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and if several of these gentlemen attended by their dogs came to a 
church, Dog-rappers might be needed. But I have heard from 
old persons, that an immense reduction in the number of dogs 
occurred in 1796, when the dog tax was first imposed. 
The sexton’s whip had a small bell fixed to the end of the handle, 
which he rang when dogs came into the church, in order to frighten 
them away. 
In the churchwarden’s account book, of the parish of Banwell, 
county of Somerset, is the following entry : 
faloi2.. Paidtor-a bell*for the whipe ¥r2%'.:. fess sce. os ja. 
1568. Paid for Korde for the whipe .................. Wee 
F. A. Carrineton. 
Chury Ganda. 
The Book of Church Goods in Wiltshire, seized by the Crown 
under a Commission dated March 3, 1553, which is signed by two 
of the Commissioners, 
“ Antony Hungerford, 
Wyllya’ Wroughton.” 
contains the following entries, which show the extent of the church 
plate, and the number of bells at that time :— 
The Hundred of Kyunwarston. 
Ovncis Bellis 
West bedwyne. Deliuered to Will™ davnce 
and to William Vince won Cuppe or Chal. 
by Indenture of xiiij ovnce & vbell —. _—-xiiij ovne bells v 
In plate to the King’s vse. é xlij ovne 
East bedwyne. deliuered to John Ddaseibe 
and to Nicholas Rawlings wone Cuppe or 
Chals by Indentuer of xj ovnce & iiij bells xj ovne _ bells iiij 
In plate to the Kings vse : . i ovne & di 
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