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The Church Bells of Devon with a List of Those in Cornwall

The Church Bells of Devon with a List of Those in Cornwall

The Church Bells of with a list of those in Cornwall

BY Rev. H. T. Ellacombe

File 02 – Appendix C (Inscriptions) Pages 90 to 161

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APPENDIX C.

THE INSCRIPTIONS ON THE BELLS In the Towers OJ all the Old Parish Churches in Devon, with the Diameter of each Bel! and the Note of the Tenor, including New Towe1·s 1oith Peals, and Old Pa1-ish Turrets or Bell Oot3, with the Name of th~ Saint to 'whom the Church is Dedicated. Nou.-The Numbers between [ 1 refer to tho Cuts. A, at the foot, means in good order; B, Bad orJer; C, Clean ; !5, Dirty. The Date is when the Tower was visited.

No Diana. No 1. ABBOTS BICKING1'0N. ln. 3. . S.Jama. S. Mary. 1 .$~~¢ ~:& t;~ la:lU :&L [ +48] 23 1 IOHN + TVLL .;. IOHN .;. GOTHAM ·:· 3%J 2 [+a] :A m )(~ :Afl; ¢~X$ + • 26! CHVRCH ·:· WARDENS. ·:· I. Q P . + (Backwards.) 1664 2 RICILillD .;. SCOBEL .;. MARY .;. SH.ARS 36 3 Plain 29 .;. WARDE:SS. 1705. T. P. B, B, D. Juue 22, 1865 D 3 PETER .;. YEABSLEY .;. IOBN .;. POPE+ 38 CHVRCH WARDENS .;. T. Q P . •;. G 1637 A. July 6, 1866.

2. . S. Helm. 4. ALLINGTON EAST. 1 SOLI DEO ... DETER GLORYA 32 s . .A.ndmD. T Q P 1631 1 CAST BY IOBN WARNER & SONS, 30 LONDON, 18C1, REV0 · H. R. FORTESCUE, 36 2 ( +41] llil [o49] ~~L4ii.$ [o47] )(~~I$ IDNISTER. o ~:&.$tf>~:&~ o ~:AmP... 't~)( o 2 E.o F. A. R ..;. EDWARD SLVTE, GENT. . ;. 32 l{f)llf}(~~I.$ lOaN MVRCH, CH. WARDENS. 1723 These nre most beautifully formed letters. 3 EDMVNDUS [\Jl] FORTESCUE, ARMIGER. 33! 3 SOLI DEO DETVR. GLORIA oW : W.T.S. : 38 IOH.Am"'ES EGERTON, RECTOR. E. o S. I t B : W t S W L t I Q P 1674 ; I . M. W D S ; C. Q P. 1723 4 This is a very fine toned bell, the casting is very 40 4 E. FORTESGl'E, ESQ. [\Jl) EDWARD [\Jl] 36 dift'erent from all others. The words are set SLVTE, GENT. JOHN l!URCH, CHURCH­ in reversely, and are repeated nine times G~ WARDEN. C Q P I Q P 1733 amnJ)OWJ. illVUJ)OW3} ih11UJ)OUU} TIMOTHY NORRIS & NOAH ![A.NN. itanifomel illWJJOUUl J!tafinomtl PHILLIP PILLAGE, IUNR. J!tanifomel J!tBnffomd J!tanffomd 6 EDMUNDUS [IJ1) FORTESCUE,ARMIG.[\J1] 41 There is no initial cro&B. The first three words JOHANNES EGERTON, RECT. : E. ('C}l] are u{JBide down, the nen is backwards, the next 18 upeide down, the nen is backwards, SLOUTE : I. : M. : C Q P + I Q P G and eo are the nen three. 1723 + D : 0 : M : S. B. .J.ug 23, 1864, A.14g. 80, 1866 B, D. .J.ugun 17, 1864. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 91

:No 5. ALPHINGTON. o::_-. ., No! 8. ALVINGTON WEST. S. Micllatl. ..1.11 &inu. 1 EDWARD COLLYNS, ESQR. &: MR. THOMAS 26l 1 BRIDGET MARY ILBERT, AGED 6. 30 S.ARELL, CH. W. WILLIAJrl HAYNE, FRANCES ILBERT, AGED 4. GIVEN GENT. o T. B. F. 1749 BY CATHARINE ILBERT, 1776. T. Q 2 Ditto 271 BILBIE, FECIT. 3 Ditto 29l 2 IOHN BICKFORD &: EDWARD REED, 31 4 Ditto 33 CHURCHWARDENS. T Q B Q F. 1776. 6 Ditto WILLOUGHBY ILBERT, AGED 1. 6 Nil 36 ~ 3 PETER ILBERT, AGED 9. MR. RICHARD 33 7 Nil 39 !AGO SQUIRE, T Q B Q CULLOliPTON, 8 THE REVEREND :MR. IOHN PITMAN, FECIT, 1776. EDWARD COLLYNS, GENT., &: lf:R. ' 4 PEREGRINE ILBERT, 10, THOMAS PYLE. 34 F # I THOMAS SARELL, CH : WARDENS. VICAR, MR. RICHARD SQVIRE, Q Q WILLIAM HAYNE, GENT. FOR CHRIST I T. BILBIE, FECIT, 1776 IDS FLOCK I ALOUD DO CALL, TO I 6 WILLIAM ROOPE ILBERT, AGED 12. 37 CONFESS THEIR SINS &: BE P ARDOND ROOPE ILBERT, AGED 11. ROGER ALL. T. BILBIE CAST US ALL, 1749. PRIDEAUX, GENT. CATHARINE, IDS March 6, 1749, a Licence was decreed by the WIFE, SISTER OF WII.UAM ILBERT, Bishop, to set up a ring of eight bella in the place ESQ. T Q BQ FECIT, 1776 of five, one of which was broken. 6 IOHN LUSCOMBE, ESQ. WILLIAM R. IL­ A, C. Octol>er 31, 1864. BERT ESQ. FRANCIS ILBERT IDS WIFE I TO THE CHURCH '!'HE LIVING CALL, AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL. WILLIAM ELFORD ILFORD, ESQ. 6. . THOMAS BILBIE, FECIT, 1776 .dll Samt4. A, C. Oetol>er 6, 1866. 1 THO . . BRENTON t IOHN t PIDLIPS, 28l CH. WARDENS. C Q P 1766 9. ANSTEY EAST. 2 [+a] $¢~ Illl~ '~'ft 'ftE$ ~~~ 31 8. Micllatl. ]i\~~ liHfllU$ 1 [ + 1] 1JDee mea fJifJa bepcliD cunta uocfua 3 [+a] $~'ft(t) ~,.'It ~;t ~I Jt ~~Jt 36 ldl1 oi1 plaublt A most beautiful and clean sharp casting, maiden ]i\~{f) 'ft~~I$ D bell with beuderick. B, D. JuM 20, 1866. 2 [ + 1] Ditto ditto 3 THOMAS BLACKMORE, CHVRCHWARDEN, 1619. T QP 7. . 4 ;file meliDt bcre nDn sub ere. R. S. S . .A.ndrew. Maiden bell, bad casting. B. Jlq 4, 1865. A [ +19] <;Ittfl~U I'ft E~¢:&It$I$ li>Etfl (Crowned letters : aee Fig. 3, Pl. vi.) 10. ANSTEY WEST. 2 [ + 18] santa matia. t.g. 8. P,trock. t.g. may be initial of founder. 3 WILLIAM : BRUTON : GENT : WILLIAM 1 Broken, the head and Bhoulders gone, all lying 27 36 on the tloor MEADOW : GENT. : (66] THOMAS 2 THOMAS LOCK ; CH ; WARDEN : THOMAS 30l BLEKE : RECTOR : RICHARD BILBIE, FECIT. 1779 COFFIN : ESQ. : IOHN COLLAErr 3 [ + 3] jl!lfltrciUs tattis npleat nOJ m£a 33l IOHN : HOCKERIDGE : WARDENS Jobannis t Q n 1712 Canons broken. 42 4 [ +18] maria [ +1s] 1anrta Dta ptD [+Is] 4 RICHARD + SNOW + CHVRCH 38 twbfs [ + 18] t. g. WARDEN + I Q P 1664 B,D. .A.ugud 23, 1864. G B, D. Mag4, 1866 . 92 THE CHURCH BELLS 01<' DEVON.

No DiaDt. No I>ica. 11. ARLINGTON. ln. 14. ASHBURY. J..a. S. Jame&. 8. Mary. 27 1 DOMINI EST TERRA. CAJ\TTATE DOMINI. [ + 3] Il!tE.$~.$ C. PANNELL & Co., 18.55 (Letters, Plate vi.) 2 JUBILATE DEO VOX HARMONIJE. C. 28~ I 2 PHILIP WOOLCOMBE, CLERK, WARDE + PAN NELL & Co. 1855 I~ P 1721 3 C. PANNELL & Co. FOUNDERS, . 30 I 3 [ + 3] .$. ¢l!f.ttQ;E:R.rn~ 21 1855. CONSERVA ME DOMINE. (See letters, Plate vi.) 32 4 C. PANNELL & Co., FOUNDERS, EXETER. This is the only bell hung up, the other two are D# 1855 on the second floor, and are suppoeed to have 5 DOMINUS NOSTER REFUGIUAI. rl.EV. H . 36 been there since 1767, when the tower was damaged by lightning. I. CHICHESTER, RECTOR. L. ROCKHEY, B. 1lag1B, 1865. H. YEO, WARDENS. C. PANNELL & Co., FOUNDERS. 15. . 6 PEETAS :MORS ATQUE VOLUPTAS NOS 39 RESONARE IUBENT. REV 0 lAMES 8. N6Ctanru. HAMILTON CHICHESTER, IOHN G# 1 DANIELL 0 CLIFF 0 CHVRCHWARDEN 0 30 ROCKHEY, HENRY YEO, CHURCH­ MORDECAI 0 COCKEY 0 CAST 0 ME 0 WARDENS, 1856. C. PANNELL & Co., IN 0 1686 EXETER. (Vine lea'l'es and grape frieze above. Fig. 86). A, C. &p. 29, 1864. 2 [ + 1 ] lPtattge bitga pia qwrss conbaco ~amta jllaria 12. ASHBURTON. (Not a clean casting.) 8 • .41Ulrew. 3 G ·!· P ~ HALLALV +I·!· A+ 1607 ·!· 36 (A very high shouldered bell.) 1 THE GIFr OF THE RT. HONBLB. SIR WM· 33l YONE, BART· AND KNT. OF THE A, c. July 8, 18&4. A BATH, AND IOHN HARRIS, OF RAINE, ESQ. 16. . [0 14, 16, O Plate viii. on the waist.] 8. Dat7id. 2 Ditto, ditto; also THOMAS LESTER, OF 35 LONDON MADE ME IENY· THE 17, 1740 i 1 THOS. MEARS, LATE LESTER, PACK, & 28 [014, 16 0 on the waist.] CHAPMAN, OF LONDON, FECIT, 1790 3 THE GIFT OF THE RT· HONBLE. SIR WM· 37l 2 Ditto, ditto - 30 YONGE, BART. AND KNIGT OF THE 3 Ditto, ditto - 31 BATH; AND OF IOHN BARRIS OF 4 Ditto, ditto - 33 BAYN, ESQ. THOMAS LESTER OF 5 Ditto, ditto - 36 LONDON MADE US ALL All maiden bells. 4 Ditto Ly whom given, and two coats as on the D. .J.ug. 17, 1866. A second. 6 Ditto, by whom given. 1740. RECAST, 1844. 44 WM· MARSH, VICAR. W. A. COCKEY, 17. ASHREIGNY. CHURCHWARDEN. BY W. PANNEL 8. Jame&. AND SON, 1 JOHN BABBAGE & WJLLM. COLE, C. 27 6 Ditto, by whom given, &c., 1HO. 48! WNS· 1826 Weight 22 0 4 Incised. 2 W & I T 1826 28 A. JU111 16, 1866; Jfay16, 1866. F 3 1826 30 4 A W & I TAYLOR, OXFORD, FECERUNT, 31 13. ASHFORD. 1826 s. Peter. 5 THOMAS MEARS, FOUNDERS, LONDON, 33 1841 1 [ + 19] !;¢¢!; ~<;;TH~$ ltlEI - 28l ?rfR. IOHN BAB:JAGE, } Letters, Plate vi., a longer letter than the 2nd. MR· W. COLES, CHURCHWARDENS. 2 [ +21] $~~¢~!; I{f)~lift~E.$ (f):R.~ 32 (Engraved.) ~:R.tt' ~ tt'lai.$ 6 THIS PEAL WAS RECAST BY W & I (Crowned letters, Plate vi., Fig. 3.) TAYLOR, OXFORD, 1826 A B. .dug. 23rcl, 1866, 8q1. 26, 18€4. D,A. .4ugrut 4, 1866 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 93

No Dlam. No 18. ASHTON. Diam. ln. 21. ATHERINGTON. In, 8. Neetamu. 8 .•Vary. 1 WILLIAM GODFREY, GENT., I. P ! C. P. 261 1 I P C P 1786 29 1787 2 I P C P 1786 30 ~ I . P i C. P ! W. P ·!· 1780 271 3 IOHN & CHRISTOPHER PEX~INGTON 32 3 Ditto ditto 281 FOUNDERS 1786 f Ditto ditto 30 4 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD 33t I P C P 1786 5 Ditto ditto 36 6 6 WILLIA.li GODFREY, GENT., CHURCH­ WILLIAM BARKER & IOlrn ISAAC, CH. 36 371 1 WARDENS I P C P 1786 WARDEN, 1780 G I 6 I CALL THE QUICK TO CHURCH AND A. C. Juru 29, 1864. THE DEAD TO GRAVE HOOPER MORRISON, RE<.,'TOR. I P C P 1786 B, D. .&!fgfUt 1, 1866.

19. 22. A VETON GIFFARD. 8. Petw. 8 . .&rldmc. 1 I P AND Co. 1772 1 I P C P W P 1779 28 2 Ditto ditto 2 I P C P W P 1779 29 3 Ditto ditto - 3 I P C P W P 1779 34 4 I P AND Co., 1772 SAMPSON BEAL C W 4 I P C P W P 1779 36 6 THOMAS MELHUISH RECTOR o o 5 ROGER LIDSTONE & VALENTINE 36 I CAUL THE QUICK TO CHURCH THE LYNCOMBE C W I P C P W P 1779 DEAD TO GRAVE I P 1772 6 I CALL THE QUICK TO CHURCH & DEAD TO GRAVE. JEREMIAH DAVIES REC- (Under Repair, by F. Bony.) TOR. I P C P W P 17711 - F # 9 Oct., 1772. A Licence was decreed by the Oct. 4, 1777. A Licence was decreed in the Bishop to cllllt three old bells into five, with Consistory Court of Exeter by the Bishop additional metal. to cast five heavy bclls (two of which were C. May 19, 1866. broken) into six without any additional metal. A. C. Oct. 6, 1866.

20. A WLISCOMBE. 23. . . 8. Mic'-1 aNd 8. Mary. 1 ANNO DOMINI 1612 29 2 TRISTRAM ·!· COLLINGS ·!· WILLIAM ·!· 311 1 ANNO • • DO • • MI • • NI • • 1670 • • 3 Ill••IC •• C ••w••T••P 3f WHITE + C + W + T ·!· R + B + F (Above is a garland of grapes. Fig. 86.) 1756 0 3 .:. SOLI .:. DEO .:. DETVR .:. GLORIA .:. 36 2 [ + 1 ] SSantla filatgatda ora pto nobis - • T QP··=· XON 16610 • • 3 [ 1 ] 1 ] 39 + l!Jrotege birgo [ pia quos conbato B,D. c; SSantta :£f[atia 4 JOHN o SMYTH o MALACHI o AISHFORDE o WARDENS o T Q PEN o 1627 24. A YLESBEARE. Coins ot Jaoobua P impressed between eal'h word. S. Mary. Fleur-de-lis above and below. (Fig 92). 1 [ + 4 ] l!Jrotrge conboco sancta birga maria 311 6 A very long waisted good bell ; the characters are 47 the same as those on Wolsey's bell at Sherborne, pia quos a crown above each letter. A running garland of grapes above and below. (Fig. 86). G # 2 [ +4] mt [6] 'bmclte [6] io!}n stdts 36 [6] 1601 I ; ${flrtJ~lil ! (J{fl : lll;lfl : 4illll; : $I The letters of the third are large caps, but very {fll!' : : Lil!'l; : t'iflit:f;~ : JaJ;:f;4iJit : badly produced. The croSB and letters are the I$ : n!;~4i : W. T. P. same as those at , fourth. Iobn Stokes lived at tho Manor Bonae next (Letters as Fig. 84.) the Vicarage called Minchin Court. B,C. Jan. 9, 1864, Jan. 21, 1866. B, D. .&ug. 28, 1883; .A.pril21, 1866. 94 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

