The church bells of Kent: their inscriptions, founders, uses, and traditions . Fig. 15. Fig. 16. I can only offer a suggestion as to the author of this are two men connected with the trade about this timewho have these initials—Robert Crowch and Richard Cress-well. The former is named as a legatee in the will ofWilliam Powdrell, citizen and bell-maker, who died in 1438 ;the latter turns up in the will of Richard Hille, founder,dated in 1440 ; but as Richard was still only an apprenticeat his masters death, while Robert was a journeyman twoyears earlier, I think the last-named is th
The church bells of Kent: their inscriptions, founders, uses, and traditions . Fig. 15. Fig. 16. I can only offer a suggestion as to the author of this are two men connected with the trade about this timewho have these initials—Robert Crowch and Richard Cress-well. The former is named as a legatee in the will ofWilliam Powdrell, citizen and bell-maker, who died in 1438 ;the latter turns up in the will of Richard Hille, founder,dated in 1440 ; but as Richard was still only an apprenticeat his masters death, while Robert was a journeyman twoyears earlier, I think the last-named is the most likely tohave been the R. C. we are in search of. Perhaps before thisbook goes to press I may find something in the Hustings rolls Chronological Account. 33 to solve the difficulty. If not, Robert and Richard are bothpretty men, and I leave my readers to choose whichever theylike. The next group is one of four bells : Burmarsh ... ... ... 3rd ... ... ... ^rd St. MarysStone in Oxney and they are clearly connected with the last two groups, forthey have t
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