THE CHURCH OF AVOOTTON GLANVlLLt. 21) 



Hollwall, gen., with Joane Glandfeild, gn., 22nd May, 1546. The 

 parish account books begin in 1696. 



The Communion plate consists of a chalice with cover and a 

 paten. The chalice is inscribed "Kiddle, churchwarden, 1689." 

 It has no hall marks, and is no doubt of provincial manufacture. 

 The fashion is much older than the date it bears, and the vessel 

 is either a copy of an Elizabethan chalice or is an old chalice, 

 bought second-hand by the parish in 1689. The paten bears 

 the name of the donor, Rev. John King, rector, 1755, who was 

 also owner of West Hall, some four miles off. Of this worthy it 

 is said that one day he left his sermon at home, and set the 

 Wootton people singing the 1 1 9th Psalm while his servant rode 

 to West Hall to fetch it. But this story is told of other localities. 



There are four bells in the tower, inscribed respectively : 



i. Sunt. mea. spes. hii. tres. xpc. maria. johes. Recast by 

 John Warner and Sons, London, 1878. 



2. Ave Maria. 



3. Thomas Knight, John Drake. Anno Dom., 1700. 



From the. parish accounts it may be seen that the new casting 

 of this bell cost ^"8, and 25ib. of new metal i gs. gd., and 

 other incidental expenses i igs. icd. 



4. Cast by John Warner and Sons, London. 



This is a new bell, procured circa 1876. 



A parish tradition says that Buckland Church has a bell taken 

 from this tower. 



