churches
built, we presume, in the _form of the cross_--this the minions of
Cromwell would not have allowed; nor for the worship and ritual of the
Church of England, for the same reasons; and, moreover, the will above
referred to, speaks of the church as being "ye _new_ church of
Kighotan."

The tower was an after thought, as we find from the vestry-book, now in
the possession of the writer. The following bears date 2d day of March,
1761:

"Charles Cooper came into vestry, and agreed to do the brick
work of the steeple, with good and well burnt bricks and mortar
of lime, at least fifteen bushels of lime to every thousand
bricks so laid. The said Cooper to find all materials
necessary for building the said steeple, and all expenses what
kind soever at his own proper cost. The said Cooper to give
bond for the performance, agreeable to a resolve of the said
vestry on the 6 day of February last."

And, on the 16th day of June, 1761, the record below is made in the
vestry-book:

"Agreed that the steeple as before to be built, shall be joined
to the west end of the church wall, and that an half brick be
added to the thickness of the foundation of the said steeple up
to the water table."

And, on the 14th day of July, 1762, the following record on the
vestry-book will show its completion:

"Agreed, that Mr. William Westwood, and Mr. Charles Cooper,
compute the number of bricks laid in the steeple wall, and if
they two disagree, that they chuse a third person; and that
this vestry hath _this day received the said work_, so as not
to affect the counting or computing the number of bricks laid
in the said steeple."

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