No Diam. No 25. AX MINSTER. In. 26. BAMPTON. S. J[ary and S. Joh11 Baplut. S. Mary. WHEN I CALL FOLLOW ME ALL 30 1 ALL ·!· GLORY ·!· BEE ·!· TO ·!· GOD ·!· 331 T BILBIE FECIT 1800 ON .:. HIGH .:. A...'iNO .:. DOMINI .:. 2 THOMAS BILBIE CULLOHPTON FECTT 31 1710 :;. T ·!· . . G w 1800 REV» B DAVEY VICAR 2 YATI'HEW LIDDON RIOHARD HAYCRAFI' 3.5! 3 MR THOMAS SCRIUDGE & MR WILLIAM I CHURCHWARDENS CAST BY THOMAS CHURCH WARDENS t BAYLEY BRIDGWATER 1i66 T BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECIT 1800 I A frieze of his ornaments above and at intervals. 4 GOD PRESERVE THE CHURCH AND KING o T BILBIE FECIT MR T 3 · t JOHN : HOORE : BARXARD : PRINCE : 37! c : WILL!AM ; PVImYE ; CAST i SURRIDGE & MR W BRANSCOMBE w; CHURCH WARDENS REVD B DAVEY I YEE tt 1647 A frieze of grapes and foliage. (Fig. 86). VICAR 6 REYD B DAVEY VICAR l!R THOHAB 38 4 BENIAMIN WOOLLEY RICHARD 40 SURRIDGE & MR WM BRANSCOMBE HAYCRAFT CHURCHWARDENS CAST CH W : T BILBIE FECIT 1800 BY THOMAS BAYLEY BRIDGEWATER 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 1760 & TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL 6 MATTHEW LIDDON THOMAS COOK THOMAS BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECTT G CHURCHWARDENS CAST BY THOlfAS 1800 BAYLEY BRIDGEWATER 1762 A, D. NOfl. 10, 1866. 6 1 REYD. CHARLES STEER VICAR J'liR. I lAMES LENDY 1\IR- WILLIAM BOND, • CHURCHWARDENS WILLIAM PAN- 27. . NELL FECIT CULLOMPTON 1821 I S. Peter. L' OD.I CO?.IE TO DO THY WILL, 0 GOD IOHN BRIANT HERTFORD FECIT 1803 1, B 1 July 27, 1865. 2 Ditto 3 Ditto February, 1662. John Brocas was J..-illed by the 4 Ditto I rope of the third bell. llo was buried the 6 GLORIA DEO IN EXCELSIS I 22nd of February. 6 JOHN BRIANT HERTFORD FEoJIT 1803 I "REx verSIUI CHCRCHWARDE:>S OF Axl.ti:SSTER. f THE REVo T WILLIAM MARSHALL E 116 Char. II., in the King'a Bench. 1 La'l1im Rep. 136. VICAR , Aman bdnK hune} I u an Infonnatiou for the King the l b~ the bell-rope. case was (this) one Brockhurst ring­ A, C. June 23rd, 1864. l :.Ceg:roo.:,t;f.. bells ing a bell m the Chnreh was strangled The:ro are two bell.s hung outside the steeple 1 by the rope ; and whether the bell for the clock. Ishall be a deodand was the question upon this Infomta- 1tion for the detainer of it from the King. And the 18 January, 1803, a licence was decreed by the objectiollll against the King were two : 1. That the bell Bishop to cast fh·e old bells into six. Iwas fixed to the freehold. To which it was IUIBWeret!, 'that it was not fixed to the freehold, but tied in the steeple am! bound down with J.lillll or keys which Icould be removed without alteratwu of the free­ ' hold. 2. Objection ; that the bells are parcel of the 28. BEAFORl>. ,goods of the

DIUL · No Di'lm. 29. . ln. 34. . ln. S . .Alba11. S. Peter. 1 TAYLOR OXFORD FECIT 1828- 26 1 EVAJ.~ EVANS W EVAJ.'OS DELLFOl:KDERS 271 2 I T OXFORD 1828 28 1722 Q . 3 H SMALE C W 1828 30i 2 IOHN Tl:CKER, TH01fAS CLARK 29 B, D. Jfay 18, 1865. C E E Q W E 1722_ -- 3 EDW W RICHARDS W~t MORRIS CH 31 30. BEER. WABDEKS E E Q WE 1722 ,. S. Micluul. 4 THOS LYMBER GENT: THOSWTHERIDGE 32! [ + 1] }( 1:~ ~}( RI }( 27 E E Q WE li22 One bell in a turret. G 6 DOROTHY FR.ACIS DAUGHTER OF THE 36! Sep. 1, 64. LATE TH05 BERRY ESQ 1727 IOSEPH DAVY ESQ LORD OF THE 40 MANOR RICHARD COFFL~ ESQ 31. BEER FERRERS. EDWARD CHICHESTER ESQ G .Andrew. E EQ WE Ql722 1 I P C P 775 (102] 26l A, D. Srp. 27, 1864. 2 I P C P W 77 5 Ditto 27i Thos. Berry Willi lord of the manor. 3 I P C P 775 Ditto 29 4 I P C P W P 1775 Ditto 30i . 6 REVo. W~. SHORT, RECTOR. I P C P 33 35. w p 177li S. Peter. 6 IOHN STAPLETON OF HOLE AND us 37 1 RICHARD ·:· GOODRIDGE ·!· ROBART + 34 COLE, CHURCHWARDENS I P C P DINNING .:. CHVRCH .:. WARDENS.:. w p 1775 T p 1G35 These bells are hung in three tiers. The tower is Q ·=· ·=· . . Smnll Tudor frieze above. only 7ft. Gin by 7ft. lin. Fire-place in the tower. 37l B. Sep. 27, 1865. 21 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1829 GOD PRESERVE OUR CHURCH & KING M" IOHN SEARLE } MR RICHARD QUINT CHURCHWARDENS 32. BELSTON. 3 INO .:. LYDE .:. ROGER .:. GOODRIDGE 40 S. Mary. 1 GOD BLESS THE CHURCH PENNINGTON 26 ·=· .A ·=· Q .;. GOODING ·=· 1750 0 0 FECIT 1761 4 ~mbto1e t [2] 8oobtibge t [2] flucolas t 4li 2 PROSPERITY TO TillS PARISH 27 [2] mart t f2J Barbmt Q \!nno mo PENNINGTON FECIT 1761 3 GOD SAYE THE KING PENNINGTON 28 [6] 1607 [6] FECIT 1761 The letters used by Thom1111 Byrdan. · 4 ROBERT REDWAY AND THOl'tiAS COOMB, 301 A, D. Jum 11, 1861i. C WARDEN PENNINGTON FECIT 1761 6 I CALL THE QUICK TO CHURCH AND 33 36. , HIGH. DEAD TO GRAVE F PENNINGTON S. Jfary. FECIT 1761 Blr 1 ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION T MEARS 2li B, D. &p. 6, 1864. OF LONDON FECIT 1827 REVD W P STAWELL RECTOR 33. BICKINGTON. R HOOPER} M COOKE CHURCHWARDENS S. Mary. 2 GLORY BE TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST 26 WILLIAM BECKFORD RICHARD TAPPER 27 W QE 171i3 l WARDENS T 17« WROTH 3 AND ON EARTH PEACE W Q E 17li3 - 28 SOLI ·:· DEO DETVR GLORIA 28i 4 WM EVANS CAST US ALL 1753 29 2 I Q P EXON 1664 6 MR THOMAS SCOTT & MR IOHN SHUTI' ELIAS .:. SCOBELL .:. NICHOLAS 30l 33 CH WNs 1753 3 HORRELL + I Q p 1664 CHVRCH C# 4 THE REV0 IIIR IOSHUA WORTH RECTR 33 .:. WARDENS.:. WQE 171i3 • Old half-wheela. B. Oct. 18, 1864. A, D. .Aug. 1, 1861i. B 96 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

No Diam. No Diam. 37. BICKLEIOH. ln. 40. . ln. IUBILATE DEO LAUDATE DOMINUli 28l S. Mary. THOMAS SOUTHWOOD WARDEN CAST PEACE & GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD 32 BY WAND C PAN~"'ELL CULLOMPTON AQR 1722 1838 2 PROSPERITY TO THIS PARISH A Q R 1722 30 2 GOD SAVE THE KING PENNINGTONa 3 PROSPERITY TO THIS TOWN A Q R 1722 FECERUNT 1765 4 THOMAS MEARS & SON OF LONDON 1810 3 FOUNDED A D 1844 IN THE TIME OF 6 CHR BEDFORD RECTOR 1722 SIR RALPH LOPES BT FRED PYM M A 6 I TO THE CHVRCH THE LIVING CALL VICAR lOB PECKE WARDEN li P AND TO THE GRAVE DOE SUMMONS PATRON BY W PANNELL AND SOX ALL 1722 G ClJLLOMPTO'N B. JUM 20, 1866. 4 PENNINGTONS FECERUNT 1765 "John Willi8JII.8, a clock ma.ker and old ringer 33l was with me, and certified there was never 6 PHILIP PEARSE AND IOHN FOOT C W 36 any half-pull ringing at Northam nor here." PENNINGTO~S FECERUNT 1766 6 EGO SUM VOX CLAllANTIS PARATE THOS ARTHUR CREW VICAR 41. BIOBURY. PENNINGTONS FECERUNT I 766 G S. Lawrenu. A, c. Sep. 26, 1866. 1 RICHARD COULTON IUNB I P C P 1788 27t On the third bell the founder has misplaced M P 2 I P C P 1788 29 Patron, which should have followed after 3 I P C P 1788 30 Lopes, Bart. 4 Hung above. I P C P 1788 33 19 June, 1765. A licence was decreed by tho 6 RICHARD COULTON, SENR & JOHN 37 Bishop to cast four bells, one being broken, CUMING C W I P C P 1788 into BlX. Cast at Aveton Giffard with the peal for that G tower by John and Christopher Pennington. 38. BICKLEIGH. A. JulyU, 1866. (Near Tiverton.)

'I S. lJfary. 42. BISHOPSNYMPTON~ 1 RICHARD GILL IOHN MORRISH RICHARD 24 S. Mary. PLACE ALEACE 1707 RICHARD PLEASE 1 H TOMS&W BAKER·:· WARDENS+ REVn. 27 IOH~ GILL WARDEN IOHN PLACE I THORNE MINISTER + W & C T T WROTH PANNEL FOUNDERS CULLOMPTON 1830 · 2 JOHN PJDGJ,EYH WARDEN ••• 2 LONG LIVE KING WILLIAM THE 27 .:. A..~REW MOGFORD .:. SYDMAN FOURTH W & C T P 1830 i Q p 1666 • 3 LEMUEL : GRIFFITH : VICAR : GOD : 29 3 JOHN .;. SKINER + WARDEN + 1709 + 28l SAVE : THE : CHURCH : DENNIS TQP+NQT FECITWl ABRAHAM : LAURENCE : MOORE : 4 W PANNELL FOUNDER COLLUMPTON 31 WARDENS 1744 JAMES : LANGDON 1826 GENT 5 IOHN o SLADE o AND o MARY o HIS o 33 4 Mn THOliAS POLLARD MB JOHN 321 WIFE o GAVE o THIS o BELL o 1692 PEASTER CH W ARDENB MR LEMUEL o NEW o CAST o BY 'W1LLIAli o A GRIFFITH VICAR W SHAPCOT CLARK STABICK o WARDEN o 1699 I Q S T BILBIE FECIT B, D. Oet. 13th, 1864. 6 Ditto, the clerk's name omitted and date added, 1760 Third cracked while chiming on the very cold 6 THOU :HAST : CREATED ! ALL l THINGS Sunday, 17th March, 1867. ! 0 : GOD : AND : FOR ; THY PLEASURE : 1716 39. BICTON. WALTER : MULES : VICAR : LEW1S : S. Mary. BLACKMORE : IOBN : !ONES : IOHN 1 THOMAS BILBEE CULLOllPTON. FECIT 39 LANGDON : A..~D : MARTYN : BELLY 1802 BICTON on the waist. CHURCH WARDENS [ Q Fig 66, Plate v ]. B,D. Ju/14, 1866. A, C. July 26, 1864. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 97

No 43. BISHOP'S TAWTON. I>J:."" No 45, . Dlam..... B. Peter. s. :hter. 1 ADDED BY SUBSCRIPTION IN 1823 RE- 28l One bell boxed up. CAST IN 1853 AT THE SOLE EXPENCE &ptem/Jw 26, 1864. OF R CHICHESTER ESQ JOHN TAYLOR AND SON FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 46. . LATE OF BREWER s. Muluul. GLORIA DEO IN EXCELSIS 1 I Q P C Q P 1782 - 30 31 2 T Q B Q 1803 29! 2 Ditto Ditto 3 Ditto Ditto 33 3 CAST IN 1803 RECAST A D 1831 CAST 31 AGAIN 1852 I D BAKER VICAR 4 Ditto Ditto 36! R CHICHESTER EBQ AND JIIR JOHN 6 JOHN CHOLWICH LEWIS OLDRIEVE 38 WALDON CH WARDENS J TAYLOR 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 42 AND SONS FOUNDERS LOUGHBO- AND TO THE GRAVE I SUMMONS ALL ROUGH I Q P C Q P (Cracked) F SHOULD I BE FOUND TO SPEAK WITH B. October 3, 1866. GRACE AND EASE AND WITH MY FELLOWS ALL OUR HEARERS PLEASE THE CHIEF DELIGHT OF ME THE THIRD 47. BLACKBOROUGH. SHALL BE .All Saint•. TO SOUND THE PRAISES OF THE TRINITY A 8D1&ll bell.

, THOMAS BILBIE COLLUMPTON 1803 32 a JOHN LAW AND MR GEORGE BUTLER 48. . CHURCHWARDENS B. Mary. I P AND Co 1772 27 6 + M KITSON C CROCKER E C A P + 36 I L YEOMAN V 1823 2 Ditto ditto 29 (E C, .&lis Custodes. V, Vicar.) 3 Ditto ditto 30 6 A B .E . H. A I WARREN BRADLEY 39 4 C AND G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON 1826 _32 E G A (G error for C). A 6 CHARLES BURDON GENT HUMPHRY 36l W I TAYLOR OXON JUNIO FECIT 1823 BRAUND CHURCHWARDEN I P 1772 (B E H Benevolentia ergo homines). 6 C AND G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON 1826 40 16 January, 1803. A licence WB8 decreed by the Bishop to C8llt four old bells, one being A, D. Strp. 8, 1864. G # cracked, into five, with additional metal. A, C. Jum 23, 1864. 49. BOVEY, NORTH. S. Jolin tile Bapti8t. 44. BISHOP'S TEIGNTON. 1 T BILBIE FECIT 1814 21 .All Saint1. 2 Ditto ditto 29 1 THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1840 27 3 JOHN BILBIE CULLOMPTON 1814 FECIT 30 31 2 Ditto ditto 30 4 JOHN BILBIE CULLOMPTON 1814 3 Ditto ditto 32 6 IOHN BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECIT 1814 ' Ditto ditto 33 REVn TIMOTHY NAPLETON RECTOR 40 6 6 Ditto ditto VIVOS VOCO MORTUOS PLANGO MR 36 WILLIAM DICKER & M11. IOSH BANDERS G # 6 LET MY SOUND BE LOUD AND EVEN 39 CH W I BILBIE FECIT 1814 CALLING SOULS FROM EARTH TO All under repair. OetoM-19, 1864. HEAVEN REVn IOHN COMYN VICAR A lAMES CORNISH } 26 January 1813. A licence wa.e ~~by ~e WII.UAM ROSSITER CH WARDENS Bishop to C8llt four old bells mto m: Wlth D, A. N(jf/tmher 2, 1864. additional metaL 0 98 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

No Dlam. N 50. . lD. 53. . 8. P1tw and 8. PIJIIl, and 8 . .TAomaa of Oa11twlnvg. S . .DiOII!IIi141 or Dlnllil. 33 1 I P 1818 !8! !8! [102] 28 1 Nothing 2 Ditto 34 30 2 Ditto Ditto 3 Ditto 37 3 Ditto Ditto 32 4 Ditto 40 43j- 4 PEACE AND GOOD ~TEIGHBOURHOOD 33 6 Ditto I P 1818 6 lb. PIDLIP MOORE & Ma PETER 60 MULLENS CHURCH WARDENS 1H8 6 I P 1818 !8! !8! 39 T B CAST US ALL E 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 41 (A fine peal and good bella). AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL A.. Septmtbw 23, 1863. REVn JOSEPH DOMETT VICAR 1818 I P G The 1st, 3rd, and 6th are hung above. 54. . 7 February 1818. A licence Willi decreed by the Bishop to cast five old bells, one being cracked, S. Petw. into mx, with additional metal. 1 J TAYLOR FECIT OXFORD 1836 31 A. B. Octoblr 17, 1864. 2 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOUROOD 32-l A~ R 1767 b1. BRADFORD. 3 PROSPERITY TO THIS P A.RISH A. Q R 33! 1757 SaiiiU. .All 4 WE WERE ALL CAST AT GLOUSTER BY 1 I C B YULE M A. RECTOR GLORIA DEO 27 ABEL RUDHALL 1767 Ma ARSCOTT & I GILBERT CHURCH­ 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 40 WARDENS C S 1847 AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON .ALL G 2 I P 1811 - 27 A.~R 1757 3 THE REVn I BA.MPFIELD LEWIS RISDON 30! ' A. D. &ptemlw 6, 1864. HEYSETT EI:)Q C W. W AND I TAYLOR FOUNDERS OXFORD 1831 4 ARSCOTT BICFORD ESQ I P 1811 33i 55. BRA.MPFORD SPEKE. S. Peter. 5 IOHN BA.MFIELD CLERK IOHN WARD 37 AND ABRAHAM ISAAC C W 1811 I P 1 T: H: CH :W: T BILBIE FECIT 1766 . B, D. &ptemlJir 1, 1864. 2 T : H : CH :W : T B FECIT 1766 7 September,•l811. A licence Willi decreed by the 3 Ma THOMAS HEARN CH : W : T B FECIT Bishop to cast four old bells into five. 1765 4 T:H:O:W: 28 6 THOMAS HEARN: CH :W: T BILBIE 176- 31! 52. . A.. D. May 26, 1864. S. N01111a. B 1 I MEAN TO MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD 2G BRANSCOMBE. ALTHO I AM LITTLE YET I AM GOOD 56. S. Winifrwl. A 1827 A 1 WHEN + I + CALL ·l· COM ·l· FOLOW + 2 + SQUIRE A.RUNDLE THE GREAT MY 27 ME + ALL + T Q P XON ·l· 1669 WHOLE EXPENSE DID RAISE NOR 32 2 ELLIS .:. BARTLET .:. GENT .:. CHVRCH SHALL OUR TONGUES ABATE TO ·l· wARDEN + T ~ p 1696 • CELEBRATE HIS PRAISE + W AND WALTER + HAM ·l· THOMAS + LEE + I T 1827 3 CHVRCH + WARDENS + T Q P ·l· 3 THIS PEAL WAS RECAST BY W AND 271 1636 + ·l· I TAYLOR OXFORD 1827 (A. frieze above, Fig. 92.) 38 4 CALL A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY WAND 291 6 IA.SPER ·l· COLLIER ·l· ABLE + BROWNE + .:. CH: WARDENS o 1747 T .:. WROTH I TAYLOR OXFORD 1827 ·l· FECIT • 6 + WM JEFFERY AND WALTER WEEKS 33 6 RICHARD .:. LEE .:. IOHN .:. DOWN .:. C WARDENS GAVE TEN POUNDS CHVRCH. ·l· w.AimENS ·l: T P .;. B Q EACH TO THESE BELLS 1827 EXON + 1741 B,D. A.ug141t 26, 1866 A. 0. &ptefiiW 21, 1864. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 99

