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ALL SAINTS BELLS. 



These two bills were passed at a parish meeting shortly after, of 

 which the following is the minute : — 



Oct. 26, 1670. At a parish meeting it is ordered inter alia — 

 " And allsoe pay : 2 1 : 6 s : l d to Mr Oldfeild 

 "for Casting Brasses for y e old Bells 

 " And allsoe pay : 3 1 : 3 s : 8 d to Josyah 

 " Wheeldon for Iron worke about y e old Belles 

 "And allsoe pay to Joseph Hall x x x 

 " Carpenter for worke in removing 

 " and altering y e old Bell frames 

 " 4 1 : 10 s : o d & x s to George Blagrave 

 " for drincke for y e workmen." 



In the Accounts for 167 1-2, these are entered as follows ■ — 



" payd Josiah Wheeldon for worke 03 — 03 — 08 



" payd Mr Oldfield 02—06 — 01 



" payd Joseph Hall for work 04 — 10 — 00 



" Pd George Blagrave for drinke by a parish order 00 — 10 — 00 



also " Spent w th Mr. Oldfield oc— 01 — 00 



From the Accounts : — 



1631 

 1632 



1633 

 1635 

 1636 

 1647 



1664 

 1670- 1 



1671-2 



1677-8 

 16,8-9 



1683-4 



Itm for mending the Gudgt on of a bell 



It p d Ragg & one to help him to trusse y e bells 



It for a clapp [clapper] mending 



p d Will Turner for 5 Bell yokes w ch ly in y e belfry . . . 

 Paid ffrierson for wedges & cotters about bells at 'sizes 



to Job Frearson for mend y e Bell claper 



It to Edward Daft for mending a clapper & a chyme 



hamer 



It to John Rowe for a Joyst & borde wh: is about the 



belles 



It pd John Jaques p bill for worke about y e bells 



Josiah Wheeldon for a new Bauldricke * 



To Josiah Wheeldon for makeinge a clapper 



ffor leather to line the Baudrick of the Bells 



for leather to line the the (sic) belis and bawdrick 



for cotters and rollers for the bells 



To Jno Ragg for 2 Brasses for Bells 



p d for the exchange of 2 Brasses for the bells .... 



p d the Sexton for lether for the bells 



Alowd John Rag to give with fframes 



p d the Sexton for lether for the Balltrix 



p d Samuel Roberts for a Gugion for a Bell 



paid John Ragg for Leather and to other workmen to 

 take up y e bells 



5 

 00—13—03 



0=2=0 



0= 4= o 



0= 3= o 



00 — 05 — 00 



00 — 01 — 04 



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Bells cannot be rung without ropes, consequently we find 

 many records relating to them : — 



Aug. 24, 1653. "The Churchwardens are ordered to pay unto Mr 

 "Thomas Greaves fo r A bell rope & A padlock formerly Delivered for 

 "y e use of this p'ish xi.r." 



* The Bauldrick was a leather thong by which the clapper was suspended 

 from a staple in the crown of the bell. It has since been superseded by a 

 wooden block. 



