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was in Guilder Lane, anciently called Bell-founder Street, and 

 appears to have been closed in 1731. 



In 1630 the tenor was re-cast, and the following payments are 

 charged in connection with that important event : — 



"To a Carpenter and his man for two days about .... taking down 

 of the Great Bell 4 s . 8 d . 



" For the rent of the House where the bell was cast this whole year 13 s . 4 d . 



" Kingston and his man one day in fitting the great bell to be taken down to 

 be cast. 



" To eight Labourers a day in taking down the Great Bell to be cast 4". 4 d . 

 " To four other Labourers one day 4 s . 



" The Carpenter and his two men two and a half days about the same 5*. 10 d . 



"To six Labourers to load and unload the bell at his carriage and .... 

 and to roll him into the Belfry 10 s . 



" To eight Labourers more half a day to help in the bell 3 s . 4'". 



" To the Carpenter and his man four days in helping and new hanging the 

 Great Bell 9\ 4 d . 



" To a Labourer the like 3*. 4 d . 



" Grease for the Bell 4 d . 



" Ringer to try the Bell \\ 



" A clamp for the Bell I s . 



" Nails 6 d . 



" For carrying and .... the Bell 17 s . 

 " A sole for the Great Bell 4 s . I0 d . 

 " Nails and wedges I s . 2 d . ' 



" For a Rope for the Bell-founder to uncast his bell 12 s . 2 d . 



For mending the Great Bell clapper 13 s . 4 d . 

 " Two Labourers one day for carrying the planks, trestles, and other things 

 from the Bell-house I s . 4 d . 



"To the Bell-founder towards his charges in travelling 5 5 . 4 d , 



" Tc Kingston and his men three days in new hanging the Great Beli 7\" 



Besides the " Clock Bell " the " Morning Bell " is mentioned in 

 1531, St. Osmund's bell, and " the Bell for the fyrst Masse" in 1559, 

 and " the tylling Bell " in 1563. The bell which was cast in 1480, 

 a few years after the canonization of St. Osmund, might have been 

 the one which was called by his name. 



It is uncertain what number of bells constituted the ancient peal 

 Probably there were twelve, for the tenth bell is referred to in 1531, 

 and as it is not called the " Great Bell," as is usually the case in the 

 accounts when speaking of the tenor, it is likely that there would 

 be two below it. However this may have been, the peal was 



