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<p n="1250">At a Vestry held <rs type="date" id="GLDBMV30501_date105">23 Augt. 1726</rs>
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<p n="1251">PresentMr. Hebert Upper <rs type="occupation" id="GLDBMV30501_occ352">Church Warden</rs>
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<p n="1252">Mr. Hankey Mr. Hoare Mr. Fleming Mr. Walford Mr. Harpes<lb></lb>
Mr. Dod Mr. Lyndsey Mr. Davies Mr. Eaton Mr. Morris Mr. Thomas<lb></lb>
Mr. Sanders Mr. Barker Mr. Helmutt Mr. Rusbatch Mr. Elton</p>
<p n="1253"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Bell</note>
At this Vestry The Church Wardens Acquainted the<lb></lb>
Severall Gentlemen that were Present that the Great Bell<lb></lb>
was Crack't and that upon a Survey which had been lately<lb></lb>
taken of the Bells It appeared That new Frames were<lb></lb>
wanting to all the <rs type="placeName" id="GLDBMV30501_geo44">Bells in the Steeple</rs>
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and therefore he<lb></lb>
submitted it to the judgement of the Gentlemen of the Vestry<lb></lb>
whether they wod. not think it proper that the Great Bell shod.<lb></lb>
be new Cast and that all the Bells shod. be new Framed the<lb></lb>
charge of doing which would amount to £110 and upwards</p>
<p n="1254">Whereupon some Gentlemen that were present informed<lb></lb>
the Vestry that they had had proposalls laid before them and had<lb></lb>
taken an Estimate of the Difference of Exchangeing the present<lb></lb>
Sett of Six Bells with the Old Frames & appurts into Eight New<lb></lb>
Tuneable and Musicall Bells with Compleat New Frames and<lb></lb>
all appurts whatsoever and that the Whole wod. not Exceed ye.<lb></lb>
sume of £250 and upon full Consideration had of that matter</p>
<p n="1255">The Question was put by ye. Church Warden whether<lb></lb>
the Present Sett of Six Bells with the Old Frames & Appurts Shod.<lb></lb>
be Exchanged and Eight new Bells with Compleat New Frames<lb></lb>
and all appurts be put up in their Room and upon putting the<lb></lb>
same to the Vote it passed in the Affirmative Nemine Contradicent</p>
<p n="1256">And the Honour and Generosity of this Parish having been<lb></lb>
fully Experienced in Subscripcons to ye. Organ It was thought<lb></lb>
the most proper and Ready Way to raise the said Sume of £250.<lb></lb>
by the Kind and Voluntary Contribucons of the Severall Gentm.<lb></lb>
and persons who are Parishioners and Inhabitants of this<lb></lb>
Parish and Therefore the Church Warden was desired wth.<lb></lb>
Such Gentlemen as would be so kind as to Attend him to<lb></lb>
waite upon the Severall Parishioners and Inhabitants of<lb></lb>
this Parish with a Subscripcon Paper for the Purposed aforesd.</p>
<p n="1257"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">disturbances<lb></lb>
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time of Devine<lb></lb>
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men servants</note>
Whereas Complaint was made by severall Gentlemen of the<lb></lb>
Parish that great Disturbances and disorders had been occasions<lb></lb>
by severall footmen and Men Servants that belong to and come to this<lb></lb>
Parish Church dureing the Time of Devine Service It was therefore<lb></lb>
unanimously agreed and ordered by this Vestry that if any Disturbance<lb></lb>
shod. be comitted or Noise made by such Men Servants Footmen or any<lb></lb>
other Disorderly persons comeing to the sd. Church during such<lb></lb>
devine Service That the Church Wardens for the Time being Do And<lb></lb>
whereby impowered to present to him or them that shall comit or<lb></lb>
occasion such House or Disturbance with the utmost Severity and in such Maunr.<lb></lb>
as the Law directs and ye. Parish will indempnify him in So doing.</p>
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