Though Judge Sewell, years after his first visit had social relations[48] with some of the inhabitants of Woodstock, there is no evidence to show that he ever gave a bell to the town or to the church.[49] But he gave us something better, a good name,--the name of Woodstock, associated with the memories of Saxon and Norman Kings, the spot where King Alfred translated "The Consolations of Philosophy," by Boethius, the birthplace of the poet Chaucer, the prison of Queen Elizabeth.[50] History and romance[51] have made illustrious the names of Woodstock and Woodstock Park, and "the notable meetings" spoken of by Judge Sewell as having taken place in Old England have been transferred to the settlement in New England. Surely the name of Woodstock, as applied to the little village of New Roxbury, has proved to be no misnomer. It should be said that the western part of the town, when it became a settlement years after, revived the old name of New Roxbury. The church in West Woodstock belonged to what was called the Parish of New Roxbury, or the Second Precinct of Woodstock.[52] VI. The most pressing duty for our ancestors to perform, after securing a name and legalized status for the town, was the settlement of "an able, orthodox, godly minister." The Rev. Josiah Dwight, a graduate of Harvard College in the class of 1687, received the appointment, and was installed October 17, 1690, receiving £40 the first year, £50 the second, and £60 the third year and thereafter. It was with difficulty, however, that these sums were paid, and when, some years after, the account was settled by the payment of what was due, he gave a receipt in full "from the beginning of the world to May 6, 1696." A home lot was allowed Mr. Dwight according to the original drawing of lots, and arrangements were made to build a home for him immediately after his settlement. The following year,[53] it was determined to construct a house of worship, which was completed early[54] in 1694. This was the first meeting-house in Windham County, and here gathered, on Sabbath days, the settlers from miles around. The people of Pomfret attended church in this rude structure until 1715, when their own society was organized.