By the Rev. J. Wilkinson. 



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tured, it was sold and re-cast. Whilst being broken up a quarter 

 of a cwt. of it was stolen. The thief was convicted, and died soon 

 afterwards. In Lombardic characters on its circumference was the 

 inscription, " Ave Maria gratia plena Dominus tecum." A cast of 

 this was taken, and deposited in the Museum of the Oxford Arch- 

 aeological Society. There was a smaller bell, also cracked, as ru- 

 mour says, at another and more aristocratic wedding, that of the 

 lord of the manor with Jane Lewis in 1732. It had this inscription, 

 "William Harding, Nicholas Gore, Churchwardens 1665. W±P± 

 RP." Our two present bells were cast by Llewellyn of Bristol, 1850. 



In the parochial register there is a " Memorandum. That the 

 Communion Plate of silver was given to the Parish of Broghton 

 by Mr. John Horton, gentleman, of the said Parish, June the 

 eleventh, Ano. Dni. nri. Jes. Xtri. 1731." This refers solely to the 

 paten, which has the date 1731, and a shield bearing a single 

 buck's head, the proper coat of the Derbyshire Hortons. The cup 

 is older, having the date 1546 scratched on its cover. 



Of our church-yard there is nothing to say, but that it had a 

 hatch once as Mr. Hickes takes care to record, adding, "1698 Me- 

 morandum. This year was the wall on the west and north of the 

 Church-yard built by Tho. Big and Will. Sertane, Churchwardens. 

 But Sertaine, being tenant to the next ground, out of covetousness 

 took in above two foot of the Church-yard, for the outmost bounds 

 of it were in the midel of the ditch, where it was bounded with 

 posts and rails which stood in or about the midel of the ditch that 

 remains still." Let all removers of ancient landmarks beware. 

 Their misdeeds may be imperishably recorded against them, while 

 they fancy that the memory thereof has perished. 



Under the head of Church Temporalities, I should mention that 

 Henry Longe of Wraxhall (thrice Sheriff of Wilts) gave, by his will, 

 dated 1st May, 1490, (among similar bequests to every church in the 

 neighbourhood), to the church of Broughton 13s. 4d. for vestments. 



I also give this extract from Nonarum Inquisitiones. " Parish of 

 Broughton Church. The Presentation of Robert le Couk, Walter 

 de Gore, Robert Martyn, and Roger le Yong, parishioners of the 

 church aforesaid : who present on their oath that the said church 



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