380 Old Church Plate iti Wills. 



as at St. Edmund's, but the names of the donors of the old plate 



are retained by the following inscriptions on the new : " He-cast 



from previous gijt hy Augustine Ahbat 1597, and Richard Eyre 168:i.'*' 



Also on others, " Re-cast from previous gift by Henry March, 1689." 



Shrewton. a silver Chalice of the heavy seventeenth century 

 form. It bears no regular hall-marks, but has the maker's cipher, 

 the letters D.L. surmounted with foliage, within a shaped shield. 

 The ornamentation consists of a band of roughly-engraved foliage 

 in the Elizabethan style. Within this is a coat of arms of the 

 Goodricke family. Argent, on a fess gules one fleur-de-lys and two 

 crescents or, between two lions passants guardants sable. 



Staplefokd. a Chalice of late seventeenth century form, meas- 

 uring Sin. in height, also a Paten 5in. in diameter. They bear no 

 hall-marks. On the chalice is engraved : " + William Hopkins + 

 Richard Godyenn + Church Worddens. 1678. '■' These pieces are 

 in good condition, and of good bold work of its kind. They are 

 evidently of the date of the inscription. 



Stratford-sub-Castlb. a complete service of massive silver-gilt, 

 consisting of a large plain Chalice measuring lOin. in height; a 

 Paten, used also as a cover, 5^in. in diameter ; a tall tankard-shaped 

 Flagon, with handle and cover, having a broad base, I'i^in. in 

 height; and an alms dish, measuring llin. in diameter. The hall- 

 marks consist of the court-hand letter R., indicating the year 1713; 

 the figure of Britannia; the lion's head erased; the maker's mark 

 that of Benjamin Pyne, the letters P.Y. surmounted by a crown and 

 a cinquefoil. Each piece has the sacred monogram graved on it, 

 and at the bottom is unobtrusively placed the Pitt arms, Sable, a 

 /esse chequy between three bezants or, with a crescent for difference. 

 The donor, no doubt, was Thomas Pitt, who re-built the Church 

 tower. This is commemorated by the following inscription, placed 

 outside the tower : " Thomas Pitt Esq'^ Benefactor. Erected anno 

 1711." 



