130 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DORSET. 



This is followed by a subscription list headed as follows : 

 Whereas some of the parishioners objected to the payment of 

 the rate to defray the expense of the Bells as will be seen on the 

 outside of this book, In order that they should not be aggrieved 

 a subscription was made by many Independent Inhabitants to 

 defray the expense of the additional Bell as there were only 4 to 

 that period the Timber was given for the Frame as a donation 

 by the Right Hon. Lord Rivers, Lord of the Manor of this 

 parish. 



(Total, ^41 43. id.) 



PlMPERNE. 



Churchwarden's Account. 

 1846. 

 June 27, p d Peter Pike for carriage of Bell to Oxford Foundry as 



per Bill . . . . . . ..450 



July 10, Peter Pike repairing the Bell Cages, New Beams, &c., 



in the Bellfery as p. Bill . . . . ..1400 



Dec. 2, p (1 Mr. Taylor as p r Bill and stamp receipt for recasting 



a Bell and Brass Work for others .. . . 25 4 o 



The churchwarden's account book dates from 1751. James 

 Husscy. 



SHAPWICK. 



Paid Mr. Chapcote for the bell . . , . ^5 15 6 



For beer and biscit when the bell was hanged . . 12 



1768. 

 Expenses of carrying the old bells to Salisbury and 



bringing home the new ones .. .. 3 9 10 



Paid Mr. Robert Willis bell founder for the exchange 



of the two old bells for 2 new ones . . . . ^.q 1 2 o 



Reeves. 



