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Bells of the County of Wilts. 



St. Edmund's Salisbury, 6. 



1. Richard Grafton, a frend to the worke, August W. 4 P.* NiB.f 

 1656. 



2. Mr. Wilkins, Churchwarden. Rt. Wells, Aldhourne, fecit 1774. 



3. John Percevall, Churchwarden. August, 1656. W. A P., N. A B. 



4. C. & G-. Mears, Founders, London, 1846. 



5. John Strickland, Minester, August, 1656. 1 ¥. A P. 4 | N. | 

 B. A A. T. 



6. W. 4P. N. A B. cast mee. William Stone, maioT, August, 1656. 

 St. Martin's, Salisbury, 6. 



2* | Thomas Mears, Founder, London, 1842. 

 3.) 



4 j William Smith, Walter Pope, Churchwardens, 1675. A R. F. J A 



5. Be mec and loly to heare the 1 Word of God. 1582. I. W. § 



6. Call a soleme assemblie, gather the people. I. W. 1628. I. D.|| 

 (between the Canons.) G . I. : I • P. 



Stratford Sub- Castle, 2. 



1. Prayse God. I. W. 1604. 



2. J. Blake & W. Randall, Churchwardens. R. Well, Aldbourne, fecit 

 anno 1767. 



Deanery of Amesbury: — 



Allington, 3. 



1. C. & G. Mears, Londini fecerunt 1849. 



In the accounts for the year 1664-5, there is :— 



" Pd. Purdue for the bells viij li. 0 0 



Pd. for a discharge from Purdue 0 0 vj d." 



Again, " July 14, 1716, At a meeting of the gentlemen of the vestry of the parish of St. Thomas, 

 It is agreed that Mr. Abraham Rudhall, of Glosester, be sent to about casting the great bell, which is 

 now ordered to be new cast : and that he be desired to forthwith come hither to enter into articles 

 for his performance of the same. Signed, Wm. Naish, mayor, &c, &c." 



" July 25, 1716. At a meeting of the gentlemen of the parish in vestry, At this meeting the articles 

 of agreement made the 15th inst., with Mr. Abraham Rudhall, of Gloucester, for casting the great 

 bell of this parish, is confirmed ; and also at this meeting it is agreed that the second bell of the 

 eight be new cast, and that Mr. Abraham Rudhall, be allowed seven pounds for casting fhe same, 

 (exclusive of carriage of the old bell to Gloucester and the new one from thence), and also to allow 

 him one shilling per pound for what the new bell shall weigh more than the old one (if anything), or 

 receive one shilling per pound for so much as the new bell shall want of the weight of the old one. 



"Wm. Naish, Mayor." 



" Novr. 12, 1716. At a meeting of the gentlemen of the vestry, &c. It is ordered that a rate of 

 twenty-four weeks upon land is granted for defraying the expenses for new casting two bells and 

 other expenses. Signed, Wm. Naish." li. s. d. 



"1717. Pd. in expences with the bell-founder at several meetings ij. viij. 0 



Pd. to Mr. Osgood, for fetching the bells vij. ij. 0 



Pd. the bell-founder, for casting the bells lxxiv. iiij. 0 



Pd. for watching the bells j. vj." 



* William Purdue. t Nicholas Bolter. t Richard Flory. 



? John Wallis. || John Danton. 