HD Dlam. No Dlam. 57. BRATTON . Ia. 60. . Ia. 8 . .Brmdor!w. 1 I CALL YE TO FOLLOW ME I P FAP F 28 1767 1 SOLI DEO DETVR GLO RIA 1617 261 2 GOD PRESERVE THE CHURCH I P FAP 29 F 1767 2 [+lit] Cancta [37] matfa t § g- 29 3 GOD SAVE THE KING I P FAP F 1767 30! 3 [+lit] Cant § ta w ma § ti a § t § g - 33J ' PENNINGTONS CAST US ALL 1767 321 (U137 on the waist. ) 6 PROSPERITY TO THIS PARISH I P F AP F 1767 361 i4 IBIAI IRISI IFIPI IVIHI IGINI 86 6 EGO SUM VOX CLAMANTIS PREPARATE 391 IOIEI 10181 IGIMI CHARLES PJ:TERS RECTOR ARTHUR TURNER GENT C W 1767 G (The aame letter as at ). Lately repaired. Mag 19, 1866. B. &ptl!mkr 28, 1864. Qy. Are the initials t !J on llt'COnd and thinl thoee or Giles, bell·founder at Lewes.-{See TyBBen, pp. 58. . U and 15.) S. P1ter. Qy. Are R B on the fourth bell the initials or Richanl Semson or Aish PriorsJ.. bell·founder, 1 THOS MEARS LONDON FECIT 1792 30 1659, aa appears by Woodbury vnurcbwardens' GLORY TO GOD ON HIGH acoounts. 2 Ditto 88 to founder - 32 HIS WONDERS NEER WILL CEASE a Ditto WE NOW SHALL DWELL IN UNITY 36 61. BRENT, SOUTH. 4 Ditto and END OUR DAYS IN PEACE 37 S. Pttr~k. 6 THOMAS MEARS LATE LESTER PACK 40 AND CHAPMAN FECIT 1792 1 TO CALL CHRISTS FLOCK I ALOUD DO 291 6 Ditto • • • SING T B F l71i9 JOHN FRANKLIN SQUIRE RECTOR 1792 2 SUCCESS TO OUR ARMS THOMAS BILBIE (Squire is cut in.) FECIT 1769 A, C. Ju"' 22, 1864. There wu a dispute in t~eriab about caating them, 3 GOD SAVE THE CHURCH & KING : : 33 and they were stop at Tawton on way to I: V;: R: H:; CH; W ; T B F 1769 London unW a Fac ty waa obtained. 4 THOMAS BILBIE CULLOMPTON CAST US 34! 59. BRA.UNTON. AL 171i9 8. Brenn~k. 6 0 Ma JOHN VEAL & Ma RICHAIU) HAN. 38 1 PROSPERITY TO THOSE THAT LOVE 32 NAFORD CHURCH WARDEN 1769 BELLS E Q E 1713 6 THE REVEREND WALTER TAILER VICAR 2 CAST BY I TAYLOR OXFORD I DAY 36 Ma IOHN VEAL & RICHARD HANNA­ G R PABMORE SEN

No Dlaas. N 63. . Ill. 66. . 8. Brigida. 8. Mary. 1 W AND I T 1828 31 1 C. P. 1787. 2 NICHOLAS FUR:t'.TEAUX & WILLIAM 2 + W AND I T OXON 1828 - 32t COYDE CHURCHWARDENS T BILBIE FECIT 1767 34 3 ll. 1828 ll. 3 Ditto Ditto 37f 4 + THIS PEAL WAS RECAST BY WAND 35 4 Ma. JOSEPH NOWELL & IOHN EDWARDS 39i CHURCHWARDENS THOMAS BILBIE I TAYLOR OXFORD AD 1828 FECIT 1774 6 + THE REV. C. LUXMORE RECTOR + 38 5 MB CLARKE THOlltAS EDWARDS CHUHC'H WARDENS JOHN GUBBINS NEWTON AND IOSEPH 1 YE PEOPLE ALL THAT HEAR ME RING BALL C W 1828 DE FAITHFUL TO YOUR GOD AND KING 48 w p 11:1:.!4 6 THESE DELLS WERE ENLARGED A:t'."D 6 MB CLARKE THOs EDWARDS CHURCH­ 42! THE TOWER HEIGHTENED AND \L\HIH::X:; HEV ROBERT HOLDSWORTH BEAUTIFIED 1828 WAND IT OXON PANXELL CULLOMPTON FECIT 1824 F FOUNDERS A, C. July 7, 1864. A, D. May 19, 1866.

64. . 67. BRIXTON. 8. Tlwnuu of Ca"terbury. 1 WHEN YOU US RING WEEL SWEETLY 31 1 VALLANTINE .:. LAMACRAFI' .:. WARDEN 27 SING A Q R 1737 ·!· I Q p ·!· X·=· 1CB4 • 2 PROSPERITY TO THE CHURCH OF 32 2 ' Cracked - - - 291 EXGLAXD A Q R 1737 I [+ 1] ~n.:~ :r.nt!> l?!t!>laiS 3 WE WERE ALL CAST AT GLOSTER BY 34 1 (Letters Plate vi.) ABEL HUDHALL 1737 3 T POWLING WARD !8! !8! EDW HALL 33 4 ROBERT A YENT CHURCH WARDENS 37 InCH COLRIDGE THO POOLE I P A Q R 1737 1689 5 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 41 & TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMONS ALL 4 CHARLES .:. WEST CHVRCH 36 G WARDEN. T Q P 1639 AQ R 1737 Half wheels. A. &ptmtber 30, 1866. B. Jtm8 2, 1865. --1 l 68. . 65. . 8. John Bapti&t. 8. Michael. 1 WHEN I CALL FOLLOW ME AL 1 :Broken to pieces Q T Q B Q l!'ECIT 1768 2 llR WK BRADDON l\b IOHN !EWELL 30 CHURCHWARDENS Q T Q B Q 2 THOMAS BILBIE FECIT 1768 - 33! FECIT 1777 , 3 DittowithR! M! ESQB&MBA! S! CH! W 36 3 THOMAS BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECIT 1777 31t 4 T Q D Q FECIT 37! 4 Mn WILLIA?rl BRADDON & Mn IOHN 34 6 THOMAS BILBIE FECIT 1768- 42 !EWELL CHURCHWARDENS T BILBIE FECIT 1777 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 48 AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL 6 REV» THOMAS II KINGDON VICAR 1818 F 361 & IOHN INCH & NICHOLAS ROGER C W RICHARD :MOOR ESQ ANTHONY IP A SYMONS CHURCHWARDENS THOMAS B,D. .Artgwt 31, 1864. BILBIE FECIT 1768 1866. Thi8 peal has since been newly hung by A. C. F. Honey, of . The treble has been 17 Febn1ary, 1768. A licence was decreed by the l'eCil8t by Mesl'll, of London. Bishop to Cll8t five old bells into six. THE CIIURCB BELLS OF DEVON. 101

No Dlam No Dlom 69. . ,... 72. BROADWOOD WIDGER. Ia. 8 . .Antl,.etD. 1 I P. C P. W P . 1776 27 1 ( +t8] ~ante ( +ts] tboma [ +18] ota pm 2 I P. C P. W P. 1776 28! nobftl 3 WILLIAM EAS'fCOTI' & WILLIAM ROW cw 30 2 Q MB SIMON SMITH & MB THOMAS 361 f WILLIAM EASCOTI' AND FRANCIS 321 HATCWELL CH: W ARDENSQ THOMAS NORTHY C W. I P. & Co 1776 BILBIE FECIT 1767 6 I CALL THE QUICK TO CHURCH AND 36 3 t MR HVGH LEWISE VICAR GOD SAVl.: DEAD TO GRAVE I P. AND Co 1776 391 A THE CHVRCH ROBERT DREW .:. IOHN B, D. ..&ugwt 26, 1866. I PILE + IOHN SCINNER + WARDENS I 1714 73. BRUSHFORD. f i MB WILLIAM SHILES AND Mn THOMAS 8. Jlary. HATCHWELL CH. WARDENS 1746 I 1 [Q 13) Four Bhielda (a chevron between three 29 T BILBIE FECIT laver pota) cut on the llhoulder, a beautiful bell. 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 481 2 [ +18] .$aneta [069] !'tate [049] l'tqbalma 331 AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL [069] ota [069] punofliJJ [o49] \!mm E Ma HUMPHRY MILLS & Ma WILLIAM (A beautiful bell with the bini stamp of William Founder between each word.) DREWE CH. WARDENS Q THOMAS 3 [ +18] ~um [069] ~lOA [o49] li)ullata 36 BILBIE FECIT 1766 [ 049] l'lunbf [ 069] Jtatmna [ 049] A, C. Ju111 8, 1864. bocata (This Ia a beautiful casting, the bead! of all are alike, and they all appear to be from the 118Dle Founder. ) 70. . The cage hu every appearance of orlldnality, and coeval with the bell& The walla of the tower are 1 I P. C P. F. 1781 tO not carried above the heams, being flnlahed with a dumpy wooden spire or roof. (See Plate xvll., 107). 2 I I P. c P. w P. 1781 31 3 I P. C P. W P .. 1781 O«olwr 6, 1864. 4 W M. I T. I P. C P. F. 1781 36 6 ANDREW TUCKER DD VICAR IOHN 41 74. BUCKEREL. EVANS SENa & EDWARD BLACKER ow G B. Ma'll. Cast in the Churchyard by Iohn Chriltopher and 1 [ + 1] 1:1o" nua f:lfba bepillo amta uodfla William PellDington of Lezant. Their lliitiall are on the Bell& 2 ( + 1] ~~t mft!Ji coUatum fbi fltub nomm B, D. J- 16, 1866. amatum a [ +•]

Ne Dtam. No ~ 76. BHCKFASTLEJGH. Ia. 79. BUCKLAND . Ia. 8. Mary. Holy Trit~ity. 1 REVn MA'ITHEW LOWNDES VICAR 291 1 I R WARDEN + BB .;. I Q P 1722 27 T BILBIE FECIT 1794 Ua THOMAS 2 W F ESQ I S REO. 1722 29 FURNEAUX & Ma ROBERT WEBBER 3 IOHN ROWSE CH:WARDEN I Q P .;. 1722 30! CH:WARDENS 4 lAMES SILKE RECTOR 1722 WILLLUI 34 FORKSCVE ARMAGER + 2 WHEN I BEGIN THEN ALL STRIKE IN 311 A, D . A"f'"t 3, 1866. A T BILBIE FECI"!' 1793 3 FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING T BILBIE 34 FECIT M L VICAR S F & R F 80. BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR. CH:WA.RDENS 1793 1 GOD SAVE THE CHURCH & KING 4 THOMAS FURNEAUX CHURCH WARDEN 36 T B F 1769 W H.AMBLYNG FOUNDER BLA.CK­ AWTON 1844 2 E A & R B CH:WARDENS T BILBIE FECIT 271 39 I 1769 6 KEEP PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOUR­ HOOD Ma L VICAR Ma S F & Ma R W I 3 THOMAS BILBIE CULLOMPTON CAST 28 CH. WARDENS T BILBIE FECIT 1793 I us ALL 1769 6 RELIGION DEATH & PLEASURE CAUSE 44! · 4 Ma ELIAS ANDREWS MlL RICHARD 31 ME TO RING THOMAS BILBIE CUL- BURNELL CH WARDENS 1769 LOMPTON F. THE REVn MA'ITHEW F # i 6 fHE REVEREND MR NAILER VICAR 36 I LOWNDES VICAR Ma SAMUEL FUR­ THOs BILBIE FECIT 1769 Bb ~""EAUS & Ma ROBERT WEBBER CH: B, D. June 16, 1866. WARDENS 1793 (Tower much mutilated to get in the bells.) B, D. Jun1 16, 1866. 81. .. 8. ANdrew. BUCKLAND EAST. 1 Sa FRANCIS HENRY DRAKE BARONET 32 77. I I - 1723 [Ql2) S. Guy. I I 1 PROSPERITY TO THOSE WHO LOVE 28 ' 2 IOHNGREENVIC DD CQP IQP 1723 33 BELLS 1718 o o I CQP 2 EVAN EVANS AND Wx EYANS BELL 29 3 IOHN DOIDGE GENT·=· C Q P I ~ P .DE 36 FOUNDERS 1718 LEZANT :F.ECIT 1723 (Hung above.) 3 Io HARTNOLL CHRIS. BUCKINGHAll 32 l EL Q CRYMES C Q P A I Q P A 37 JACOB SCO'IT GENT o o E E Q WE Ji18 14 1723

4 JAMES BUCKINGHAM GENT INo ALLIN 36 6 Sa FRANCIS HENRY DRAKE BART AND 41 CH WARDENS E Q E WE 1718 c ELIZEUS CRIMES ESQ CH WARDENS B, D. ~~r 30, 1864. C Q P I Q P 1723 6 Sa FRANCIS HENRY DRAKE BARON [812~ 461 AND ELIZEUS CRYMES ESQ 13 78. BUCKLAND EGG. WARDENS 8 I 723 F (The anne on these bells are those ofDrake and Crymes.) 8. Edfi}(Jrd. B, D.. ~~ 26, 1866. [ + 1] lJoce mea biba bepdlo mnta tuJciba 27 2 STE: BAREL o !ERE 0 CORNISH 0 29l WARDENS t I Q P 1682 82. BUCKLAND TOUT SAINTS. ~U Saint.. 3 Ma JOHN CROSSMAN & Ma IOHN STU'ITA- 36 FORD CHURCHWARDENS T Q BILBIE (One bell only, half-wheel.) A Q FECIT 1768 1 HENRY SOUTHCOTT ESQR I P 1779 24 B, D. N()f)ember 18, 1864. B. O~lJw 7, 1866. F THE CHURCH BELI.S OF DEVON. 103

83. BUCKLAND WEST. Dlua. ln. No 87. BUNDLEIGH. I 0:::'" 8. P1ter. 8. Jame1. 1 LET US RING FOR CHURCH & KING 27 1 GREGORY BLACKMOR WARDEN I Q P j 26 WQE 1756 1683 0 2 W EVANS OF CHEPSTOW CAST US ALL 28 2 [ + 1] Est mitbi coUatum i~t iJtub nomm 30 1766 amatum [t Q t6] 3 PEACE & GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD W Q E 29 3 1756 [ + 1 J est mitbi tollatum ibt i&tub nomm 33l JOHN t DICKES t WARDEN t 1 ; 6 : 6 ; 6 4 Ma RICIID BARTLET & Ma WM EVERY 31! • 36 CHURCHWARDENS W Q E 1766 ! FQ P! B,D. Octm 6, 1864. A# 6 GOD PRESERVE OUR KING & KINGDOM 38 & SEND US PEACE W Q E 1766 A B, D. 8epUm!Jw 30, 1864. 88. . 8. Mary. 1 WHEN + I CALL + FOLLOW -!- ME + 30 84. S. BUDEAUX. ALL + T Q P + 1637 • 8. Budoctu. 2 SOLI : DEO : DETVR : GLORIA : T Q P 32 1 VOX SUM CLAlfANTIS PREPABATE VIAM DOMINI I P & Co 1780 31 3 THOMAS ·!· PENNINGTON·!· CAST ·!· VB 36 -!- FYVE -!- I P -!- 1637 2 SI CHARITAS NON HABEAM SUM TAN­ QUAM ..ES RESO~ANS 1780 o I P o 4 DRAW. NEARE . TO. GOD. AND. GOD 39 WILL . TO . YOU T Q P 1636 3 T ALCOCK AM VICAR I POLLARD H 37 LAWRENCE C:W I P & Co 1780 6 HENRY : [U 8] AISHFORD -!- RICHARD + CULME ESQURS ·!· 1W JOHN CROSE 4 THO : BILBIE : FECIT : MDCCXLIX + GAUDEO CUM GAUDENTIBUS FLEO -!-WARDEN ; HENRY·!· P ·!· VPTON + CUM FLENTIBUS THO ALCOCK A M G THOMAS -!- HARTES ·:· SIDEMEN + MINIST : IO FORTESCUE FRAN LUCE T Q P 1638 · ECCLES~.& GUARDIANIS JOHN+ BILLINGS+ WARDEN+ SINCE A, C. Nwnnkr 17, 1864. ·!· NEW + CAST + IN + 1642 A, D. September 16, 1864. 85. BUDLEIGH, EAST. .4.U 8ainu. 89 . BU,RRINGTON. 1 THOMAS BILBIE CULLOMPTON CAST US Holy Trinitg. ALL 1766 28t 1 I P C P 1783 29 p 1783 2 Ma IOHN TEED & MR JOHN CRAN 2 I C P 29! 291 I p C P 1783 CHUR...:HW ARDENS 0. T ; B ; F 0. 3 311 3 I;T:&;I;C;C;W;T;B:FECIT PEAC'E & GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD I P 331 1766 3ot 4 c P 1783 6 MICHALL TOUT & lAMES BABBAGE OW 4 T ; BILBIE FECIT 1766 I P C P 1783 Ma JOHN TEED & Ma JOHN CRAN 33! 6 NICHOLAS HOLE VICAR MICHA.LL TOUT CHURCH WARDENS T : B ! FECIT 271 & lAMES BABBAGE OW l8l I P C P 1783 B, D. A, C. llay 19, 1864. A Allfl"l 1, 1866.

