50 On Church Bells. 



I also give here a chronological list of bell-founders, to which 

 many others might be added: — 



GLOUCESTER. 



John of Gloucester circa 1310 



William Henshawe 1 c. 1480 



Abraham Rudhall, Sen. 2 .... 1684 



Abraham RudhaU, Jun 1718 



Abel Rudhall 1738—1754 



Thomas Rudhall 1780 



Charles ) Rud n aU 1785—1828 



John ; 



SALISBURY. 



JohnWallis 1581—1633 



JohnDanton 1624—1640 



William Purdue ) 1 fil Q 

 Roger Purdue j 



Thomas Purdue 1663 



Nicholas Bolter ) 1656 

 Jonathan Bolter j 



John Lett 1627—1685 



R. Flowry 1675 



Clement Tosier 1680—1715 



William Tosier 1723 



ALDBOURNE, WILTS. 



William Corr] 1696-1713 



Robert Corr j 



JohnCorr 1750 



Robert Wells 1764—1792 



James Wells 1813—1825 



DEVIZES, WILTS. 



James Burrough 1738 — 1754 





1 There is a Brass to the memory of W. Henshawe and his two wives in 

 St. Michael's church, Gloucester. The figures of the wives alone remain, and 

 the following legend: — "Pray for the Soull of Willm. Henshawe Belfounder 

 and late Maire of this Towne and Alys and Agnes his wyfes the whiche "Willm. 

 decessed the . . . day of . . .in the yer of our Lord God a thousand ccccc . . . 

 and the seid Alys decessed the Seconde day of ffebruary the yere of o r Lord 

 M x. yc- xix. for whose soules of yo r charite say a pater nost r and a Ave." 

 He died January, 1736, aged 78. 



