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Notes. 



Tropenell Family Deeds. A small folio MS. book, bound in 



boards, of 82 pages, marked on the back " Cartse Antiqnsede Tropenell 

 familia," was purchased at the recent sale of a portion of the libraiT of 

 the late Sir Thomas Phiilipps by Mr. J. Benett-Stanford, of Hatcii 

 House, Tisbury, and is now in his possession. This volume contains 

 transcripts of a number of deeds connected with the Tropenell family . 

 which do not appear to be included in the Tropenell Cartulary, pub- 1 

 lished 1908. It also includes Notes on the Tropenell Pedigree, which do i 

 appear in that book (Vol. II., pp. 162). 

 Potterne, the Second Bell. In the account of Potterne Churcli 

 iu Wilts Arch. Mag., xvi., 281, the inscription on ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

 given erroneously. The inscription given on the plate is evidenty 

 copied from Luki's's block, and this has appeared -^-^f P^^^^^^^^ 

 since that time and many attempts have been made ^o exp am it Th 

 block now given is a reduction from a tracing of a careful rubbing mad 

 by myself. Of course the marks on the bell are all m one line and not 

 in three as given here. 



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I do not think that the letters and marks on this bell have any 

 ticular meaning ; unless perhaps the H. A. and N. A. may be someon 



""The^first mark appears to be a small vase or ornament of some s 

 the second possibly some trade mark, the next may be two 7s. fl 

 tu ned sTdeways, and the next letters H. A. Then follow two mercha 

 marks an F. reversed, and the impression of some solid disc (notanf 

 and lastly the letters N. A. 



I do not think the bell is older than the latter part of the sixtee^^ 

 or early part of the seventeenth century. This is not the only case, 

 which odd letters and marks are found impressed upon b^^l^ JjJ; 

 any apparent meaning. J . . e 