86. . 90. . 1 Nil 1 IRQ • WROTH • FECIT • 1732 16 24! 2 Nil 2 ( 1] liotc mea fJiba bepello J!lUtU fJocifJa 20 + 25 3 GOD : SAVE l OVR l KING : G T : I G 21 3 Ma HUMPHRY CHATTEY CHURCH 1S.O W W : I B ! H W ; W K l G S l WARDEN 1726 (In a box turret. ) All fitted with baudericb. Ancient cage. J .. 21, 1866. A, C. Oeto/Jer 13, 1864. 104: THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

No Dtam. ca. 91. CADBURY. ln. 94. CALVERLEIOH. IlL 8. Micluul. 8. Mary. 1 T BILBJE FECIT 1805 31 IOHN ... HANDFORD CHVRCH ... WARDEN·=· T Q p .;: XON ·=· 1672 ·=·· 261 2 [+a] lJoce mea biba beptlla runta uociba­ 321 GEORGE FURSDON ESQ & :&IR lAMES 2 [t2] .${fl~l!f~tf>~ [Q] ~ ~ [h] ~ .$ 36 29 ROBERTS CHURCHWARDENS 1805 T [Q] [t2] [t Q n6] ltl BILBIE FECIT (All nry faint and rough). 3 [ + 1] llrotegt birgo pia fDIOll tonfJoca 391 3 Ma HENRY BIDGOOD CHURCHWARDEN Slanda maria G THOMAS BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECIT 32 This last is a rough cnsting, but the second is a most 1790 c beautiful specimen from the foundry of R TorR N, B. has a banderick and is hung long. A, C. May 26, 1864. I ! -I 95. CHALLACOMBE. 92. . Haly 1Nity 11M 8. Mary. :I S. Mary. ! 1 HUliPHREY WEBBER+ WII.IJAM PART­ 31i 1 Nil 281 RIDGES + AMBROS DALLYN 2 Ditto 30 WARDENS 1772 .;. +GLORIA~ SOLI! 3 Ditto 31 DEO : JOHANNES : STADLER : CAST ! 4 Ditto 34 M : MARCH ! THE : II ! 1771 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 371 (A bad casting and cracked.) AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMONS 2 MY TREBLE VOICE CAST BY BAYLEY 31f ALL 1746 IOHN HARTNELL ESQ :Ma STREET AND COMPANY B:WATER IOHN BACK CHURCHWARDENS 1766 THOMAS BILBIE CAST US ALL B, D. Octobw 13, 1864. 1 3 [ +18] ~ant ta [t12] ma tia [t12] ora pta no hill ' 4 IASECOI IANCEOI IAMCEOI 31f IAIRCEOI lBJli G 93. OHA.GFORD. (The same letters on a bell at Brendon.) S . .Mary. I (The words are about ten inches apart, each word composed of separate letters. (See Plate xiv). 1 THOMAS BILBIE COLLmlPTON FECIT 31~ ! The initials R. S. on the fourth bell are thoee of 1766 I Roger Bernson of Aish Prior, Bellfounder, 1669, 32~ . ns appears by the Churchwardens' accounts of 2 GOD PRESERVE THE CHURCH & KING Woodbury in Appendix. T BILBIE FECIT 1766 B. Juru 22, 1864, Octo/Jw 3, 1866. 3 MB I C & Ma IE C:WARDENS .THOMAS 36 FECIT 1766 4 MR IOHN CONIAM & Ma IOHN ELLIS 361 96. CHARLES. C :WARDENS T B FECIT 1766 S. Jolin Bapti1t. 6 MQ IOHN HOOPER & Ma IOHN WILLS 40 1 P:ROSPERITY TO ALL OUR BENEFACTORS 26 IOHN SARELL W ! 8 i SIDESMEN 1766 W ~E 1733 T B FECIT 2 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD 27 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL W Q E 1733 & TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL 3 Wx EVANS OF CHEPSTOWECAST USAL 28 1733 Ma IOSHUA HAYTER RECTOR M:a CONIAM 29 & MR IOHN ELLIS CHURCHWARDENS , GEO : GOULD ! GEO: GOULD lUNa 1766 CHURCHWARDENS W Q E 1733 Q 33 A, D. Octo/Jer 21, 1864. 6 GEORGE LEWORTHY GENT W Q E 1733 JOHN ROSIER MINISTER 12 Auguat, 1765. A licence was decreed by the c Bishop to cast 1lve bells into six. B, D. SeptllnM- 30, 1864. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 105

Dlam. No Dlom. 'N 97. . Ia. 100. . ln. 8 . .Mary. S. Mary. 1 THOMAS LANGWORTHY RECT o RI : 29 1 3 SIMON .:. H.AMET .:. WARDEN TQ P 26! + 1674 • • HYRL + o I Q Ps ! I Q PI 1706 2 FILII t DEI ! liiSERARE t MEE 28l (s, Senior; 1, Junior.) t t aOt 1620 t T P 2 FRA....'W : LANGWORTHY ! REcrOR ! 3 SAMUEL SECOMBE CH.WARDEN 82l IOHN . ELLIOT : NATH : SMITH E~E~WE~ 1720 WARDENS I Q P ! R M ! 1716 Canons broken. A Q B. May6, 1866. 3 ROB ~ PIKE X 'WILL X PEARSE X wARDENS 36 X A Q G 1742 101. . 8. 4 L + o I .;. H : o I ! F o I Q P B ! 40 Mary. 1 EDWARD • HVISH • ESQ • PHILIP • 32 I Q P I 1706 + WILL ! WAKEHAM G BADCOCK • I P & Co 1770 ! STE ! COLLINGS ! WARDENS 2 RICHARD • HVISH • ESQ • WJ& MANLY • B, C. October 4, 1866. C W • I P 1767 (Very large wheels, high cage, baudericks and dead 3 GOD • SAVE • THE • CHURCH • 36! rope). TBOs • WROTH 1727 (Stars all round the brim, and upper line or bridge). 4 Ditto, ditto, in every respect 39 6 IOHN .:. ROW.:. CBVRCH .:. WARDEN.:. 43 98. OHAWLEIGH. I Q. p ·=· EXON + 1666 • • 8. Jamu. A, C. .A.ugult 8, 1864. F 1 PROSPERITY TO THY BE:l\"EFACTOR I 30 W Q, E 1754 102. . 2 WHEN YOU ME RING PLE SWEETLY SING 31j S. Herygh or 8. Hierytha. E ~ E W ~ E 1720 1 LET US RING FOR CHURCH AND KING W ~ E 3 GOD PRESERVE ALL OUR BENEFACTORS 34 1739 E ~ E W ~ E 1720 2 PROSPERITY TO THIS PARISH 31 36 W ~ E 1739 4 GOD PRESERVE THE CHURCH AND KING 3 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD 33 E~E~W~E 1720 W ~ E 173!1 6 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD 38 4 Wx EVANS OF CBEPSTOW CAST US ALL 36 E ~ E ~ W ~ E 1720 1 1739 6 WILLIAll FELLOUE ESQ. A . GOOD . 42 ! 6 THE REVn GEORGE WILLIAM RECTx 87 BE...~EFACTOR. E ~ E ~ W ~ E 1720 IOHN MORHIS CH. WARDENS 1739 (The 2nd is hung above; the 5th is cracked in the G # 6 SAMUEL ROLL ESQ A GOOD BENE­ head, and the 6th is crazed. FACTOR W ~ E 1739 B, C. July26, 1864. A, D. .A.ug111t 29, 1866. 103. . 99. CHERITON BISHOP. 8. Sylve1ter. 8. Mary. 1 MUSICK IS NOT WORTH A GROAT • 28 I CALL YE TO FOLLOW MEE GOD 29l 2 BUT YET THE MUSICK WONT AGREE 30 1 PRESERVE THE CHUHCH I P 1770 VNLES TIS SECONDED BY ME 2 GOD SAVE THE KING I P AND Co 1770 31 1710 WIT,LIAM DYER ESQB NICHOLAS CAME DEPUTY WARDEN & RICHARD 3 IOHN PENNINGTON AND Co MAKERS 32 PARTRIDGE WARD 1770 3 WILLIAM SIDIPTER & NATHANIEL 32 4 IOHN LAMBERT IOHN C W 35l HAWKINS C:W. 1798 ~ C P. I P I P v 1803 4 THOMAS CORNISH lORN CHOPE C : W. 36 6 :MARK CANN AND WJ& UPTON GENTS 37j I P. C P. W P. 1779 WARDENS I P AND Co 1770 YET ALL IS A CONFUSED NOISE 40 6 WILLx FOULKES OF liEDLAND ESQ : WITHOUT MY LAST COMMANDING VOICE HENRY FOTHERGILL RECTOR RICHARD CAME EDWARD LUSCOMBEo G I P & Co 1770 1710 o IOHN CROUCH CRISPIN COLLINGS 11 JauUll.l'y, 1766. A licence was decreed by the o FREDERICK MARKER VICAR IOSHUA Bishop to C38t four old bells, one being broken, into five. CHANE (~ Fig. 66, Stadler's stamp.) I10 'March, 1770. Licence to add a sixth bell. (The lint ia broken, the second ia cracked.) B. .A.pril 6th, 1866. B, D. Oct. 4, 1866. Q 106 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVO~.

No Diam.. 104-. OR RISTOW. Dj~ ~~No 107. CHURCHSTAUNTON. ln. 8. Chl"ill ina. S. Paul. 1 I P. C P 1 i8.5 !8> - I WAS: MADE: IN: HOPE: TO: 31 2 I P. C P 1785 l8! - :~ Ill RING: AT : THE : CROVNACION: 3 I P. C P 178.5 l8! - 31l OF : OVR t KING t 1660 :t BY: 4 I P. C P 1i8.'i l8! - 33! I WILL :· RICHARDES : OF : PAYE : 5 FRIENDSHIP AND lJXITY I P V P 1 i8.5 36 C : W : AND : T : B : T P ~ ! (Cra<'ked) 6 EDWARD HORE AND IOHN SMERDON 41 (A running grape frieze border above, Fig. 86.) C.W. I P. C P 178.5 G 2 w:o:R:o:T:o:B:o:c:o:w:o: 34 C,A. June 2, 1865. T: G: P: AN: 0: NO: 0: 1660 0 10 Sep., 1784. A Licence Will!

3 llfEXTES ·!· TOLLITE ·!· YOS ·!· GAUDIA ·!· 3i} 106. CHULMLEIOH. HEDDJMVS THO Q PEX ·!· 1631 (Cracked)! S. Jlar!l Jlagdaku. Xil 1 IXTEil : mr~ms : PAX : THOs LEWES: 3f (A small Tudor frieze over 9'2) HUil:S : ECCJ..ESI.

DWD. No IJi:un. 110. CLANNABOROUOH. In IH. CLOVELLY. ln . S. Prtrock. .All 8aiuts. 1 IOHN W ARXER A ..">D SONS FOUNDERS 22 CHRISTOPHER PENNINGTO~ FVNDE 29 LOXDO~ 1863 c p 1758 2 IOH~ .:. WUEAFORD .:. WARDEN .:. o 2.1~ 2 IOHN : ROBINS : RECTOR : C P. FVNDER 30 I .I> 1722 • . lJ 1758 a IOHN W AHXER & SONS FOUNDERS 26 3 Rn HAlllliiET Rn PRVST CH. W ARDEXS 32 LONDON 1863 C P. F 1768 D A, C. Jill!! 27, 1864. 4 RICHARD ·!· HAM)IETT -!- RICHARD 35 The old treble WIIB "Sa.ncta Maria om pro no his PRVST CHVUCH ; WARDENS 1758 i Q t" bell. B,D. ...lugtt~t 24, 1804. . A broken bell sent away was inscribed : "Quos virgo I I (upside down) Sancta Marin. pia." . I -I 1 11. CLA WTON. ! I 15. CL YST HYDON. 8 . .Andrew. WILLIAM SICKLER CHURCHWARDE~ 30 I P 1739 1 Ma HENRY MATTHEW & INo FARRA..~ 28J 2 Ditto - - • 33 CR. W THOMAS BILBJE COLLUMPTON FE0IT 1788 3 IOHN ! TRIBLE l CH ! WARDE~ C Q 1' 36 1713 2 WILLIAlll RICHARDS IOHN MATTHEWS 29i A D,B. .Attgwt 31, 1864. WARDENS A 1713 S '1' Q P 3 Ma HENRY MATTHEWS & IXO FARRANT 33l 112. CLAYHANOER. CHURCH W ARDEXS THOMAS DILBIE COLLUJIIPTON .JECIT 171J 8. r~ter. i 1 . : G : P ; ·!· [tl87) 1161 (Errorfor 1611) ·!·I 27 ' RICHARD .:. HORWOOD .:. GENT 36 2 B. NUTCOMBE BLUETT ESQ Mu EDWARD 30 CHVRCH ··!· W AHDEN -!-. T Q P I BEADON RECTO!{ Mu ANDREW l EXON ·!· 1670 ' HAWKINS CH:WARDENS T BILBIE I (Frieze of Fleur cle lis. 92.) F. 1740 6 [t2] Ila(80) I616fi~t6]- 39 3 1 JJ N BLUETT ESQ ED. DEADON Wx ; 3' A, C. Jill~ 8, 1864. EVAXS CAST liiE 1H9 W:v: llLACKliORE I A 2 No\·emher, li80. A licen~e \\'118 decreed by the CHURCH WARDEN • I A : Bishop to a.ltl one bell to the tower. B, D. &ptembcr 1o, 1864.

116. CLYS1' HO~ITON. 1 ll:l. CLAY HYDON. ! I 8. Andrew. I 1 RICHn BEVIS ESQ I Q P I T & I BLACKJIIORE c w tl BILBIE FECIT I 32 2 [ + 1] ~Idus oilS plaubit ut me tam 11epfu15 I 1810 tl [i 2 I T B & I B. CW. T B F 1810 tl tl - 33 aubit Q t 6] 8 IT & I BLACKMORE CHURCH WARDENS 39 3 IOHN .:. ""ESCOTT .:. CHYRCH­ 31i ! HEV T E CLARKE RECTOR THOs WARDEN ·=· I Q p ··=· 16;)0 BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECIT 1810 , T liiEARS LONDON FECIT 1826 IOHN 34 .t WE WAS FOUR CAST INTO FIVE IN THE 38 NEWBERRY JUNK OLIVER JENNINGS YEAR 1810 BY THOs BILBIE CULLOJIIP- CHURCHWARDENS TON DEVON THOMAS BLACKMORE & DRAW NEARE TO GOD 1608 lORN BLACKMORE CHURCHWARDENS 6 37 6 RELIGION DEATH A..~D PLEASURE 43 6 gau bi amnii omne11 in bo mi no [r w t 37] 40t CAUSE ME TO SOUND~~ T B F 1810 Belfiy Board. G Erected by ringers in memory of 1\Jr. &lw. Trapnill, G REV T E CLARKE RECTOR ~ ~ THOs died in tl1e year of our Lord, 1710. Hs gave to BLACKMORE & JOHN BLACKJIIORE the ringers of Clist five pounds, the in­ terest to be rung for as a knell on 26th November CH.WARDENS ~ ~ every year for ever. A, D. July 28, 1866. A, C. .Augwt 28, 1863; .April 21, 1865. 108 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

No Dlam. N On Monday, the 24th of November, 1862, this 117. CLYST S. GEORGE. Ia. ring of bells, augmented to six by the addition of a 8. Gt()rge. new treble to the memory of Prince Albert, wu inaugurated by a solemn service at the Church, and [Medallion 0 of t'M Prince.] opened in a masterly !ltyle by a band of ringers from 1 IN MBKOlUAX ALBl!RTl 27 Bristoll viz.: John Wilkey, treble; Alfred York, 2nd; James Mawditt, 3rd; William Dowling, 4th; CoNSOB.T18 REGII William Thomas, lith ; William Stadden, tenor ; Pn BB.'iBVOLI DoCTI assisted and attested by Mr. H. BoRwell, of the BoNA.RUK Aa.TIUK PATB.ONI Cumberland Society, London; James Mawdett, Con­ ductor. 010liBU8 DB8IDBRATI88IKI Peal& bifore Sen!ice. JlD. CCCLXII Two six scores of Grandsire Doubles. Two courses of Kent Treble Bob. 2 CAsT BY JoHN WARNER & SoNs LoNDON 1869 - 28 Two six scores of Steadman's minor. Peat. a,jW S~e. 3 [ + 1 ] JJ oce mea bib a brpel'UJ rnnta uodba 29 720 Kent Treble Bob Minor. Two six scores of Steadman's. [i Q t 6] Three six scores of Grandsire Doubles. 720 Grandsire Minor [ t 2 ] ~rte ~sst micbi colla tum ibt iBtub 32. One six score of Grandaire Doubles. nomen amatum Old inscription.

