. Parish life in mediaeval England . ttended professionally to see it hung, althoughthe chief responsibility rested upon John Red, bellgedor ofBoston, who had the schotyng of the bell, and received£3 6s. M. for his work. At the same time the parish paidfor a Sanctus bell, which was made by the local plumber, andthe young men of the parish formed themselves into a schoolto be taught how to toll the bells. In the same year anew font was made for the church at Freeston, about threemiles away, and a committee of the parish made twojourneys, one to look at the progress of the work andanother to pas


. Parish life in mediaeval England . ttended professionally to see it hung, althoughthe chief responsibility rested upon John Red, bellgedor ofBoston, who had the schotyng of the bell, and received£3 6s. M. for his work. At the same time the parish paidfor a Sanctus bell, which was made by the local plumber, andthe young men of the parish formed themselves into a schoolto be taught how to toll the bells. In the same year anew font was made for the church at Freeston, about threemiles away, and a committee of the parish made twojourneys, one to look at the progress of the work andanother to pass and approve it. For some few years the expenses were normal ; but in 1512the desire to possess more bells again came upon the the same year the people purchased a pair of censerchains, when the parson was in London, and they renewedthe device for hanging up the Sacrament over the 1516 the bells evidently did not ring well, and a man wasbrought over from Boston to set them right. In the same THE PARISH CHURCH 37. BRACKET WITH SUSPENDED DOVE AND COVER 38 MEDIEVAL PARISH LIFE


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