I08 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DORSET. 



Gillingham. 2nd : For F read T. 3rd : Date 1726. 



Hahtock. Treble : For I.B read L B. 3 rd : For "lo" read 

 "Tho" and for V.K read W.K. 4th and 5th must be inter- 

 changed and for P P read R P 5th : For "Come to" read 

 " Com at " and after second W F add T. 



Hampreston. 2nd: For "Rector" read " Rect " and add 

 WK B F. 1738 



Hazelbury Bryan. 3rd : A local type. For the cross cf. 

 Ellacombe, Somerset 91. 2nd: Unknown. 



Iwerm Minster. To the list of bells add 4th : Give lavd to 

 God I W 1618 5th: O be joyful in the Lord I W 

 1618 



Kington Magna. 3rd : For "Left to right" read "right to 

 left." 



Maiden Newton. 5th : Possibly by John Barber, of Salisbury. 

 Cf. Chittern and Norton Bavant, Wilts. Ellacombe, Somerset, 

 Fig. 32. H.B. W. 



Marnhull. 3rd : (Date) 1595 



Melbiuy Bulb. By John Kebyll, of London, c. 1460-1480. 



Mtlcombe Bingham. Both bells : Cf. Charlton Musgrove, 

 Somerset (Ellacombe, Figs. 31, 107). 



Milton Abbey. The following particulars of the old bells of 

 Milton Abbey are supplied by the vicar, the Rev. H. Pentin : 



Towards the end of the i8th century Joseph Darner, Lord 

 Milton (Lord of the Manor of Milton Abbey) decided to pull 

 down the old town of Milton. Mr. Harrison, a resident 

 solicitor, put a difficulty in his Lordship's way by refusing to 

 sell his lease, although he was offered three times its value. So 

 the water crept around his premises. Mr. Harrison then entered 

 an action against Lord Milton for flooding his house, and the 

 lawyer won the case. A few days afterwards his Lordship went 

 to London, and on his way to Blandford he heard the bells of 

 the Abbey Church ringing. This he interpreted as a sign of 

 parochial joy at his defeat and departure ; and nothing would 

 satisfy him but the sale of the offending bells. The bells were 

 really ringing to commemorate Guy Fawkes' Day ; it was the 



