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On Church Bells. 



I also give here a chronological list of bell-founders, to which 



many others might be added: — 



GLOUCESTER. 



John of Gloucester ...... circa 1310 



William Henshawe 1 c. 1480 



Abraham Eudhall, Sen. 2 . . . . 1684 



Abraham Eudhall, Jun 1718 



Abel Eudhall 1738—1754 



Thomas Eudhall 1780 



John 66 I Rudha11 1785—1828 



SALISBURY. 



John Wallis 1581—1633 



John Danton 1624—1640 



William Purdue j 1619 

 Eoger Purdue j 



Thomas Purdue 1663 



Nicholas Bolter ) 1656 

 Jonathan Bolter I 



John Lett 1627—1685 



E. Flowry . . 1675 



Clement Tosier 1680—1715 



William Tosier 1723 



ALDBOURNE, WILTS. 



William Corr ) 1696 1713 



Eobert Corr j 



John Corr 1750 



Eobert Wells 1764—1792 



James Wells 1813—1825 



DEVIZES, WILTS. 



James Burrough 1738 — 1754 



1 There is a Brass to the memory of "W. Henshawe and his two wives in 

 St. Michael's church, Gloucester. The figures of the wives alone remain, and 

 the following legend: — "Pray for the Soull of "Willm. Henshawe Belfounder 

 and late Maire of this Towne and Alys and Agnes his wyfes the whiche Willm. 

 decessed the . . . day of . . .in the yer of our Lord God a thousand ccccc . . . 

 and the seid Alys decessed the Seconde day of ffebruary the yere of o r Lord 

 M x. yc xix. for whose soules'of yo r charite say a pater nost r and a Ave." 

 He died January, 1736, aged 78. 



