The church bells of Kent: their inscriptions, founders, uses, and traditions . Fig. 37. Fig. xZ. wrong way. 3. The royal arms, as at Kennington. 4. ThePrince of Waless feathers, crowned. 5. Oldfields trade-stamp. 6. A curious oval medallion (Fig. 38) of the Annun-ciation, with the lily considerably larger than either theBlessed Virgin or the Angel. 7. The nondescript Fig. 35,with a coin on each side of it. CJi7onological Account. 59 The Murston bell is uninteresting. It has the if)C, the crossas at Littlebourne, a lion passant, and the cross again Westvvell 4th is somewhat similar
The church bells of Kent: their inscriptions, founders, uses, and traditions . Fig. 37. Fig. xZ. wrong way. 3. The royal arms, as at Kennington. 4. ThePrince of Waless feathers, crowned. 5. Oldfields trade-stamp. 6. A curious oval medallion (Fig. 38) of the Annun-ciation, with the lily considerably larger than either theBlessed Virgin or the Angel. 7. The nondescript Fig. 35,with a coin on each side of it. CJi7onological Account. 59 The Murston bell is uninteresting. It has the if)C, the crossas at Littlebourne, a lion passant, and the cross again Westvvell 4th is somewhat similar. It has the sacredmonogram twice repeated, with a coin between, and on thewaist a grotesque figure, the subject or meaning of which isfar from obvious. It has, apparently, come out imperfect fromthe casting, and so, although I got a good squeeze and a goodcast therefrom, I cannot quite make out the object. It wouldseem to be an animal with a birds body and legs, wings, along curled tail, a goats head, and human arms. Altogethera very fearful wildfowl. One more bell of his
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