380 



Old Church Plate in Wilts. 



as at St. Edmund's, but the names of the donors of the old plate 

 are retained by the following' inscriptions on the new : " He-cast 

 from previous gift by Augustine Abbat 1597, and Richard Eyre 1682. 99 

 Also on others, " Re-cast from previous gift by Henry March , 1689.'''' 



Shrewton. A silver Chalice of the heavy seventeenth century 

 form. It bears no regular hall-marks, but has the maker's cipher, 

 the letters D.L. surmounted with foliage, within a shaped shield. 

 The ornamentation consists of a band of roughly-engraved foliage 

 in the Elizabethan style. Within this is a coat of arms of the 

 Goodricke family. Argent, on afess gules one fleur-de-lys and two 

 crescents or, between two lions passants guardants sable. 



Stapleford. A Chalice of late seventeenth century form, meas- 

 uring 8in. in height, also a Paten 5in. in diameter. They bear no 

 hall-marks. On the chalice is engraved : " + William Hopkins + 

 Richard Godyenn + Church Word dens. 1678." These pieces are 

 in good condition, and of good bold work of its kind. They are 

 evidently of the date of the inscription. 



Stratford-sub-Castle. A complete service of massive silver-gilt, 

 consisting of a large plain Chalice measuring 10in. in height; a 

 Paten, used also as a cover, 5 Jin. in diameter ; a tall tankard-shaped 

 Elagon, with handle and cover, having a broad base, IS^in. in 

 height ; and an alms dish, measuring 1 lin. in diameter. The hall- 

 marks consist of the court-hand letter R., indicating the year 1712; 

 the figure of Britannia; the lion's head erased; the maker's mark 

 that of Benjamin Pyne, the letters P. Y. surmounted by a crown and 

 a cinquefoil. Each piece has the sacred monogram graved on it, 

 and at the bottom is unobtrusively placed the Pitt arms, Sable, a 

 fesse chequy between three bezants or, with a crescent for difference. 

 The donor, no doubt, was Thomas Pitt, who re-built the Church 

 tower. This is commemorated by the following inscription, placed 

 outside the tower : " Thomas Pitt Esq er Benefactor. Erected anno 

 1711." 



