By C. E. Ponting, FSA. 47 
“pt. to William Sheppard for quartering the men that paved ye Church, being 
a fortnight’s tyme,’’ 
_ shows that workmen were again brought from outside. 
‘The inscriptions on the bells are given by the Rey. W. C. Lukis! 
as follows :— 
m= “ Mere, 6. 
~~", 2. W.C.: T. T.: C. W.: T. P.: Anno Domini, 1665. 
*3, Anno Domini, 1660. W.B.: W.H.: C. W.: D. T&L. 
_ “4, Messieurs Phillips and Mitchell, Churchwardens. J. Kingston, Founder, 
Bridgewater, 1828. 
“5. oe Stella Maria Maris Succurre Piissima Nobis. * 
6, Mr. Giles Forward and Mr. Giles Jupe, C* W* 1747. William Cockey, 
Bellfounder.” 
There were, as we have seen, four bells in 1220, but these—as 
might have been expected—have been replaced or re-cast. There 
is an inventory which mentions five bells in good repair in 1635. 
The first and second of the present peal were cast in 1665 by F. 
Purdue, of Salisbury, when the peal was made up to six; and the 
third in 1660, by John Sett, of Salisbury. There are no entries 
in the churchwardens’ book from 1646 till 1672, so that these 
items do not appear. The tenor bell was re-cast by William 
Cockey, of Frome, in 1747. He was paid 20s. per ewt. for re-casting 
24ewt. 1g. 4/bs. of old metal and 13s. per lb. for lewt. lg. 37b. of 
new added metal, and a new clapper, 39/bs. Mr. Giles Jupe—one 
of the churchwardens—was paid 19s. for bringing it from Frome. 
The fourth bell had 241b. of iron added to its clapper in 1593, the 
result being to crack it, and it was re-cast at Yeovil, being hauled 
there by one Ganett, of Knoyle. In 1616 it was again re-cast by 
Mr. Wallys, together with the little bell (in the sanctus bell-cot), at 
a cost of £12, with an additional £9 5s. for lewt. 2s. 17/bs. of 
added metal. There is also an entry :— 
“flor entertayninge Mr. Wallys the bell founder att tymes. 3°.” 
In 1828 the fourth bell was again re-cast, at Bridgwater, by 
J. Kingston. | 
1 Wilts Arch. May., vol. iv., p. 158. 
“2 This bears two shields—one charged with a Bend dexter ; the other with 
0 oss Keys between @ mitre, pastoral staff, a chalice, and another figure.” 