EsT KICHI OOLLATUM IHS IRTUD NOKEN AKATl.'K. 118. CLYST STLAWRENCE. RECAST BY JOHN WARNER AND S.Lawrenc~. SONS LONDON 1862 FOLLOW ME ALL ~ T ~ B ~ F 1788 27 n [ +4] embtace [t 2] ttdn ji ~ t 6] mussedt 36 2 THOMAS BILBIE CAST US ALL 1788 28 3 FOUR OF US CAST INTO FIVE 1788 6 RECAST AND AUGMENTED 40 29 I IN MEMORY OF 4 ROBERT BAKER GENT AND MR FRANCIS 32 WILL!IIOTT HENRY WEM~S ELLACOMBE, G# RICHARDS CHURCHWARDENS SOLE GRANDSON OF 1'HE RECTOR, MR WILLIAM GODFERY OVERSEER 1788 HE DIED FEBRUAUY 7, 1864, 6 RELIGION DEATH & PLEASURE liAKE AGED 10 YEARS. ME RING T ~ B FECIT 1788. H. T. ELLACOMBE, M.A., RECTOR, B,D. Jtme 27, 1864. H. HELLIER, H. PIDSLEY, WARDEN'S. lolnCCCLlt. I, II I TOLL THE FUNERAL KNELL, I RING THE FESTAL DAY, 119. CLYST S. MARY. I MAHK THE FLEETDW HOURS, II 8. Mary. AND CHIME THE CH UHCH TO PRAY. It [ + 1] ~rtl~ § ~Jtll.IJi § ~ll.~$U 20 · 2 IOH~ STABDAUK WARDEN T Q P 1671 23 /1 3 [ + 1] l:iocc mea biba brptliD nmta uodba 26 All the bells are hung with half wheels, and the There is a bell at the School inscn'bcd: SAN clappers with baudericks. D ROQVE OR..o\. PRO NOBIS ANODE 1788. A, C. Mag 28, 1864. The history of this bell I wish to record here. Extract from a Jetter from Caf.t. Di~by Marsh, late Midshipman on hoard the ' Surveillante," dated 120. . August 29th, 1859, to H. T. E. S. 1Ja,·tl10lomew. "The bell in question was brought home in the "Surveillllllte," then commanded by the late SirGeo~e [ + 4] ~totrge bftgo pia quoB tonboco 32 Collier, from the north coast of Spain, and on the sh1p heing paid off, was forwarded to Knowle Cottage. The ssancta matia bell came into our possession after the capture by 36 ~torroing of the Town (May, 1815), and fortresses of 2 [ + 7 ] ~totege birgo pia quoss tonboco Bermeo, on the said coast. It belonged to the Convent which was used hy the French for military purposes, Bancta matia rul

No Dtam No Dlam 121. COCKINGTON. I D. 124. COLERIDGE. ID 8. fl«wg1 f 8. Mary. 8. Mary. 1 l'lb W KELLAND CH:WARDEN 29 1 Broken 33 BILBIE FECIT 1808 2 Nothing 34 3 Ditto 30 2 PHILIP: PILE : GENT + CHARLES: SLEE : 30 Fire-place in the tower. WARDENS B,D. July 8, 1864. 3 1726 31 4 PHILIP+ PILE+ WARDEN+ I Q P 1726 33 1 Both the sides of the shoulders broken out ; the bell is fastened to the stock by an iron croee I.Dside, and secured to the side. The casting Ia e&id to have been deficient as to metal for the canons in which state the bell was hung up with bolts, but • it broke down, and then the present croee was 122. COLA.TON RALEIGH. adopted ; the sound is good. 8. John Bapti1t. 6 Ma IOHN REED CHURCH WARDEN 36 1 [ + 3] Jtti1tedi• lactil repleat no1 'bta 321 THOMAS BILBIE CULLOMPTON 1793~ fobannil (Cracked) 6 lb WILLIAM KELLAND CHURCH· WARDEN THOMAS BILBIE 1] ~rotege bfrgo pia 1ancta marfa [Q3) 36 [ + CULLOMPTON FECIT 1808 3 [ +4] e1t micflf IV tOUatum fbi .61. t ~ n 39! B,D. Oetokr 6, 1864. fltulJ umtOU amatum A The shield on the second (Plate vii., Fig 3) is the same aa on the third. Cage original. 125. COL Y.;roN. B. o~t. 23, 1863, .&ug. 12, 1864, 8 . ..1.tulrew. ~pril20, 1866. 1 THIS BELL WAS PUT UP AT THE 29 EXPENCE OF THE PARISH ANNO DOMINI 1772 WILLIAM HATHERLY VICAR THOMAS BILBIE FECIT 2 WHEN +I + CALL + FOLLOW +ME + 36 ALL ·!· JOHN + ABBET ·!· : I P am 123. COLEBROOKE. 1667 : 3 [091] 0 LORD HOW GLORIOUS ARE 36 8 . .dntlretD. THY WORKS AO Dl 1ln1 1 Frieze of grapes and vine leaves [Fig. 86) 33 4 WILLIAM (SU DRAKE & GENT & 41i IOHN: YONGE: GENT: WILL: SNELL: CHVRCH am WARDEN 8 I ~ P .a WARDENS : ANNO : 1676 + 1667 2 SOLI DEO DETUR GLORIA 321 6 Ma 'W'ILLIAM VICARY & 1\U JAMES 47i REVn THOMAS DROSIER VICAR I LEE WEST CHURCHWARDENS F LEE WARDENS C PANNELL & Co THOMAS BILBIE FECIT 1776 ~ ~ - ~ FOUNDERS EXETER 1864 6 THOMAS MEARS WHITECHAPEL FOUNDRY 62f 3 Small Tudor frieze [Fig. 92) 36 LONDON 1837 SUM VITlE MORTIS E b THOMAS o PENNINGTON o NEW o TEMPORIS ATQUE TUBA A D 1711 CAST o US o FYVE o THE o XX OF RECAST 1837 F BARNES DD VICAR IULY o 1627 CHARLESNORTHAM,}CHURCHWARDENS JAMES UNCRIDGE', ' MB WILLIAM PIDSLEY Ma IOHN HOLE 40 Well hung in an octagon lanthom. & ROBERT NEWTEN CHURCHWAR­ The 3rd bell was cast by Robert Wiseman. (See DENS 1761 THOMAS BILBIE FECIT Appendix, an account of the casting it at Colyton.) A, C. .&ugu8t 4, 1864. 6 MB IOHN HILL Ma HUGGIN CHURCH­ 46 12 Oct., 1771. A Licence was decreed by the Blabop WARDENS ~ ~ ~ THOa BILBIE FECIT to add one bell to the ring of five. CULLOMPTON 1787 F# There is an old market bell broken, marked : A, D. ..1.ugud 8, 1366. MARY NAMED I AM 1666 R 110 THE CllURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

No 126. COMBE IN TEIGN HEAD. 01~ No 129. . 8. Niclr.oltu. 1 IOHN o o GOTBED o o CHVRCH o o 31 1 Ma SAliUEL DUNN CHURCHWARDEN 27 WARDEN o T Q P 1636 o o o 1768 T BILBIE FECIT (Above a Tudor frieze all round. Fig. 92) 2 [ + 4] ~Irllss ofi plaubit ut mt tam ssepiu 29 2 [7 +] l?>.'!U~-lf.<;. L.I.llf . .$~ftl ~~ tf>lt 36 aubit t Q n (5] 3 SERVIRE .:. DEO .:. REQUIESCERE .:. EST 39 3 IOHN .:. COX .:. THOMAS .:. PVDDIN .:. 32 T Q P .;·. 1633 • • WARDENS ·~·T Q p EXON + 1671 • (A small frieze all round above. Fig 92.) Bb B,C. .Augu.t 6, 1864. 4 [ +4] tija mtliot bm non tit camp 42l These bells are all hung In tbe old way, half-wheels, dead rope pull, with a long two or three inch 130. . roller on the floor. The wheels are ~ and the gudgeons are set In the middle of the stoc'k. '/. Jo,.,. Bapti&t artd &tim Jl_,_., The second may be an imperfect alphabet bell 1 tf>lt.$1ll.$~I~ B. Notmnher 4, 1864. 2 SOLI ; DEO ; GLORIA ; I P ; I G ; 29 W tl KA 3 W : SIN COCK : IE : lAMES : WARD : 1668 32 VOCO : AD : TEMPLUM : ET : AD : 127. . SEPVLCRVM : o I Q P o G# 8. Pem-. Treble is cracked. 1 F. PLACE & I HARRIS CHVRCHWARDENS 31 B,D. &ptemhw 1, 1864. THIS PEAL WAS RECAST BY W & I TAYLOR OXFORD 1827 131. . 2 F. PLACE & HARRIS C:Ws 1827 3Il 8. Jlicliael. 1 REVo W. OXENHA.M VICAR. TROWBRIDGE 3 Ditto, and mark A after the date. 34 HORTON W DODRIDGE WARDENS 4 F PLACE & I HARRIS C:Ws 1827 A 35 CAST AT THE CHURCH BELL FOUNDRY W & ITAYLOR OXFORD FOUNDERS A COLLOMPTON 1836. (Hung above).

6 BE NOT WISE IN YOUR OWN CONCEITS 37 2 NICHO SHEPEARD C:W. I P 1770 29t IUDGE NO MAN & YE SHALL NOT BE 3 NICHO SHEPEARD C:W I P 1770 30! IUDGED A W & I T FECERUNT 1827 4 Ditto. (Hung above) 32 6 GLORY BE TO GOD ON IDGH ON EARTH 42 6 Ditto 35f PEACE GOOD WILL TOWARDS MEN F 6 NICHOLAS SHEPEARD CHURCHWARDEN 40 + W & I TAYLOR FECERUNT A IOHN PENNINGTON AND CO. MAKERS G Good old cage. 1770 D. Septem!Jer 27, 1864. A, D. Julg 12, 1866.

132. . 128. COMBE PYNE. 8. Pet4r. 8. Mary. 1 I P. C P. 1781 281 1 IOHN WARNER AND SONS LONDON 1857 211 2 I P. C P. 1781 29 3 I P. C P. 1781 30} 2 Nil. (Ancient bell) 24 I P. C P. 1781 32i 3 .$~LY:Jt;(l; ~Y~¢ .X~~ D 6 COLLING C:W. I P. C P. 1?81 This is not a good casting. The A In creavit is up~ide down. The G may be D upside down, and then 6 o IOHN BEALE ESQR.o CHARLES BARTER both words are Adam. VICAR I P. C P. 1781 o B .AuguJt 4, 1864. B,D. .Augu.t 18, 1866• G • THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 111

Ne Dlam No Dlam. 133. CORYTON. lA. 138. CRUWYS MORCH.A.RD. Ia, 8 . .4.ndrtW. .4.llllallwil. 1 [ 1] noiJU$ 27 + .5ancte tllette ora pro 1 PROSPERITY TO OUR BENEFACTORS 29 2 HENRY l RISDON ! RB FRANK ! 28t w A E 1766 WARREN! o WARDEN+ I P .;.,1709 Q 2 E FJ.AM)fA RESURGIMUS E E ~ W E 1721 31 3 WILLx + KNAPMAN o WARDEN o 32 3 IN ECCLESlA. SANCTITAS E E ~WE 1721 33 I QP 16S. 4 APUD OMNES CHAIUTAS E E ~WE 1721 35 A, c. .4.ugU~t u, 1866. c 6 CONCORDIA INTER FRATRES 38 EE ~WE 1721 134. COTLEIGR 6 GLORIA DEO IN EXCELSIS SAMUEL 42 1 I+D+C:W-!-NO AN+ DO+NI+MI 271 CRUWYS ARMIGER E E ~ W E 1721 ·!·1664 T + P Upper part or tower and bells destroyed by lightning, F# 1689. Rebuilt, 1712. 2 REVo Wx MITCHELL RE(..'TOR W 31 OctoM-12, 1864. BURROW & I GRIFFIN WARDENS A, D. W. C, T. PANNELL CULLOMPTON 1828 3 CHRIST& • FARMER • IOHN • PIDGEON • 33 WARDENS • WROTH • FECIT 1734 c B .4.pril 26, 1866. 139. CULLOMPTON. 8. Hary. 135. COUNTISBURY. 1 THOMAS BILBIE FECIT 1781 0 30 8. John Bapti1t. 1 I. K. 1826 26 2 GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO 1740 0 (Cracked) 32 2 IOHN KINGSTON B :WATER 1790 28l 3 GOD SAVE THE KING 1746 G 0 33 3 CHRISTOPHER SLOCOMBE CH:WARDEN 30l 4 THOMAS BILBIE OF CHEWSTOKE CAST 351 W ~ E 1733 US ALL IANar 1746 B, D. September 28, 1864. c 6 Ma IOHN MARTYN & Ma WILLx WRIGHT 38 Ma ANTHONY HEATHFIELD 136. . 8. Hary. 6 Ma PHILIP MARTYN & Ma THOSs 40 One new bell by Mears 1868, in a gable HEATHFIELD HENRY CRUWYS ESQ May 4, 1866. 7 Ma HUMPHRY BLACKMORE OF RULL 44 & MR MESCROSS AT VEN 8 CH:W 137. . THE REVRAND IOHN WILLCOCKS Holv 01'018. MR THOS MARTYN SADLER THOMAS 1 I CALL ALL YE TO FOLLOW ME 32 I P AND Co 1774 DENHAM THO BLACKMORE IOHN SALTER GENT OF KINGS MILLS Ma 2 I P AND Co 1774 33 WILLIAM BROWN Ma BERN» BRIGHT 3 I P AND Co 1774 36! SURGEON 4 I P AND Co 1774 37t GOD SEND GOOD LUCK 1746 (Crazed)-

6 I P AND Co 1774 39! 8 ME SONARE IUBENT MORS PIETAB 60 6 I P AND Co 1774 ATQUE VOLUPTAS 1746 THOs STONE FRANCs WEBB CH: WARDs Eb 7 MADE AND HANGD BY IOHN PENNINGTON AND COMPANY 1774 RICHARD BEAVIS ESQ RICHARD HARWARD RICHARD WILLS ESQ 8 THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1814 64 BILBIE THE FOUNDER BUSH THE This bell is hung to a cast-iron stock inscribed : D HANGER Wx UNDERHILL MILLWRIGHT CREDITON I W BULLER ESQ WARDEN HEATHFIELD'S THE MAN THAT 1838· RINGS THE TENOR B. Jum 24, 1864. A, C. 8eptl:m&lr 23, 1864. 112 THE CHURCij BELLS OF DEVON.

No Dlam. No 140. . ln. 142. . .!l.llSainu. 8. Mary. 1 THIS ADDITIONAL BELL WAS THE FREE 33 1 PROSPERITY TO THE PARISH OF DART­ 271 GIFT OF lAMES COLLIER OF FURZE INGTON AND PEACE TO THE RING~ HAYES & IOHN COLIJER OF BOWHAYS ltEVo ARCHDEACON FROUDE RECTOR 1863 C PANNELL & Co EXETER; RAMBLINGS BELL FOUNDERS BLACK­ (Hung abovQ). AUTON 1827 2 CAST BY SUBSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF 33 2 REVo ARCHDEACON FROUDE RECTOR F. M. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON H WALTER CHURCHWARDEN 1827 WHO DIED SEPR 14 1862 REV I W RAMBLINGS BELL FOUNDERS BLACK­ KARSLAKE VICAR CHARLES COMER AUTON 11127 W POOK COLLIER CHURCH WARDENS 3 c+ 3J l):&lfl : c;~~sus 33! C P & Co EXETER 4 0 ANNO DOMINI W P ; 1611 • 38 a [tiO] X~:& [tiO] ~~~u [t1o] <;~~ltiU 37 6 [ + 1 ] t)}totege bitgo pia quos amt1GtG 39 [t1o] ]i\~:&~I~ R S fancta matia G 4 HENRY POOK (&IT) CHURCHWARDENS Second and fourth bella cracked. THOMAS BILBIE FECIT 1778 The two tre ules are very clean and aharp castiJJp. 1i lAMES ·!· SOUTHWOOD + HUMPHERYE B, D. June 16, 1866. + TAPSKOT + CHVRCR + WARDENS ·!· T Q P + 1636 (A 'l'udor frieze above Fig. 92.) 143. DARTMOUTH. 6 THOMAS.;. LIPPINCOT +CHRISTOPHER 47 St. Stn:iour. ·:· BAKER WILLIAM·:· STRADLING + E BROOKING ESQa MAYOR A H 30 .:. IOHN .:. QUANT .:. CHURCH F# 1 HOLDSWORTH ESQa IUSTICE . WARDENS··=· I Q p ·=·· 1661 ROBERT HOLDSWORTH A.M. VICAR (A fine bell.) ANNO DO:M:INI 1826 o W P o A, C. Septemher 8, 1866. 2 WK PANNELL OF COLLUMPTON FECIT 3ll 1826 (This and the Treble hung above.) 3 PROSPERITY TO TIDS CORPORATION 30 W PANNELL FOUNDER COLLUMPTON 141. . 1826 4 KEEP PEACE AND GOOD NEIGH­ 331 S. Peter. BOURHOOD A ~ GOODING 1732 [ + 4 ] ~sst ~icbi ronatum fbss fstull nomm 26i 6 WK PANNELL OF COLLUMPTON FECIT 3/i amatum 1826

2 MR R STOCKER & MR W SNELL CH. 26i 6 ·=· THOMAS X LEIGH X MAYOR X A X 37 WARDENS ~ ~ ~ T BILBIE GOODING x FOUNDER t 1742 t CULLOMPTON FECIT 1801 7 .AMBROSE X GOODING X OF X 3 BARTHO PALMER & WHN PALMER 281 X CAST X us X ALL X 1732 CHURCH WARDENS CAST BY T PYKE (A running foliage and \'ines. Fig. 86.) B:WATER 1780 8 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 47 AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL 4 BARTOLMW t DOWNE t C t W WM 30 t t ORIGINALLY GIVEN BY WALTER WILLIAM t PVRDVE t CAST t MEt 1647 IAGO ESQUIRE . I W AR.t."ER & SONS THE CRESCENT FOUNDRY 1S64 AND 6 [ + 1 ] ~lilt micbi rollatum fbss fstull nomm 36 amatum .RECAST AD 1854 lORN TRACEY A.M. A# VICAR .!l.ugu • t 4, 1864. B. Oetoher 2, 1866. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 113

