1.  (Round  the  crown)   HENRJ    DETNE

(Ordinaiy  position)  WfLLAM  BLVNELL  C  W   S  K    I  OvQI.
2.  THIS    BELL   WAS    MADE    1 624.
3.  lOHN    KEENE    lEREMY    BRiDEN    C    (Plate  I^  Fig.  5,

reversed^  i^.,  the  figure  lying  with  the  left  side  down)  w

(Underneath)   H  (Plate  L,  Fig.  6)  K      $666.
1 .  The  onl J  instanoe  in  the  Hundred  of  any  inscription
on  the  crown  of  a  beU.
The  second  i  in  William  is  incised  in  place^  and  the  d
in  Blnndell  is  incised  jost  ondemeath  its  proper  place.
The  C  W  of  course  stands  for  churchwardens^  and  the
S  K  for  Samnel  Knight^  of  Beading.
2.  The  second  bell  is  (from  the  lettering,  etc.)  pro-
bably also  the  work  of  the  Beading  foundry ;  and,  if  so,
would  be  cast  by  Ellis  Knight,  from  the  date.
3.  The  initials  on  the  shield  (Plate  I.,  Fig.  6)  are
those  of  Ellis  Knight,  of  Beading ;  the  initials  H  K  are
those  of  Henry  Knight ;  they  were  apparently  in  partner-
ship at  that  time.  See  h^^  and  6^^  bells  at  Hughenden.
This  Tenor  bell  is  about  10  cwt.
The  clappers  are  fixed  with  wooden  splints  (otherwise
known  as  *'  Busk-boards,^'  or  •'  Swords,'')  instead  of  the
ordinary  iron  copses  and  wooden  ^'  keys."  The  ball  of
the  clapper  of  the  Treble  is  peculiarly  flat^  and  the  flight
is  3  inches  long ;  while  the  ball  of  the  Tenor  clapper  is
enomoas,  and  the  flight  ia  as  much  as  5  inches  in  length.
