Manners and customs; Rites and ceremonies -- Great Britain
In September, 1875, we visited Holy Trinity Church, Hull, to ascertain if
any Ringers' Regulations were to be found in the church. We learned, on
enquiry, a number of quaint orders were hung up in the ringing chamber
some years ago, but a mischievous boy mutilated them with a knife, so that
they were taken down. The person in charge, however, kindly submitted for
our inspection the disfigured orders, and after considerable trouble, we
were able to make a transcript which, we think, will prove interesting:--
ORDERS.
Agreed upon by the sexton and ringers of the Holy Trinity Church,
Kingston-upon-Hull, approved of and allowed by the Rev. William Mason,
vicar, Mr. George Maddison, and Mr. Thomas Bell, churchwardens, of
the same church, the first day of May, Anno Domini 1730, and confirmed
by the Rev. John Healey Bromby, vicar, Thomas Mitchell, and Charles
Anthy. Forrester, churchwardens, the first day of May, 1838.
It is ordered, that every person who shall ring any bell with hat or
spurs on, shall forfeit and pay sixpence for the use of the ringers.
It is ordered, that every person who shall pull any bell from off her
stay and cannot set her again, shall forfeit and pay for use
aforesaid, one shilling.
It is ordered, that every person who shall throw any bell over, shall
forfeit and pay for the use aforesaid, sixpence, and over and above
this in case anything be broken by such overthrow, such person shall
also pay the charge of repairing the same again.
It is ordered, that every person so soon as he has set his bell shall
immediately hank up the strop or rope, or in default thereof shall
forfeit and pay for use aforesaid, sixpence.
It is ordered, that if any person shall untruss himself upon the lead
in any part, or cut and mark the same with a knife or any other thing,
such offender shall forfeit and pay for the use aforesaid, sixpence.
It is ordered, that any person who shall have read any of these orders
with his hat upon his head shall forfeit and pay for the said use,
sixpence.
Next appears the names of the vicar, churchwardens, ringers, who held
office in 1730, and a similar list is given for 1838, when the above
orders were reprinted at the expense of Mr. W. Green, a sidesman.
The following "Articles and Orders to be Observed by Ringers" at Stow, in
the county of Lincoln, were written by William Swift, school-master, and
used to hang in the ringing chamber of the church:--
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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