By Mr. Edward Kite. 



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on the one side, and the other on the other side of the image of Christ ; in 

 allusion to the passage in St. John's Grospel, xixc. 26v." ' ' Staveley's Hist." p. 199. 



In 1548, [2 Edw. VI.], these images were ordered to betaken down through- 

 out England; in 1553, [1 Mary], they were setup again, and in 1560, [3 Eliz.], 

 they were again removed and sold. 



In the Visitation Articles of Cardinal Pole, 1557, [5 Mary], he demands : — 

 "X. Item. Whether they have a Rood in their church of a decent stature 

 with Mary and John, and an image of the patron of the same Church ?" 



Itm. for oyle for the bells and the lampe jd. 



payed for a bell rope ijs. viijd. 



for mendyng of a crewet jd. 



for mendyng of ij Albes ijd. 



The Albe [alba] was a linen garment, with tight sleeves, reaching to the 

 heels. It was fastened round the waist with a girdle, and always ornamented 

 with apparells at the wrists and feet. It has many significations, but is gene- 

 rally taken as a symbol of purity. It is a vestment of great antiquity, and the 

 origin of the surplice and rochet. ' 1 Rev. F. A. Paley's Manual of Gothic 



Architecture," p. 273. 



for wyer about the clock jd. 



for frannkinscens jd. 



for mendyng of a surples jd. 



for the sexton's wagys xxd. 



Itm. to Syr Gyllum for his Wadgys vjs. viijd. 



for waxe for the pascall and the fonnte taper . iiijs. 



for the Sextone watching at the Sepulchre. . . iiijd. 

 Itm. for mendyng of the best cope and the grene 



banner vjd. 



for navies for the frame of the bells ijd. 



for a staple to hold the crosse in the chanselle . ijd. 



for a rope for the sannce bell xijd. 



The Sancte, Saints, or Sannce Bell was used to give notice of the commence- 

 ment of the more solemn parts of the Mass ; especially the Tersanctus, and the 

 Elevation of the Host. It was usually placed on the gable at the east end of 

 the nave, under a small turret built expressly for it ; sometimes, however, it 

 occurs in a different situation. These turrets, or cots, are commonly found, as 

 at Seend, Kington St. Michael, &c, but it is rare to find the bell itself in its 

 original position. An instance, however, occurs at Keevil 1 where it is still to 

 be seen under a turret on the eastern gable of the nave. 



In the parish accounts of Steeple Ashton, Wilts, is the following: — " 1609. 

 Item. In y e Tower five greater Bells and a little sance Bel." 



1 The form of this bell is somewhat singular; it is 15 inches in diameter, and without inscription. 



