ALL SAINTS' BELLS. 65 



May 30 1635 Ordered tiller alia 

 " Itm that George Blagrave shall presently give to the now Church- 

 " wardens a particular of his demands for keeping the clock bells, and all 

 "other business he doth and shall p'forme in o r about the Church and 

 " thereuppon an agreement is to be made by the parishioners at a general 

 "meeting." 



April 15 1637 " It is this day agreed uppon att a parish meeting that 

 "the Churchwardens of this parish shall pay to George Blagrave 



"five markes in discharge of all such money in his care 



" parish diall and have of the outside of the steeple 



" thereof he said Blagreave having undertaken 



"to maintain a register require during his life. 



" t a pish meeting y e 5 June 1637 



" ings following are agreed on 



" greed that George Blagrave 



(torn off) " nothinge for making y e churche 



" offrings but as it is a worke 



" y hee shall for charity make y e dore 



" agreed that hee shall have 5 s 6 



" buy a bell rope p annum 



" 3 d He shall have for ringing at a buriall 

 "5s of y c better sort of p'ishioners and 3 s 4 d 

 "of y e porer" 



Sept. 11 1665 "And it is further ordered that George Blagrave hath 

 "care to keep the chimes in order & constantly going at the usuall 

 " houres & that he take care to ring the eight a clocke bell diligently in 

 "time everyday in the weeke except the Lords day & that George 

 " Blagrave suffer & assist young men & boys to Ring every Saturday 

 " at night & on any holyday even at seven of the clock." 



August 27 1694 "Whereas itt appeares by y e late officers Accounts 

 "that they have allowed to the Sexton and Clarke for ringing oute 

 " and buriall off paupers Itt is therefore ordered this day that by reason 

 "the Clerke and Sexton are excused from payment to y e Church and 

 "poore that they in case of paupers performe theire offices gratis." 



June 12 1704 "It is also ordered that Henry Goulding shall pay 

 "John Ragg sexton fforty shillings for six years sallary oweing last Easter 

 " for finding oyle and wire for the Chimes and other necessarys.' 



In the Ringing Chamber are the following records of peals 

 rung on these bells : — 



On Tuesday 15th Feb 1763. Peal of Grandsire 



Tripples of 5040 was compleated in three hours seven minutes and forty eight 

 seconds by a Society of Youths from nineteen to under twenty two vears of 



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