Wo Dlam. No 1U. . Ia 146. DEVONPORT. 8. Mie'lllul. DOCK YARD CHAPEL. 1 I : P: C: P : 178i 29l I P 1770 - 26l 2 I l P 1 C 1 P l 178i 30 2 I P 1770 - 271 3 I : P ! C ! P ! 1784 31f 3 I P 1770 - 281 4 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD 3i 4 I P 1770 - 301 I ; P 1 C l P ! 1784 6 I P 1770 - S3l 6 RICHARD WIDBOURNE AND JOHN 366 6 PADDON C : W : I : P : C : P : 1784 I p 1770 -- -- I 361 On Saturday evening, the 9th of February, 1867, 6 THOMAS PROWSE VICAR : RICHARD 4ll two distinct peals of Stedman's doubles 120 changes G INGLETT FORTESCUE ESQR Ji each ; six distinct peals of grandsire doubles ; and one I ; P 1 C 1 P : 1784 G# peal of 720 changes of treble bob minor were rung on A, C. Mag 30, 1864. lhese bells. Each ~ was compoeed and conducted by Mr. Wm. Bannister. The above is considered to 1 Oct., 1784. A Licence was decreed by the Bishop to be the greatest achievement of any Societr west of confirm the casting of fl ve bells into six, some being Bristol and Bath, ocientiflc ringing not being known broken. The P&rishioners bad done it without first in the South-Western counties. The performers wtore : obtaining such Licence. Henry Goodhind, treble • Elisha Powling, 2nd, Charles Percival, third; Charlee Smith, 4th ; Richard Ford, 5th; John Baxter, tenor. Under the masterly instruction of Mr. William Bannister, of Woolwich, who holds an appoinbnent in the Royal dock-yard, these yoUDg men ean ring 145. any numbet of changes scientifically, that is, by rule 8. George. and method, without committing them to memory, a thing impracticable with long and intricate peals. JOHN 0 YARDE ESQ I Q P 1734 30 B, C. N~ 3, 1866. 2 QOOHAMBLINGSO~O BLACKAWTONO 31l 1836 3 W B. I P. CH:WARDENS I PENNINGTON 33l FECIT 1734 0 148. . 4 1 I 0 Y t WILLIAM BRADRIDGE JOHN 36 s. Jlllrg. EDWARDS W D S H M t I P t 1734 1 T o MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1822 29 IS JOHN 0 YARDE ESQ. WILLIAM :3RAD­ 41 2 Ditto (Hung above wit.h t.he treble) 31 RIDGE JOHN EDWARDS WARDENS 1734 G 3 Ditto 33l HARRY MUDGE (on the waist.) (The Arms are those of Y&rde. Plate vii., Fig. 4.) 4 Ditto 36 A, C. June 16, 1865. . li Ditto 38 6 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 42 THE REVn I B FLETCHER MINISTER G# 146. DEN BURY. THOMAS KEY GEORGE FURNEAUX CHURCHWARDENS 1822 S. Mary. B, D. July 16, 1866. 1 N WAKEHAM H TUCKER CHURCHWAR­ 26l DENS REV I R BOGUE CURATE w p 1846 2 1633 27 149. . 3 [ 7] 17ore mea bib a beptlla mnta uociba + 29l 8. George. I« 1!\ tll 1 THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1802 29l " I 1631 I The bell figure i.e mnch rail!ed. 32l With a frieze a. 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 2 Ditto Ditto 31 AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL 34l 1829 REVD R H FROUDE RECTOR Mx 3 Ditto Ditto 331 SIMMONS AND GOODLEY WARDENS A# 36 PROSPERITY TO THIS PARISH: 4 Ditto Ditto HAMLY!i FECIT BLACKAWTON: 6 Ditto Ditto 39 PEACE TO THE RINGERS OF DENBURY 6 Ditto Ditto 42 B,D. N1111emlMr 30, 1864. B,D. ..tugwt 18, 1866. G B 114 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. l"o 150. DOD BROOKE. D~ : No 154. DOWN, EAST. s. Tlloma.t. S. John Bt~pti&t. 1 Ma JOHN GILLARD & ELI IINKINS.C:W. 26 1 IOHN: BOYLE oW. I: ACLAND oWARDENS 30 1798 l8l C P l8l I P s:8l W P l8l t EU : PINE ESQB : T ~ P. I ~ P 1669 2 Ma IOHN GILLARD CHURCHWARDEN 27l 2 IOH : HPOONER ; GENT o o Q f56] 32! T BILBIE ~'ECIT 1 77 5 EDWARD : PINE : ESQUIRE : lORN : 3 STEPHEN MYCHAMORE 1719 - 29l SPOONER : RECTOR : RICHARD i HEARDING. : !AMES '; BOYLE : • 4 Ma IOHN GILLARD CHURCHWARDEN 31l WARDENS i. 1712 . • T BILBIE FECIT 1775 35 5 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVJXG CALL 33 3 W; BAER i W; HARRIS: C: WARDENS AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL W & I TAYLOR OF THE CITY OF REVD I DEWING HECTOR W BOND A OXFORD FECIT 1830 AND LOWXSBOROUGH WARDENS 8 0 S T WEEKS P AIUSH CLERK 4 [ + 3J I urt I I :ou; I I lflLI I I li>I;.!J 39 WILLIAll RAMBLING ~'OUNDER BLACKAWTON 1852 I ~~ I ~ I :ru; I I R:& I I YI I G # A, C. October 5, 1865. I ~:& I I liHtllUS I • (A very indistinct casting.) 1- B, D. September 29, 1864. 151. . S. Micluzel. 1 RICH : DVCK : ARMIGER : WILLIAM 28! 1 55. DOWN ST. MARY. COLLS; IS: WARD .;. 1712 .. S.M11ry. 2 WILLIAM o BAB o CHVRCH o WARDEN o 31 1 T ~ P. 16211 o o o (Coins) A very rough caBting illegible 29 3 EDWARD .:. LVCKES .:. 'CHVRCH .:. 33f 2 Ma : WILUAM : ROACH : CH :WARDENS : 33 WARDEN'.;. I ~ P ·l· 1654 + ·:· + THOs BILBIE : IUNR; 1754 • The first and >~econd cracked. B 3 IOHN ·:· WHITE WARDEN • 36 B,D. June 29, 1864. T ~ P ·:· 1677 Not in tune. B,D, July 27, 186-l.

152. DOLTON. S . .Edmuml. 156. DOWN, WEST. 1 I P u. 1813 .U 276 28} Holy Trinity. 2 I P .u 1813 11 30! 1 REVn P ELSTON VICAR lib E PARKER 27! 3 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD & Mtt W CHALLACOMBE CH:WARDENS l8l I P 0 1813 T BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECIT 1 i95 4 REVD W KAm!LAKE RECTOR ROBERT 31i BUDD & IOHN FHIEND CIIURCH­ · 2 Ditto with T BILBIE CULLOMPTON, W ARDENS C S 1843 DEVON 1796 5 REVD W KARSLAKE RECTOR I HOOPER 37! 3 GOD PRESERVE THE CHURCH & KING 30 I ·ARNOLD C:W I TAYLOR OXFORD ~ Ma !AMES PARKER & MR WILLLUl 1828 A CHALLACOMBE CH:WARDENS A, D. .Augrut 4, 1865. T B F 1796 THOl'tiAS BILBIE COLLOlllPTON FECIT 33 4 REVn PHILIP ELSTON VICAR liiR lAMES PARKER & MR WILLIAM CHALLACOl\IBE CHUHCHWARDENS 153. DOWLAND. 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 88 1 WE MEAN TO MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD 23! AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL ALTHO W""E ARE I.JTTLE WE ARE GOOD REVn PHILIP ELSTON VICAR Ma I 2 T 1826 24~ PARKER & Ma Wx CRALLACOMBE CHUHCHWARDENS T BILBIE F 1795 3 WILLx HOOPER C:W 1826 26! B, D. September 24, 1864. 4 0 I & W T . 1826 !8! - 27~ .A little clock bell on the top of the to~ : " Sir 6 CALL A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY Nicholas Hooper, Knt., Donor, 1794." THTS PEAL RECAST BY W & I TAYLOR 8 March, 1794. A licence was decreed by the Bishop OXFORD 1826 to take down three bells (two being broken) aDd B,D. .AugUit 4, 1865. cast them into ll.ve. THE! CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 115

No Dl&ru. No Diam. 157. . I D. 161. . ln. Holy Trinity. .All Saint&. 1 WILLIAM PETT OF NETHERTON 3ll 1 EDWARD ROOTH 0 CH:WARDEN I P. C P 1784 NICHOLAS : DAND RICH IUHN : LITTLE : iOHN Q ~ION MDCCV 2 I P. C P 1784 33 ML Q 33l (Roses and crown ; n rough casting.) 3 Ditto Ditto 2 HVMP : BRYANT : RECTR : ED : 32 4 Diito Ditto 36 FOOT CHVRCH:WARDEN C ~ P 1750 3 32 6 Wx PONSFORD DREWSTON CHURCH­ 391 [ + 3] :tl!lissttriis sacris repltat nos bta WARDEN RICHn LAMBERT SIDESMAN iobannis [r ~ n 6] I P. C P 1784 B,D. B 6 REVn THOMAS FOTHERGILL HATH THE 46 PERPETUAL ADVOWSON: BRYAN ROBERTS RECTOR I P. C P 1784 F Good bells. 162. . A, D. Octo!Jer 20, 1864. .AU Saint.. 1 SOLI ·:· DEO .;. DETVR ·i· GLORIA 30 T ~ P 1637 2 HVMPHRY + BEARE ·:· HVGH 32 158. DUNCHIDEOCK. MAVNDER + I ~ P A 1662 A Holy Trit•ity. (Three sea.ls on the shoulder, Plate viii., Fig. 16.) 3 SIR EDWARD CHECHES • KNIGHT • 1 WILLIAli .:. EASTABROOK .:. WARDEN 26l 36 T ~ P 11oo · AN DOM 1613 T ~ P B,D. [ + 1] tdJs ifs plaubit ut nu tam sepius 30l .Aug. 18, 1864. 2 aubit Old half-wheel (See Plate xviii. and page Uat~U) 3. [ + 1 ] .SSanrte iobnntuJ ora pto noflfs 32f 163. ERMINGTON. 4 (1J 3 Plate vii.) c 8. P4ler. B, D. July, 1841, Jum 29, 1864. l 1 I P t C P t 1748 32

2 c p 1748 31~ 3 Ma IONAS EASTON CHURCH WARDEN 37 THOl'!IAS BILBIE CULLOMTON FECIT 159. . 1799 ~ ~ ~ 8. Nichola•. I. C P ~ I P 1748 1 THOMAS ·:· DAVY .;. 1684 W CHRISTOPHER PENXINGTON 28 16 I P BELL FOUNDEHS 1748 2 ~ THOMAS ·:· DAVY .;. W 1684 32 Rung below. F# 3 Ma • WILLIAM • DENNER • CHURCH • 34l I B,D. July 14, 1866. WARDEN • T • WROTH • 1732 B. Jlav 10, 1866. BII:

164. . 8. Mary. 160. . 1 GOD SAVE THE KING 26l 8. Mary. PENNINGTONS MAKERS 1768 • I P. C P. 1786 29 1 2 GOD PRESERVE THE CHURL'H 27i 2 I P. C P. 1785 30 Ditto 1768 30 3 I P. C P. 1786 31 3 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD Ditto 1768 4 I P. C P. 1785 32l IOSEPH ROW 36 4 C:W AND SIMON 33 6 I P. C P. 1786 WESTLAKE S • M. PENNINGTONS 6 EDWARD COVE VICAR BAMVEL .DINGLE 42 MAKERS 1768 WARD lAMES CONN.ET C:W. 6 ANTHONY TRIPE RECTOR I P 1768 36 I P. C P. 1786 G I CALL THE QUICK TO CHURCH AND A. Octokr 22, 1864. DEAD TO GRAVE ' (S M on the 4th are the initinla for Sidesman.) G# 29 April, 1783. A licence WQ8 decreed by the Bishop to cut four bells, with additioD&I metal, into aiL A, D. &pUm!Jw 10, 1864. 116 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

No DWn. No Dla& 165. . ln. 169. . Ia. 8. Marlin. s. ..J.ndntD. 1 0 AND W MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON 33 I ALL GLORY TO GOD 1707 IOHN PHILIP HUGO VICAR 24f lAMES BAKER IOHN SOPER 2 MAXIMILION WOOLCOTI' RECTOR I707 28 CHURCHWARDENS 1866 MICAAL BANDERS . • WARDEN •• 2 W C: H C: WARDENS T B FECIT 1768 34} 3 Mx PHILIP .:. WRIGHT .:. JOHN .:. 30 3 THOMAS BILBIE IUNIOR CAST US ALL 37 SANDERS iOHN SKINNER W A.RDENS 1768 + T ~ W 1707 (Fig. 96) This bell is cracked. 4 JOHN SKINNER t JOHN BANDERS 32f 4 WILLIAM COOMBES : GENT : & MR 39 WARDENS T ~ W I707 HENRY CHOWN: IUNx CH:WARDENS 6 1768 IN 1707 WERE MADE FROM THREE INTO 36 6 MR WILLIAM CHUHCHILL : VICAR o 43 FIVE BY JOHN SANDERS & JOHN WILLIAM \JOOMBES GENT & HENRY SKINER W AR

No n~ 173. . o::"' Mol 177. S. GILES IN THE HEATH. ln. 8. George. 8. Gilu. 1 LET MEN AGREE AS WELL AS WEE 30 1 HENRY LAVERS IOHN CARKEEK 1740 A~ R 1748 :! MR IOHN RICHARDS GENT CH:WARDEN 3I 2 I740 T ~ R I766 3 HENRY LAVERS IOHN CARKEEK 1740 3 IN CONCORD SUCH THEY'LL PLEASE 3 .AS MUCH A ~ R IH8 3l 1· 1740 4 AS WE THAT CHEER THE LISTENING 36 6 C P. I P 1793. THOMAS GILLAR & EAR A ~ R 1748 EDWARD HILL C:W 5 MR WILLIAM CHICHESTER & MR IN A very subetantial orlgiDal cage for three belle. RICHARDS WE WERE ALL CAST AT (See Plate xvii.) GLOUCESTER BY ABEL RUDHALL I748 D, B. .4..,_., 23, 1866. 6 THE REV MR W CHICHESTER RECT 411 JOHN HARRIS ESQ A ~ R I748 (A pretty !leur de lis frillZe above. ) G B, D. 8~pUm!Jw ~6, I864. 178. . 8. Gilu. I THOMAS LAW CURATE 1823 • 174. GEORGENYMPTON. 2 OXFORD I823 8. G10rge. 3 Nil 32 29 1 ORATE PRO SALVTE REGIS t BAR : 4 WJLLx CARTWRIGHT & SAMUEL COOKE 33 HELE t I680 : WARDENS 1823 2 WILLIAM NOTT GE..."'T MR IOHN PAVL 32 I680 6 + OXFORD 1823 361 3 MR IOHN o HELE : MR WILLIAM o 36 6 + THIS PEAL WAS RECAST BY WILL» 391 K.ARSLAKE o WARDENS o 1680 & IOHN TAYLOR OXFORD 1823 B, C. May 3, I865. A

Dwn. No 180. GITTISHA.M. ~rn. No; 18-f.. HALWELL (). Jo. S. ·Peter and S. Paul• .IW. THO Q PEN WJ 1630 1W N W1 B &W 32i TAYIJ-

186. HARFORD. 18:3. HALWELL (South Devon). S. Patrick. S. Peter. [ -r 3] llltl'tt;~~:m .." (Cnded) - I 28 I 1 WHEN I CALL FOLLOW ALL 0 30 30! PENNINGTO FECIT 1763 2 c+ 3J m llltl'!.J!Illl:t:; : l? ..~(l;ln.$ 35 2 GOD PRESERVE THE CHURCH AND 30~ 3 ~ Frieze of gmpos and lcaw~. Fig. 86. KING 0 PENNINGTON FECIT 176:! TH01tlAS 0 WILLIAliS 0 ESQVIER 0 CHVHCH 0 WARDEN 0 1666 0 A# 3 PROSPERITY TO THIS P AlUSH 31! PENNINGTON FECIT 1763' MORDECAI 0 COCKEY 0 CAST 0 ME Q IN 0 TOTNES 4 ROBERT IlUSH AND Tllo::IIAS LASKEY 34 Half wheel• and ba.udericks. CHURCH WARDE~S PEACE TO THE RINGERS OF HALLWELL B, C. July 12, 1866. RAMBLING AND SON FECIT BLACKA WTOX 1823 F & H GOODUIDGE (on the waist.) 187. HARPFORD. 6 1-.TJC ISAM-:S AND INO POTE CHURCH­ 37 i S. Grrgorg. WAHDENS PENNINGTON FECIT 1763 !810 1 Quite plain, a good old Cll8ting 24 (llslf wheel.) 6 THOs RADCLIFFE BANBURY VICAR 41! THO'!IAB MEARS LoNDoN 18 PENNINGTON FECIT 1763 2 Ma IosH CARTBR l CHUilCKWABDEN8. EXTREMUM PULSO G# lla RouT CARTBR f B, D. Augrut 18, 1866. 3 JOHN WICKES JOHN WHITE CHVRCH­ 3 February, 1i63. A licence WBS decreed by the WARDENS I P 1666 ~ishop to cast four old beliH, one being broken, Q B, C. JUM I, 1864. !Dto SIX. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVOS. 119

