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At a Vestry held
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23 Augt. 1726
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PresentMr. Hebert Upper
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Church Warden
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Mr. Hankey Mr. Hoare Mr. Fleming Mr. Walford Mr. Harpes
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Mr. Dod Mr. Lyndsey Mr. Davies Mr. Eaton Mr. Morris Mr. Thomas
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Mr. Sanders Mr. Barker Mr. Helmutt Mr. Rusbatch Mr. Elton
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Bell
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At this Vestry The Church Wardens Acquainted the
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Severall Gentlemen that were Present that the Great Bell
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was Crack't and that upon a Survey which had been lately
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taken of the Bells It appeared That new Frames were
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wanting to all the
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Bells in the Steeple
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and therefore he
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submitted it to the judgement of the Gentlemen of the Vestry
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whether they wod. not think it proper that the Great Bell shod.
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be new Cast and that all the Bells shod. be new Framed the
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charge of doing which would amount to £110 and upwards
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Whereupon some Gentlemen that were present informed
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the Vestry that they had had proposalls laid before them and had
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taken an Estimate of the Difference of Exchangeing the present
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Sett of Six Bells with the Old Frames & appurts into Eight New
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Tuneable and Musicall Bells with Compleat New Frames and
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all appurts whatsoever and that the Whole wod. not Exceed ye.
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sume of £250 and upon full Consideration had of that matter
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The Question was put by ye. Church Warden whether
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the Present Sett of Six Bells with the Old Frames & Appurts Shod.
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be Exchanged and Eight new Bells with Compleat New Frames
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and all appurts be put up in their Room and upon putting the
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same to the Vote it passed in the Affirmative Nemine Contradicent
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And the Honour and Generosity of this Parish having been
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fully Experienced in Subscripcons to ye. Organ It was thought
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the most proper and Ready Way to raise the said Sume of £250.
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by the Kind and Voluntary Contribucons of the Severall Gentm.
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and persons who are Parishioners and Inhabitants of this
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Parish and Therefore the Church Warden was desired wth.
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Such Gentlemen as would be so kind as to Attend him to
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waite upon the Severall Parishioners and Inhabitants of
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this Parish with a Subscripcon Paper for the Purposed aforesd.
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disturbances
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time of Devine
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service
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men servants
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Whereas Complaint was made by severall Gentlemen of the
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Parish that great Disturbances and disorders had been occasions
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by severall footmen and Men Servants that belong to and come to this
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Parish Church dureing the Time of Devine Service It was therefore
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unanimously agreed and ordered by this Vestry that if any Disturbance
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shod. be comitted or Noise made by such Men Servants Footmen or any
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other Disorderly persons comeing to the sd. Church during such
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devine Service That the Church Wardens for the Time being Do And
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whereby impowered to present to him or them that shall comit or
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occasion such House or Disturbance with the utmost Severity and in such Maunr.
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as the Law directs and ye. Parish will indempnify him in So doing.
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