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such that they could not comply therewith, though- it was said that 

 if they could be assured of having an honest good man for a minister 

 they would be as willing as able to rebuild the Church as their own 

 houses, but have had of late such worthless undeserving men, that 

 unless they could have a man to sett them a better example by his 

 own life and conversation, they have no encouragement to do 

 anything. 



The present church was not built until 1772, and the 

 following entries of records tend to show that it was not 

 built on the old site, but near to it : — 



April 2nd, 1772. In erecting the new Church we were obliged 

 to pull down the Doctor's shops. 



Feb. 6, 1774. That three houses were built upon the ground 

 where the old Church stood for the use of the Company's servants. 



These are the three houses still standing above the 

 Church, belonging to and occupied by the Imperial Govern- 

 ment, but formerly occupied by the Members of Council 

 who had a town house allowed them, together with a good 

 salary. 



Egg Island is mentioned first in 1681 : — 



Alarm caused at daybreak by discovering a vessel at anchor 

 near Egg Island which proved to be the Friend's Adventure with 

 slaves for the West Indies. 



Other entries show that large numbers of seabirds' eggs 

 were gathered at this island under Government regula- 

 tions. In 1707 warning is given that liberty had been 

 granted by the Governors from time to time to gather eggs 

 upon the Egg Island on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur- 

 days, and that boats which went on other days would be 

 deprived of their privilege for the rest of the season. 



In 1717 there is the entry : — 



The birds called Egg birds beginning now to come to the island 

 to lay eggs at Shepheard's Hole, notice is given to all persons not 

 to go to the Egg Island until the end of this present month. 



After October they may go on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur- 

 days as usual. 



Flagstaff is mentioned in June, 1678, as one of five 

 places where outguards have formerly been kept, viz. : — 



Ruperts, Bankses, Flagstaff, Prosperous Bay and Spragues or 

 Lemon Valley. It (Flagstaff) rises perpendicularly from the sea 

 shore to a height of 2,290 feet and on a clear day is one of the most 



