THE CHURCH BELLS OF t)ORSET. t05 



one Thomas Karoun, alias Belhuter, possibly a Scotchman, is at 

 work for Bishop Brantingham in 1372. 



Of the Dorset bells belonging to this period may be men- 

 tioned, firstly, two which bear the Salutation, in whole or in 

 part : — 



^ pUe fflpl^lfl. Blandford St. IMary, 2nd. 

 ^ fflflF^l^ : I^LiGRp : GI^fKilfi : ffl : Wambrook, 

 treble. 



To these may be added : — 



le SU Fllil DC I ffllS ei^ ei^e. Winterbome 

 Whitchurch, 3rd. 

 •^ Sfin©©fl CQfll^Ifl. Durwcston, treble. 

 •^ flUe GI^fKSl^. ShiUingstone, 3rd. (Recast.) 

 ^ mpr^Ifl. Hammoon, 2nd. 



^ Spn@"©e ee©I^e. Tarrant Crawford, tenor. 

 •^ SfinCS©^ fflfll^I. Winterborne Houghton, 2nd. 



S^n©'© : flRDI^eU : IS : (Hy : HflCQG : Wam- 

 brook, 2nd. 



So far as I can judge by the pen-and-ink drawings which I 

 made in my youth, the lettering and initial crosses on these bells 

 are of a more simple character. 



Another group shows greater elaboration, and on that account 

 may probably take a later date in the fourteenth century. In 

 the case of the Silton 2nd we get some limits of date assigned us, 

 the Bidyck family having been patrons of that Rectory from 

 1312 to 1412. 



The Rector's initials are J. C. according to my MS., but the 

 second letter may be G or T. The inscription in my book reads 



^ DOffiinus ; ii5 ; BiDy©x : i : © ; i^e©"feOi^ : 

 ; DUO ; PG6"ei^un©. 



" Fieri fecerunt " is the general expression for donors, but in 

 this rather early bell Bidyck and the Rector may be the two 

 referred to, or the reference may be to two bells. 



