ALL saints' bells. 6i 



Accounts for 1654. Itm to Mr. Greaves for a bellrope — 10— 00 



Ait A parish meeting y e 9th Day of May: 1663 



" Itt is ordered that George Blagrave shall have fro' Easter Day 

 "twenty shillings p Ann' to fynde Bell Roapes payable by y e Church- 

 " wardens." 



Nov. 25 1718 "Ordered that Jacob Hall shall have the summe < '■ 

 "Thirty Shillings allowed & paid to him for Bell Ropes for the Ten 

 " I'.ells to be paid yearely and the time to begin at our Lady's day next, 

 "and the said Jacob Hall is to get them made well and substantially." 



In the Accounts : — 



1631 Itm for one Belrope allowed by the yeare o — 5 — o 



1632 It given G. Blagrave to buy a bell rope I o I 5 I o 



1633 p d Clem : Spicer for a bell rope | 00 | 06 | 8 



A charge for a bell rope occurs for many successive years. 



1647 It for a bellroape & houre glass C» — n — o 



1657 fibr Ropes for the Bells and a Shovell In Snow ty me . . I 00 I 17 I o 



1659 T.> Robert Burne ffor bell Ropes |oo 13 , 00 



1664 It p d George Blagrave for bellroapes (as per order) 01—00 — 00 



This entry occurs for several years. 



In 1672, Economy appears to have been the order of the day, 

 since we find — ■ 



pd for 3 new bellropes and peecing 2 old ones — 00 — 14 — 00 



1676-7 To Will Jebb for 6 Bell Ropes 01 = 01 = 08 



1678-9 pd for 10 Bell Ropes waying 57 pownd I I I 8 1 6 



1685-6 Paide for a sett of Bell Ropes and a clock rope | I j 14 | 6 



1695-6 Jacob Bourne for Bell ropes 01 : 03 : 1 16 



Some curious miscellaneous entries occur, of which we select 

 p few : 



1627 Itm for powder and shott to kill pigions in the church o | o | 7J 



1631 Itm for stopping the pi s eons out of church {i.e the Tower) o — I — o 



1633 pd Blagrave for keeping out pigeons | 00 | 01 | o 



1646 It for 1 gallon of sack of Ringing in Mr. Hearvey .... o 6— o 

 1664 It p d Rich: Sheapard for getting clods out of y- bell- 

 house OO—OI — 00 



l68o-I To Alexander Jud tor Edword Marshall for taking 

 down Bell and hanging it up againe and mending 



the turnegates 



for wire for the Chimes and shooting the Ropes (i.c: 



through the floors) 00: | 03: 06 



1685-6 for Ale at taking up a bell O — O — 6 



1690-I p d Elias Grice for poynting ow r y e Bellhouse door o — 2 — o 



1707 For castinge the Chime Weight o| 6| 6 



There are many interesting particulars of the Clock and 

 Chimes from 1510 upwards, which we hope to enter into in a 

 future article. 



