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THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S GREAT MILTON Bell Inscription approx weight/ cwt Treble THOS: RUDHALL GLOCESTER 4½ FOUNDER 1771 2 FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING 4¾ T R 1771 3 PROSPERITY TO THIS PARISH 5½ 4 X AS TREBXL BE GXN 6½ 5 ELLIS AND HENRY KNIGHT OF 7¾ READING MADE MEE 1673 6 WILLIAM TRINDALL & JAMES FRUIN 9 CH: WARDENS. / CAST BY W: TAYLOR OXFORD DECR: 9: 1848 7 ELLIS AND HENRY KNTGHT OF 12 READING MADE MEE 1673 8 I TOO THE CHURCH THE LIVEING 18 in E CALL AND TO THE GRAVE DO SUMMON ALL: T R 1772 Saunce JOHN FRANKLIN & SAML: COOPER 1.5 CHURCHWARDENS. JANRY: 8 1825The treble and second have cabled canons and have been quarter-turned: the saunce has plain canons and is hung, for chiming the remainder have had their canons removed. The ring was rehung in a new wrought-iron side-pattern frame with fittings in 1902, by Messrs. Webb and Bennett. Ringing competitions of a type common in the eighteenth century were often held here. They were advertised in the local press and the winners received prizes. The Oxford Journal of the 3rd March, 1764, contained the following announcement:- “To be rung for. At the Red Lion in Great Milton on Holy Thursday next a Silver Cup of Two Guineas Value. A free gift. Each set of Ringers will bring their umpire with them to agree on articles before dinner which will be on the Table at one o’clock, and begin ringing a two. No less than four sets of six each to ring for the above prize and no Gt. Milton men will be allowed to win.” (pp 209 -210 THE C BELLS OF OXFORDSHIRE by FREDERICK SHARPE)
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