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Silk of ijrr Cmrabj of Wills, 



WITH THEIR INSCRIPTIONS. 



By the Rev. W. C. Lukis. 



N.B.— The parishes, whose bell-inscriptions are here given, are arranged in their several Deaneries ; 

 and the quaint spelling is retained. The figure 1. signifies the Treble bell in every case. 



Archdeaconry of Salisbury: — 

 Salisbury Cathedral, 2 bells. 



Bishop's bell.— £| IESVS : NAZARENVS : REX : IVDEORVM : 

 Clock Bell.— A William A Purdue A fusa anno regis Caroli 2 di - XIII°- 

 A°q- Dni 1661, impensis ecclesiae. 



ART:* HH: 



Subdeanery of Salisbury : — 

 St. TJiomas's,* Salisbury, 8. 



1. Thos. Ogden, William Bailey, Churchwardens. Rt. Wells, Aldbourne 

 fecit, 1771. 



2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7, ditto. 



8. Wm. Naish, Esq., Mayor, Nathl. Sturidg, Thos. Hales, Churchwardens. 

 A A R. 1716. 



• Probably one of the family of Tosicr (see lint of bell-founders, at page 50). 



♦ The bells of this church appear to have been recast more than once, as appears from the very 

 interesting and carefully preserved churchwardens' accounts— e. g., " At a vestry held Novr. 10, 

 lii.li i. It is agreed with John Danton, bell-founder, that he is to cast the bell called the 4th bell, and 

 ha ll to km xiiij s. a hundred for casting of him and x s. over and above ; but if the- said Danton 

 add anythingc to the bell he is to have xijd. a pownd for it ; but if he leave any of the mettle of the 

 bill In' is to allow their place but xd. a pownd." 



At the same vestry, " It is also ordered that all the inhabitants of this pariah are to be rated to 

 ung of the said bell, onely all that are under viijd. in the Easter boxes are to pay nothing." 



Again, at a vestry held May 11, Uili'i, " Mr. Kobt. Jones, gave his accounts for the bells. 



" The waiglit of the old bells, 89 hundred 12 po. 



" The waight of the new bells, 70 bundled, 2!) <|rs., I' p. Left of the mettle, 13 hundred Mqrs. 

 LBfp. Sold the above 111 hundred ;)'Ji|rs. I!), 1 p. to l'urdy (Willm. Purdue), at I li. v s. a hundred, 

 which comes to lix li. iv s. ix d. 



" Mcinoraml : that Purdy demands for lasting iron-work, lynno, and tyme, &c. which comes to 

 Ix li. x s. x d. Soo that if this aceoinpt prove to be allowed of, their will be due to Purdy the hcll- 

 loMII'IlT, xx li. j s. j d." 



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