1913.] GUERNSEY CHURCH PLATE. 87 



1. CUP 8J inches high. 



Hall and maker's marks as No. 3. 



Inscribed ronnd bowl (e Won- de Mr. 9homas de SSisle a 

 V Sglise de St. ^Pierre du $ois" 



.'. Extract from the will of Thomas de Lisle dated 11th April, 1627. 

 " Plus je doniie a l'Eglise de la ditte Paroisse de St. Pierre du Bois la 

 Coupe d' Argent qui m'appartient, de laquelle on a coustume de se 

 servir pom- aider a 1' Administration de la Sainte Cene du Seigneur " 

 (v. Actes des Estats, pp. 86-87). The above cup obviously replaced 

 the ancient cup, just as No. 3 replaced the original cup presented by 

 the brothers Massy about 1700. 



5. Flagon 13 inches high. 



London hall mark of 1831. Makers mark 



W.B. 



Inscribed on body "Don DE t&ljoma* 2$ta**g» game* 

 ^Tctint et ©Ujabjetlj Qs iJHUaauvietr Sec. A L'EGLISE 

 DE ST. PIERRE DU BOIS. 

 Underfoot : 



9%os. Brock MSG&SW&l, \ 



S4 S£e Mesurier j G q mM $gq ms Y 833 ' 



On edge : 



W. ZBateman jun fecit ffiunhill Slow SBondon. 



. • . This was bought with the proceeds of the sale of the ancient plate 

 in 1831. 



YL— THE FOREST. 



The plate here is all of 18th century manufacture or 

 earlier. The usual bason or platter is found aud the tasteful 

 little baptismal ewer replaced, according to the inscription 

 engraved on it, the usual Le Messurier ewer, when it was 

 " reforme " or melted down. The usual type of cup, as shown 

 in the Introduction, are also found here. 



There are seven pieces in all. 



1. Cup. % 



The marks on this are peculiar. There are four, F®7 



viz. : all maker's marks. They deface other marks, but ^5 



the London hall mark of 1698 is distinguishable and ^&* 



also the leopard, but the original maker's mark is wgjp 



obliterated. ^v_ 



.-. This obliteration of the English marks by others is not ^S/ 



at all uncommon in Guernsey. 



Inscribed round bowl ALE- GLIZE DE . LA- FOREST. 



