44 ALL SAINTS' BELLS. 



In the Churchwardens' Accounts are the following entries, 

 referring to the hanging of these first four bells : — 



1676-7 To Joseph Bradbury for y e Bell frames etc 13 =09= 1 1 



* To Jonathan Massey for mending the Bell Window. . 01 —01 = 02 



For ale to Carpenters Masons and plumers 00 = 09 = 04 



To watchmen 2 s and Laborers to help up the Bells 6 s 8 d 00=08=08 



Casting Brasses 3 s 4 d 00 = 03 = 04 



Francis Smedleys bill for work done at Church & Bells 02 = 06 — o8§ 



It has been already mentioned that these four bells were hung 

 in a separate frame above the other six, but ten years afterwards 

 we find the following minute in the Book of Orders : — 



"July 28, 1687. Itt appeareing to us all this pish meeting that the I 

 "worke & fframes & wheeles belonging to All .... the Bells in All 

 " S ts steeple within y e Burrough aforesaid are decayed and oute of 

 "repaire and [that there is] greate necessity for y e repaireing of y e same 

 "and although y e pish bee in debt yet are willing to contribute to 

 "y e repaire of y e same & are willing to raise fifteen pounds now and 

 " five and twenty pounds for the future for y e repaire of y e same pvided 

 "that a new frame bee wholly made & all y e ten bells new hung and 

 " whereas the late Churchwardens are out of pocket I3 U 15 s And 

 "y e late Overseers n u 10 Itt is this day ordered that a dubble 

 " assessm' bee made that is two quarterly payments And wee assesse 

 "eny Inhabitant of y e pish as wee thinke weekly chargeable in 

 "y e quarterly payment to y e poore of y e pish And y* same to bee 

 "collected by the psent Churchwardens and paid as followes to witt 

 " 13 1 ' 15 to y e late Churchwardens and 11" 10 to y e late Overseers of 

 "y e poore and fifteen pounds to Mr. Sorrocolde to bee ymployed for 

 "& towards y e repaire of y e wheeles I work & fframes of y e Bells 

 " of y e pish of All S t s aforesaid and that y e ftive & twenty pounds 

 "more bee raised within twelve months for y e compleating of y e worke." 



In accordance with this resolution all the ten bells were 

 rehung by one John Baxter, of Laxton. Northamptonshire, Bell- 

 hanger, in one frame as at present. Mr. Sorocold being responsible 

 for payment (see Brass Plate). The following are the only 

 entries on the subject : — 



" 1687-8. Paid Mr. Geo. Sorrowcold for y' Bells 15=00 = 00 



1688-9. Paid Mr. George Sorrocold 06 = 05 = 00 



Paid Mr. Sorocold 06 = 05 = 00 "' 



* It would probably be partially taken out to allow the Bells, etc., to be 

 drawn through. 



