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at Sherborne (Illustrated in Gotch p. 132); and at Anderson 

 are shields of arms of the year 1622 (Garner & Stratton pi. 

 cviii). 



Rain water cisterns have become very scarce, and no 

 sixteenth century one seems to be known, though there are 

 several of the seventeenth century. 



Being more accessible than the water heads, they have 

 suffered greater destruction, and been melted down. 



In the churchwardens' accounts at Wimborne occurs in 

 1587: "for a ton of lead att Mendipp ,8. Carriage home of 

 the same lead 20s." (Huichins III. 262). 



At Wild Court in Hawkchurch is a rain water pipe dated 

 1593 (Ibid. IV. 46). 



Lead glazing assumed a variety of patterns (See Garner 

 & Stratton, pi. clxxx). 



Iron. 



The local forge provided most of the smaller utensils and 

 implements, such as were found in the house or farm. 



Vanes afforded much scope for the craftsman, and those at 

 Cranborne were dated 1647. The various fittings of doors, 

 such as locks, scutcheons, hinges and latches, were most 

 artistically fashioned. Great wrought-iron gates replaced the 

 portcullis of early times. Other metals in use were copper, 

 tin, brass, latten and pewter. The implements attached to 

 the fire-place were at first simple and few, such as : A payre 

 of tongys and a payre belwys 1463; spytts, rakks, cobernys, 

 andernnys, trevettes, tongs, 1504; fier pany, yryn chymney 

 and a poor 1552; paire of potes, rachyncroke 1562; fier shoel 

 spette, bake, gibcroke, racks 1564; gallows of iron with four 

 crocks 1567. The "gallows" was the bar of iron projecting 

 across and hinged and so swung round, from which the crooks 

 or chains with hooks for suspending pots were hung. There 

 were also brandizes, skillett, ladell, skoomer, gridirons, drypping 

 pans, cullenders and chaffing dishes. 



The andirons or fire-dogs were most ornamental. The fire- 

 back, being cast, usually had the family coat-of-arms or figures 

 with initials and dates. The iron works of the Weald of 