Diam. ~"o 188. HARTLAND, or STOKE. Dbualn. 1 Ko 191. HEAVITREE. In. 8. Nectan. s. Jlicltael. 1 A VOICE FROM THE TEMPLE A VOICE 1 THOMAS ·:· CHANNOl\1 . RICHARD ·:· FUOM THE LORD. TAYLOR OXON 1826 I LANGBRID .:. CHVRCH .:. WARDENS .:. 1 ~ P l66u • • • (Broken to pieces. ) 2 I TAYLOR OXFORD 1826 33 2 [ + •J m [i ~ t 6] tit (No trace of anything else, intended for: :Me melior 3 R HEARD AND R CHOPE C:W 1826 36 I non est campana sub ere.) 4 WE ARE A BEACON TO YOUR GOD 38 I 3 1 [0 91] ANNO : DOMINI ·:· WP 1 ·:· ATI'END OUR CALL & SVAPE HIS ROD i• RICHARD . DVCKE ·:· GENT ·:· 39~ A 1826 A FRANCIS .:. BAGWILL .:. CHVlWH .:. l WARDENS.·=· 1667 ·:· • ' G# 6 THE NAME OF DENNIS HEARD CHOSE 40 A, D. & ROWE WITH US CAN NEVER DIE At LITERYDOLE : One bell in 1\ cot. THEY SAVED OUR LIVES NOT O~LY KNIGHT 1661 80 BUT MADE US MULTIPLY W & I T OXFORD 1826 192. 6 A WATCH FOR YE KNOW NOT THE 46 . HOUR OF DEATH A A W & I T S. Jlat·y. OXON 1826 F# 1 CAST BY IOH~ WAR~"ER AND SONS 30 LONDON 18.)8 B, D. .A'4fl'"t 24, 1864. (The following is inciserl.l PRESENTED BY SURSCHII'TION THROUGH THE INSTRU)fENTALITY AND EXEUTION OF EDWARD NUTLEY 189. HATHERLEJGH. &: LUIE!:i llUWERl\IA...~ lUNa 1868 (Hung above.) S. JoAn Bapti1t. 2 29 THOMAS LUTLEY &: GEORGE CLIST 1 THOliiA8 BILBIE FECIT COLLUMPTON CHUUCHWAltDENS ~ ~ 1813 I BILlllE COLLUMPTON FECIT 1811 ·2 Ditto Ditto 31 13 R L. C S. H G. RH. 1W I ll!. HH. H B. 3li! 3 Ditto Ditto 32 WK. I K. W! W G. lW E T. PM. 1624 I 4 CAST BY IOHN WARNEll & SONS 38i 4 Ditto Ditto 3li I LONDON 1868 5 Ditto Ditto 38 i 6 l\IR THO!IL-\S HINE lllu IOH~ WOOD CHURCHWAUDENS 1R21 TUl:E HEARTS 6 UEVn C GLASCOTT YICAH Ma JOHN 42 A;s'D SOCND BOTIOliS SOUTHCOMBE & lila JOHN TANNER I WILLIAlii PANNELL GULLOMPTON IUNK CHURCHWARDENS G , 6 CAST BY IOH!'l' WARNEH & SONS 48} B,D. LONDON 1860 I TO THE CHURCH September 8, 1864. THE LIVING CALI. AND TO THE Eb GRAVE DO Sl:~DION ALL FRANCES JOHN KITSON BD RECTOR Is BOWEI~MAN & Wx FAURANT 190. HEAXTON PUNCHARDON. CH:WS A C. Septen.btr 8, 1866. 8. A.llf!U8lUt8, Nil 30 2 Nil 31 193. . 8. Mary. 3 TAYLOR OXFORD FOUNDEH • 32 [ + 3] t ~ n ..~ n ¢ :tl> :t; ll' q: :a I l\ (All) 31 4 I TAYLOR OXON 33 2 SOLI .:. DEO DETVR .:. GLORIA .:. 5 TillS BELL WAS RECAST BY TAYLOR OF OXFORD 36f T ~ P ·:· 16.37 . • 6 TAYLOR OXFORD FECIT+ REVn C. DAVIE 39} 3 [ + 4] ~totege [: 26] birgo : pfa : quo15 3li RECTOR Z H DRAKE, ESQ I LA..l\GDON : canboco 15ancta ; maria [ f ~ t 6] CH:Ws CEASE TO DO E\~L LEARN G TO DO WELL 4 RICHARD .:. BALL .:. THOJIIAS .:. 38 j I visited the bells but did not stoP. to copy them on PINSENT :;.: CHVRCH :;. WARDENS + account of the very great incivility of the Church T ~ P .;. 1637 ·:· Warden who was with me. lllllCriptions kindly supplied by Rev. Mr. Landon, (The third is a beautiful casting, with stops Fig. 26.) Ashford. August 23, 186f. B, D. NU'Dem~Jer 3, 1864. 120 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

No D1om N 194. HIGH HAMPTON. ln. 198. . Holy Crou. B. Bi•- a1td 8. Jwk. 1 [ + 11 (!Jt micJJi collatum fbt isstu'b nomm 291 1 C W. T B. F 1808 • 28J amatum 2 Ma DARBY CH:W. T B. FECIT 1808 27t 2,.· [ + 1] l!Jlrl:Jss o7ss plau'bft ut me tam ssepfuss 3 Ma EDWA.RD DARBY CHURCHWARDEN 33 32 I THOMAS BILBIE CULLO!tlPTON aubit [i ~ t 6] FECIT 1808 c I 36 B, D. &pttml!w 16, 1864. 3 I q;~ lai :&r. ~I ¢~ :&r. - (A very rough casting, and a strange founder.) I A., D. 8'JitnMer 8, 1864. AI I 199. . -- A.ll SairJt•. I 1 JOSEPH DAWE AND GEORGE LEW C:W 28 I 195. HIGHBRAY. I P. & Co 1780 30 A.llSait~u. I 2 I P. C P. W P 1780 29 I p 1780 31J 1 lJoct mta biba btpdlo cunta uotiba 3 I P. c P. w : 4 1 P· C P. W P 1780 Sli 31 ~ [ + 1] (!et micbi collatum ibc ietub nomm 34} amatum . 6 !Phomaa mears l!'ecii :&ondoni 184-8 1 37 6 lAMES BULTEEL ESQR OF MEMLAND 42l 3 [ + 1] l!Jtotrge bit go pia quos conboro 1 1780 JOHN BULTEEL ESQ OF FLEET ssancta matia [i ~ t 6] I P & Co. F (Three beautiful castings.) A, D. July 14, 1866. 4 MR RICHn DYER CHUR:::HWARDEN 41 I ffiGHBRAY 1807 BILBIE COLLOMPTON FECIT 200. . B,D. B. John Bapti.t. 1 SOLI .:. DEO .:. DETVR .:. GLORIA .:. T ~ p + 1S36 • • (A Tudor frieze all rouud above. Fig. 92.) 196. HIGHWEEK. 31t All &ilru. [ + 1] l!Jlrl:lt Oie piaubit ut mt tam ssepiuss aubit [i ~ t 6] (Cracked)- - 1 I P. C P. w p 1781 2 I P. C P. w p 1871 [ + 4] &t micbf coUatum ibc iltu'b nomen amatum [f ~ t 6] 3 I P. C P. w p 1781 ROBERT o o o o CHURCH o o o o 39 4 I P. C P. W P liS-& WARDENS o o o o I ~ P o o o o 1664 B, D. Octol!lr 22, 186f. c .5 WILLIAM DREWE : & RICHARD COYSH : C:W I P. C P: W P 1781 • 6 CHRISTOPHER BEEKE VICAR : f'AliUEL 411 ' SEGAR: FEOFEE I P. C P. W P 1781 201. . 18, 1864. G A., C. October .A./lSai"u. 33i --11 ( + 7] UIUllllUU WlUOU nomm 31UOU nomm 12 H TALBOT AND W GODFREY WARDENS 36 197. HITTISLEIGIL KINGSTO::-i FOUNDER 1826 8 . .A.ndr1111. /a CRYSPYA.'!i o BANDERS o WARDEN o 1 W HAYDON WARDEN W PANNELL OF 23 ' T Q Po 1626 a CULLOMPTON FECIT 1824 14 MR ABRAHAlt BULGIN & MR HUGH 411 TAL~OT CHURCHWARDENS tJ. ~ tJ. ~ 2 [ + 7] 1Jocr mea bfba bepello cunta uotiba 2611 (A beautiful bell and casting.) THOMAS BILBIE CULLOMTON 1763 6 CH ft 1001 ANTHON STCKER t VIC t THO a [ + 4] 1Joct mea bib a btpello cunta uociba 2711 o \VROTH o !lADE o ME o 1691 ROBERT (t ~ n 6] o KERSLAKE o MA'M'HEW o W A.RING F (A bad bell, and badly cut. ) o CHURCH oW4RDENS o B. April 6, 1866. E II B. &pi#IMw 16, 1864. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 121

No Dlom. No Dlom. !02. HOLLA.COMBE. ln. 205. HONEYCHURCH. Ia 8. Pltrock. 8. Jlary. 1 DRAWE o NEARE o VNTO o GOD o 28 1 + S ftJTU~ S Jc. :Jil tf> ~~¢~ I 21 T P 8 1662 B » 27 2 1607 32 2 [ + 7] ldJt oTss plaubit ut me tam sepia 3 IOHN METHERELL o C:WARDEN o Io 33 aubit o BROWNE o I Q P 1684 3 [ + 1] esst mk!Jf conatum ibc iiStulJ nomm 30l The whole in a dilapidated state. G # amatum c B. &ptember 1, 1864. B. .dugu.t 9, 1866.

206. HONITON (Old Church.) I 203. . 8. Jlicl~Ml (now tk CAapel of 8. IAfiJJ'MW). 8. Mary. 36! 31 Ma CHARLES BERTIE RECTOR llR IOHN 1 WHEN I BEGIN THEN ALL STRIKE IN CROOFT & 1\IR THOMAS CLARKE A ·!· 6. ·!· GOOODING ~743 CH: WARDENS Wx W'lUGHT (on the bndge) T BILBIE 1749 2 KEEP PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOUR­ 33 ' 2 MR : ELRA : CLEUELA.ND : RECTOR : 36! HOOD A + ~ ·!· GOODING 1743 GOD : SAVE : THE : CHVRCH :. I MRMATTHEw :·HILSoN· MRIOBEPa·: 3 A + 6. + GOODING ·:· CAST US ALL + 36 TOOSE: WARDENS 1 1719 FIVl: 0 1743 0 ·=· ·=· 3 IOHN BLAGDON ESQ IOSHUA SALTER .:!9! 4 LUKE PEARSE INO STRANGER 38 CHURCHWARDENS 1763HEALTH PLENTY WARDENS EDWo COLLINGS & PEACE TO THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD : A .:. ~ .:. G 1743 CAST BY BAYLEY STREET & Co 1 o I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 42 14 CHARLES BERTIE RECTOR THOs 46 AND TO THE ORAVE DO SUMMONS ALL BROUGHTON IOSEPH LETT CHURCH­ A .;. ~ -!- 1743 F# WARNs CAST BY THOMAS BAYLEY B, D. Jrme 16, 1866. BRIDGWATER 1761 6 CHARLES D BERTIE 0 RECTOR G IOHN G1 CROOF & THOMAS 8 CLARKE 8 CHURCHWARDENS 1749 T BILBIE FECIT 0 204. HOLSWORTHY. LET 8 ME 0 MOST 8 SWEETLY 8 CLOSE 0 THE D STRAIN 8 LIKEWISE 8. Peter and 8. Paul. D THE e DEATH 8 OF & ALL D 1 THOMAS MEARS LONDON FOUNDER 1826 26! PROCLAIM 2 Ditto Ditto 28 B,D. .dpri/26, 1866. a Ditto Ditto 30 4 Ditto Ditto 30! 207. HONITON. 6 Ditto Ditto - 33 GIVEN BY THE FAMILY OF THE LATE 8. Pavl. RECTOR OWEN LEWIS MEYRICK 1 I LEAD IN THE MELODIOUS ROUND 29 CONSISTING OF TWO SONS AND T B FECIT 1780 (Rung above). FOUR DAUGHTERS 2 THE REVo CHARLES BffiTIE RECTOR 30 6 THOMAS MEARR LONDON 1826 T B F (Hung above). THE EXPENCE INCURRED BY PLACING 34i 3 SAMUEL SALTER & Ma IOHN TOOZE 32f A SET OF EIGHT BELLS IN THIS I CHURCHWARDENS 1780 TOWER WAS DEFRAYED BY A SUB­ SCRIPTION WHICH WAS RAISED 4 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1766 REINSTATED 331 THROUGH THE PERSEVERING EXER­ 1780 T B F ~ ~ ~ TIONS OF FRANCIS THORNE AND HIS 6 DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1766 36 NEPHEW FRANCIS THORNE HONEY. REINSTATED 1780 CHARLES BffiTIE ROGER KJNGDON RECTOR AND RECTOR ~ T BILBIE FECIT FRANCIS THORNE CHURCHWARDEN 6 FLAMMA VORAX DEPRESSA RESURGO 7 THOMAS MEARS LONDON 1826 38 AC AUCTO DIDICI GRAVIORE ORE E DONO HUMPHREDI P DAVIE LOQUI E BARONETTI AD MDCCCXXVI THE REVo CHARLES LEWIS AND ROBERT GIDLEY GENTLEMEN 8 THOMAS MEARS LONDON 1826 CHURCHWARDENS THE GIFT OF PHILLIP HENRY EABL CAST BY THOMAS BAYLEY OF STANHOPE 1826 F# BRIDGWATER t 1769 A, D. &pttmiJtw 1, 1864. A, D. ..4.~6, 1864. v 122 THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

No 208. HORWOOD. No 212. HUNTS HAM. 8. Mielvul. 8. Mary Jtlagdaltttt. 27 1 I TAYLOR & Co FOUNDERS WUGH­ 1 [ + 81] ~<;Cfl; ~~<;~Y$ ltl:t;I BOROUGH 1866 (See letters, Plate vi). 2 Ditto Ditto 2 [£ + t 61] [§ 24] sa : nrta : ma : tia - 30 3 Ditto Ditto 3 o ARTHUR .:. HOOPER .:. CH\"RCB 32 4 [ + 3] ~Yl; liJI~lU~ WARDEN . ·!· 1\1 H. R L. I Q P X B 6 SOLI lW DEO J.W DETVR W1 GWRIA 1664 (on the waist). I Q l' 1663 Half wheels and baudericks. 6 I TAYLOR & Co FOUNDERS 3it B, D. June 20, 1866, LOUGHBOROUGH 1866 All new, hnng by Taylor, with three new bells, the A gift of C. A. W. Troyte, Esq. A. 8ep. 15, 1864; Jan. 30, 1867. 209. HUISH. 8. Jamu. 213. . 26} 1 ( + 1) tip} flo ln 31U lUl!l SIUJibl l}qnl! • 8. Mary Mag~. 30 2 [ + 1] est mfcfJ£ conatum lbt £stub nomen 29 1 SOLI DEO DETVR GLORIA B SHYT amatum CLER. IS. GB. RR. GS. WR. 1634 2 RICHARD A NILL A CBVRCHWARDEN 32! 3 [ + 1] ett mfcbi colla tum ibt £stub aomtn 32 A I Q P EXON 1665 amatum c ; 3 [ + 18] fanrta anna otn pto nofliss t g - 36l Three good bells in the original cage. A, C. June 20, 1866. D. 4.ugt~J~t 2, 1866. A

214. . 210. HUISH, NORTH. 1 In an open cot, plain 12 1 T BILBIE FECIT 1804 28} 2 B F 1804 - 281 3 1\la W BOWDEN & MR A~""DREWS 30 215. IDDESLEIOH. 1804 CH:WARDENS T BILBIE FEmT 8. Jame1. 4 GOD PRESERVE THE CHURCH & KING 32 T B F 1804 1 1 FILl t DEI t MISERARE t MEl o t 1620 o t TgPooo 6 1\la WILLIAM BOWDEN & MR RICHARD 36 ANDREWS CHURCHWARDENS (A very fine bell, similar bell and date at Cheldon.) THUs BILBIE FECIT CULLOMPTON A 2 SOLI t DEO t DETVR t GLORIA t 1620 t 3ij 1804 T Q P t o o o (Coins) B,D. July 16, 1866. 3 IOHN o PADDEN o o NICOLAS o 36 NEATHEWAYE o CHVRCH o WARDENS T A P o 1629 o o ~ On the waist o GPo 211. HUISH, SOUTH. 4 [ + ts] ~ante geotgi [ + 18] ota pm nobis SSt 8. AMrMC. B. A.ug. 9, 1866. 1 laubatmul lJominum facta ssum optta I 26, bnuflolmtium 1596 iobanntt ttispin lit lP I 216. !DEFORD. 2 EDWn FOLLET !No IARVIS CB:WDs 1 29! 8. Mary and 8. Martin. PENNINGTON FECIT @ 1762 I i I [ + 1] ~ldJss criss plaubit ut me tam sepius 291 3 [ + 3] est !'PJlU conatum ibc iss tub nomm 32 aubit amatum 12 [ + 1] lJoce mea biba bepello dmta uotiba 32 . 4 l&melJittum nt bomfni in etmmm amm 34 RECHARD .:. LANGLEY .:. WARDEN .:. a. IOHN ·~""DACOTT ·!; I P 1666. nnobata ssum 1596 13 + Q B Q t: (On waist, 1100 Fig. 79. Cracked). The 1st and 2nd are good bells, with baudericka. G# B, D Oct®er 6, 1865. I B,D. N~3,1864. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 123

