The church bells of Kent: their inscriptions, founders, uses, and traditions . ANY OK FOUNDKRS,MEMBER OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE, AND OF THE KENT, ESSEX, AND SURREY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES ; AUTHOR OF SURREY BELLS AND LONDON BELL-FOUNDERS, EDITOR OF THE ? CHURCH BELLS OF HERTFORDSHIRE, ETC., ETC. ILLUSTRATED. LONDON:ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1887. cc Dcbicatcb RIGHT HON. AND MOST REV. EDWARD WHITE BENSON, ,, NINETY-SECOND ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERnURY PRIMATE OF ALL ENGLAND. 7189S5 CONTENTS. lAOF. PREFACE - ^ - - - - - IX PART I. AN ACCOUNT OF THE VARIOUS CHURCH BELLS EN
The church bells of Kent: their inscriptions, founders, uses, and traditions . ANY OK FOUNDKRS,MEMBER OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE, AND OF THE KENT, ESSEX, AND SURREY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES ; AUTHOR OF SURREY BELLS AND LONDON BELL-FOUNDERS, EDITOR OF THE ? CHURCH BELLS OF HERTFORDSHIRE, ETC., ETC. ILLUSTRATED. LONDON:ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1887. cc Dcbicatcb RIGHT HON. AND MOST REV. EDWARD WHITE BENSON, ,, NINETY-SECOND ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERnURY PRIMATE OF ALL ENGLAND. 7189S5 CONTENTS. lAOF. PREFACE - ^ - - - - - IX PART I. AN ACCOUNT OF THE VARIOUS CHURCH BELLS EN THE COUNTY AND THEHi FOUNDERS—IN ORDER OF DATE - - - - I PART II. LOCAL USES OF UELLS—AN ACCOUNT OF SUCH OLD CUSTOMS AS HAVESURVIVED TO THE PRESENT DAY OR ARE TRADITIONALLY KNOWNTO HAVE. EXISTED - - - - - - - 121 PART III. DETAILED ACCOUNT INSCRIPTIONS ON THIC liJCLLS IN THE VARIOUSCHURCHES IN ALPHABETICAL (JRDER — WITH IMF l)L\MI IKK OFEACH BELL—NOTES ON THEIR USES—AND EXTRACTS FKOiM CIIUUCH-WARDENS AND OTHTIK ACCOUNTS RICLATINC TO THEM - - \ H) UIDE-BOOKS are valuable inproportion to their proposition is, I think, in-controvertible—is what a Germanwould call ein factum der monu-mente. Secondly : It is desir-able that a book should bewritten by one well acquaintedwith the subject of which thebook is to treat. I admit that abook may be much more amusing(to critics) when compiled by one happily or unhappilyignorant of his subject ; but in such a case what the cynicQ:ains the truth-seeker loses, I have made these remarks because, when nearly ap-proaching the end of my labours, I was informed that I wasforestalling some one else—one whose local and general anti-quarian knowledge is far greater than mine. But as for agood many years this one particular subject has been myspecial study, which has not been the case, I understand, The initial letter used above is from the Oabriel V>c\\ at Boughton Aluplx X Preface. with the o;cntkm;in in
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