Dlam, No 217. IDE. ~ No 220. . ln. S. Ida. 8. JoAn BaptiYt. 1 THOMAS DRAKE GENT : ROGER 27 1 [ + 4] lJoce mea inba lltptUo cunta UGdba 30 HOLLETT WARDENS 1693 2 ROBERT ; MOVLTON ; IOHN · ; 33! 2 JOHN CHILLEY JOHN GANDY ESQUIRE 29 PARKER i CHVRCH WARDENS : T P 1720 I ~ C i 1694 : o o SLQ..9. o AIDIER o DOrul..I!;N o (on the waist) 3 RICHARD BALL WILLIAM HALLETI 31! 000000 . WARDENS T P EXON 3 G PVNCHARD II AN 0 NICHOLL 0 36 WARDENS G A B G I C1 P 0 I B 0 BENJAMIN COBLEY ~'TI MR JOHN 36 e 4 WHITE CHURCHWARDENS I 9 R T 0 o I ~ P + 1682 T WROTH FEUIT B, D. .Augrut 30, 1865. The first is a very bad casting, the 3rd ia broken, and the 4th is crazed. B, D. Octo!Mr 22, 1864. 221. IN WARDLEIGH. !1 C & G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON 27 PETER GUNNING RECTOR lONAS SQUIRE CHURCHWARDEN 1849 2 Ditto Ditto 28 218. . 3 Ditto Ditto 29 Holy Trinity. 4 Ditto Ditto 33 1 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD 29 6 ISAAC BROOK C W. I P. 1808 35 T ~ R 1767 A, D. Jlay 17, 1865. A 2 PROSPERITY TO THIS PARISH 1780 30 3 A ~ R 1743 31 222. . 4 THIR BELL WAS BROKEN IN PIECES 32l 8 . .Andr8W. BY A FALL 1836 RECAST AND PUT 1 WHEN I CALL FOLLOW ALL IN ITS PLACE 1842 IN GLORIAM DEI 32! THOMAS TORR DIFEY IOHN DADDS T 6. B 6. F Ma IOHN SHEPHARD & llB CHVR<.,'HW ARDENS IE'I'FE'liY LA...~G CH:WARDENS 1799 ~ ~ (A bad casting, said to be cast by Taylor.) 2 THOMAS BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECIT 331 6 GOD PRESEVE THE CHURCH & KING 37 1799 T BILBIE CULLOliPTON FECIT 1794 3 THOMAS BILBIE FECIT 1799 Ma IOHN MR R PARMINTER & Ma C DAVIS SHEPHARD & Ma IEFFERY LANG CHURCHWARDENS CH:WARDENS 6 I TO THE CHURCH THE LIVING CALL 40 4 Ma IOHN SHEPHARD & Ma lEERY LANG 39 AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMONS ALL CH:WARDENS THOMAS BILBIE A~ R 1743 G j CULLOIIITON CAST US ALL 1799 B, D. ·'iqltnn!Jer 27, 1864. I 6 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1818 THE • I REV RANDOLPH liARRIOT'f VICAR I Ma LA...~G & I SHEPPARD lUNa CH:WARDI!:NS RELIGION ~ DEATH ~ & PLEASUR ~ 219. . - 16 CAUSE tl. ME 6. TO -6. RING 6. THOs BILBIE C'ULLOMPTO~FECIT . !Ia JOHN 8. Mie!lod. I I SHEPHARD & Mn JEFFERY LANG 1 WHEN I BEGIN THEN ALL STRIKE IN 28 1 CHURCHWARDENS 1796 ~ ~ ~ T B. F 1797 (Cracked) I B, D. N011em/Jer 30, 18114.

2 WILLIAM & CHARLES PANNELL 33 1 CULLOMPTON CHARLES C WILLS 1 C: WARDEN 1828 I I 223. . 3 REV I PALK VICAR M S NOSWORTHY 34 I 8. Jame1. 1 & lia I ROWELL CH:WARDENS 1 I P. C P. WI' 1761 EDWARD LAVIS C:W T BILBIE FECIT 1797 1 26! 2 [ + 1] ldns Ofss plaullit ut mr tam l!tpiuss 30 4 GOD SAVE THE KING ~ ~ ~ T : B : F 36 aullit 1797 ~ ~ ~ 9] !tlt meliot bttt non esst campana ssub 5 THE REVn JONATHAN PALK VICAR [ + 32 Ma SAMUEL NOSWORTHY & Ma JOHN etc ROWELL CHURCH WARDENS RICHARD HILL C W. I P 1807 34 B,D. Octoller 18, 1866. A, C. 8~pUm!Jer 9, 1864. A IU THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

Nol 224. KELLY. Dlam..... Ho 227. . Dlam.... S. Jlary. s. CletMnt. 1 I P 1772 (0 102) 266 1 An old bell. Nil 231 2 Ditto Ditto 27 2 ~~~ ~m~~ ~I~~~q; ~'ft~I.lt .{!)'fi!I 24 3 I P AND 1772 Co 27! Thi9 legend is reversed; no stops, and an unllllll&lletter. 4 I P 1772 l8! 29 3 6 THOa LAKEMEN [l8! 102] C:W l8! 1772 31~ [-+ 3] :Ia [t ~ n 6] :Ia ~ ~ ~ ~ ll' q; l!ti 28 6 ARTHUR KELLY ESQ.R JOHN DARKE 34t (Very indistinct, but I believe an alphabet.) RECTOR I P 1772 The three bells are cracked ; the tim hers are rotten, A,D. · Auf!U8l 26, 1864; a; . and the whole in a most dilapidated state. The first peal in the county on which a peal of Six ..dugu.t 10, 1864. Score Grandsire Changes were rung January 21, I 1865, by native~~, viz.: J. Yole, treble; E. Yole, 2nd; Maitland Kelly, Esq. 1 3rd; B. Bloomfield, 4th; F. Yole, 5th; J. Wilcock•, tenor. Three peals of 120 changes each were rung ~ fifteen minutes. 228. . __ I 1 1 GLORY TO GOD ON HIGH 28 225. KENNE. E E ~WE 1723. ' S. Andrew. 2 I ON EARTH PEACE 29 1 T MEARS LONDON FECIT 1826 30 E E ~ W E 17;l3 2 T MEARS LONDON FECIT 1826 32! 3 GOOD WILL TOWARDS MEN 31 3 T MEARS LONDON FECIT 1826 34 I E E ~ w E ~ J 723 4 T MEARS LONDON FECIT 1826 36 ' IN : RICHARDS : RECTn Ro 6 T MEARS LONDON FECIT 1826 JOHN 14 391 HUTCHINGS : IN TUCKER CHURCH ARTHUR CLERK ROBERT STOKES A SEXTON WARDENS 6 T JtfEARS LONDON FECIT 1826 THIS 43f I E E ~ w E ~ 1723 PEAL OF SIX WAS PLACED IN THE TOWER OF THIS CHlJRCH IN THE B,D. September 29, 1864. YEAR OF OUR LORD 1826 RE\' HENRY LEY RECTOR THOs ELLIOTI' WM PHILLIPPS CHURCHWARDENS A, C. Aug. 20, 1863. 229. KENTON. 226. . All Sainta. GLORY TO GOD ON HIGH 30 S. Marv. T BILBIE 174 7 1 1\IB ROGER .:. GRUDHAM .:. RECTER .:. GA"\'E THREE .:. GUiNEAS : ltla GOD SAVE THE KING EDMOND MERSON'.:. IOHN .:. MILLS .:. T 1747 B WARDENS T ~ w'mo . . , 3 CAPTJN JOHN OB.AM & CAPT SAML TEAZE 3- 2 GEEVE THANKES TO GOD [0 91) 30 T ~ D 3 EDWARD .:. GODFRE .:. HENRY 31t I PALMER'.:. WILLIAM' HART CHV .:. 14 EDWARD MORRISH & RICHARD MORRISH WARDENS' I ~ P ! 1666 : (Cracked) • I' T DILDIE CAS£ ALL WE 1747 4 Mn ROGER GRUBHAM .:. RECTOR .:. GOD 331 Is BILBIE THE FOUNDER RUGG THE 38 .:. SAVE ... THE .:. CHYRCH .:. ED.MOND MERSON.":. JOHN'.:. MILLS.:. ·wARDENS HANGER CARTER THE SMITH & T ~ W 17iO • . TREBLE RINSER (Arms of Walrond and Paynell. Plate viii., 17, 18). 6 HUC VERTE PEDES HUC ITUR IN ASTRA I 42 6 REVo ROBERT TRIPP RECTOR CHARLES 41! ! THE HONBLBSIRWILLIAM COURTENAY Q BAKER WILLIAM FROST WARDENS 1822 G # ,· BARONET THE REV ROBT CHUTE Re-hung by T. Hooper, December, 1865. 3rd bell VICAR THE REVo WM HATHERLY re-cast and inacri bed : CURATE WM CLIFFORD MOSTYN ESQ Cast by John Warner and Smt8, London, 1864. ·J. 31! & W~~: MANN GENTS CHURCHWARDENS Froster Alleyne, Rector. Thomas Frost and John. 1847 T DILBIE FECIT White, Churchwardens, 1865. C, B. June 8, 1864. B, D. ..dugrut 16, 1864. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 125

No Dlam. No 230. KILMINGTON. ln. 233. KINGSNYMPTON. 8. Oi/N. B.JIIfiiM. 1 1riY TREBLE VOICE YOUR HEARTS 30 1 LET US RING FOR CHURCH AND KING 31j REJOICE lAMES .ANNING C:W E E ~WE~ 1724 CAST BY T BAYLEY 1769 2 EVAN EVANS W11 EVANB BELL 32j FOUNDERS 2 liB lAMES ANNING CHURCHWARDEN 31 CAST BY T BAYLEY 1769 3 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD S6 E E ~WE~ 1724 3 T + P f l AN i NO i D l HI i NI i 1677 + 3S I 4 sm HENRY NORTHCOTE BART THO. 38 R·i·N! R+W i C·i·W i WEBBER GENT CHURCHWARDENS (Vine frieze nms above. Fig. 81.) EE~WE ~ 1724

4 Ma FRANCIS A.t.~NING & lb LAURANCE a.; 6 Sn HENRY NORTHCOTE BART THO WHITE CHURCHWARDENS THOMAS WEBBER RECTOR E E ~ W E ~ 1724 A. J~ 27, 1864. BILBIE FECIT 1776 D. 6 IOBN + PRINGLE + IOHN + TVCKER + 39 CHVRCH + WARDENS + T QP + EXON + o 1672 + o 234. . C. B. A.ugv.t 6, 1864. B. Jlielltul. 1 Mn SAMUEL MUDGE & liB NICHOLAS 30! WATTS CH:WARDEN THO BILBIE FECIT 1766 2 liB W11 WAYE & Mn T PEARCE CHURCH 31 231. . WARDENS T ~ BILBIE 1774 8. Edmund. s TRI. VNI. DEO. BIT. GLORIA. BEMPITERNA 27 1 ROBERT NEAL & IOHN BEER C W I. BURNELL. W. WAYE. WARDENS 33 I P. C P. W P 1779 (Hung above). I ~ P i E ~ S l 1726 l & 2 LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1761 sot 4 SOLI i$i DEO it DETVR l$i GLORIA l$i (Hung above). T Q P 1623 l$i 3 LESTER & PACK OF LONDON 1761 33 4 Ditto Ditto 6 THE i REVo + CHRISTOPHER + BEEKE .:. • VICAR • GOD • SAVE • THE • 6 Ditto Ditto CHURCH WILLIAM + WAYE • 6 Ma RICIID HAWKINS & Mn KNOWLING RICHARD+ WESTLAKE l CHURCH • HAWKINS IDNn : : INo PHILLIPS WARDENS • 1746 CH:W.ARDENS 1781 LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT THO A WROTH A FECIT -v-ol'"y'" (on waist.) (All crazed except the first.) All dead ropes. It is said that the former bells having been taken B. D. N()f)lmkf' 2, 1866. down and shipped for Lon\lon to be recast, were I captured by a l'rench Privateer, and carried oft" as a lawful prize. B. D. October 6, 1866. 235. KINGSTON. B. Jamu tlu A.podll. 1 IO 0 A.DAJrlB 0 ANT+ WARD + WARDENS 232. . I Q P 1690 B. Jlarg. 2 [ + 1] lPidlt oil ptaabit ut me tam lqliul 32 1 I P 1846 • 271 aubft [f ~ t 6] 2 PEACE AND GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD 28J I P 1816 3 [ + 4] tfJomat ~ban [t 2] mabt [t 2] me 3 I P 1816 • SOl [f ~ t 6] 1601 4 I P 1816 WILLIAM NECK & IOHN 33 PECKERS C:W 1 4 [ + 4] ~ [t 2] ~ipbnb Batbm 38 6 EDWARD ADDICOTT KITSON VICAR & [f 4 t 6] 1601 AARON NECK CURATE I P 1816 (Cracked) · 37 All baudericks and half wheels. A. C. July 6, 1864; Jtm. 16, 1866. B. D. July 14, 1866. X 126 THE CIIURCH BELLS OF DEVON.

Dlaa No 236. 111 2:19. LANDCROSS. 8. noma. .drc!Wi•lwp. Holy Tri,ity. 1 One bell boxed up in a turret, dated 1772. 28 1 ( + 7] IdJtl [i ~ t 6] )C Oil )C [i ~ t 6] - 301 .dllft"t 24, 1864. 2 [f ~ t 6] ~1n2tbe [f ~ t 6] tt; n ib• ~ - 32! 3 ANNO l DO l MI t NI t 1680 R t I B t 871 ItFtCtWtWP 240. . G (With vine foliage frieze. Fig. 81.) 8. Paul. B. D. October 2, 1866. 1 I P. C P 1788 14 December, 1767. A licence was decreed by the 2 Ditto Ditto Bishop to sell one of the bella in this tower, towards buying of a cloclt. 3 Ditto Ditto 4 Ditto Ditto . 6 IOHN BUDD GENT PHILIP DART C:W ·:· 6 NICHs DYER MINISTa THE LIVING TO THE CHURCH I CALL AND TO 237. . THE GRAVE I SUMMON ALL IOHN G 8. Pet,. and 8 . .dttdrew. BUDD GENT & PHILIP DART CHURCHWARDENS I P. C P 1788 1 . [ + 3] $JC~¢(l;:& : :tr.&(l;R:& : tf)RJC : A. D. &pUmAer 2, 1866. ~~tt' ! ~tf)lU$ 20 June, 1788. A licence was decreed by the Bishop (Letters, Plate vi. A beautiful bell). to confirm the casting of four old bella, three of which were broken, into six. 2 -!- PETER -!- SEAMAN + CHVRCH WARDEN+ T Q P + EXON A 1670

3 [ + 3] $JC~¢16:& : ~JC:ta~I:&L : tf)~JC : 39 24-l. . ~~ttl : ~tf)lal$ [t ~ n 6] [ o H] 1 I P [181 102) 1816 [0 102) 29 2 I P 1m 1816 1m B. D. Hay 6, 1866. 30i 3 I P 1m 1816 181 32! 4 W RODD OVERSEER 1836 36 REV IOHN PRUST PRUST RECTOR S. BO~""'FA..."iT l CHURCHWARDENS 238. . I COPP f TAYLORS OXFORD FOUNDERS (on waist). 8. Peter. 1 Nil 28 6 REV IOHN MOORE REG"l'OR 1m ELIAS TUCKER & THOMAS RODD C.W (Hung above.) I P 1816 G 2 Nil 28 A. C. Jum 21, 1866.

3 CAST MDCCCLXIV BY W PANNELL 311 AND SON

4 CAST BY W PANNELL A..."'D SON 3f 242. . CULLOMPTON MDCCCXLIV 8. Tlwtt1a1 .drc!Wi•lwp. 1 0 GOD PRESERVE THE CHURCH & KING 28 6 RICHARD ROWE THOMAS ROBINS ! 37 C P. I P 1797 RICHARD IOHN SALTREN ROBINS 2 YOU US RING WELL SWEETLY SING 29 THOMAS WEEKES DANIEL GUNDY C P. I P 1797 WILLIAM WEVEL ROWE 3 WELL PRAISE THE LORD WITH ONE • 31 WALTER WEEKES ACCORD C P. I P 1797 6 EDWARD FURSDON VICAR CHARLES 4 OUR VOWE WELL RAISE THE LORD 32i TO PRAISE C P. I P. 1797 MORGAN THOMAS RICKARD + ~ ~ ~ E CHURCHWARDENS IN THE YEAR OF 6 IOHN RADFORD RECTOR PHILIP 37 KELLAND C WARDEN C P. I P 1797 OUR LORD MDCCCXLIV Poor bella. 6 BEAR WHEN I CALL 0 GOD C P. I P B. D. &pt4m6er 28, 1866. A. July 17, 1864. THE CHURCH BELLS OF DEVON. 127

H 243. LEW TRENCHARD. Dlom. II H 246. (North Devon). 8. Petw. Ia.. 8. SwitM~t. 1 I P [lSI 102] 1812 26 . I THOMAS BILBIE 1740 - 30 2 IOHN GOTHAM C:W I P AND Co 1769 26! 2 IOHN SQUIRE 182.5 31 3 RICHARD YOULDEN WARDEN CAST 29! 3 [ +21] jllfstmfl5 fobannfl nplrat no15 bea 32 BY ~ A PENNINGTON 17.58 JactiJ 4 I P [lSI 102] 1812 31! 4 [ + s] Ji¢¢:& : ftl~lU~ : yn;q;{f> : 37 6 RIC. WILLIAll ELFORD RECTOR HENRY 34 B. D. 4~~g. 23, 1864. A CHOWEN & WILLIAM PALMER C W : I P (lSI 102) 1804 Bb B. D. 4.ugud 24, 1866. 247. LITTLEHAM. S. Jlargaret aNd S • .AJulrtw. 1 IOHN BASTIN CHURCHWARDIN 27 244. LIDFORD. REVn THOMAS BOLI

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