same marks (except the crown) as No. 4 Bell: a king’s head crowned (fig. 4): and a cross (fig. 6). Below this, round the haunch, a beautiful border composed of a bunch of grapes and a vine leaf (fig. 8), alternately arranged. Below, the Bell mark of John Taylor and Co. within a double circle, a triangle interlaced with a trefoil, and a bell in the centre. Above the circle the sacred emblem of S. John Baptist, the lamb, cross, and flag. The name of the firm within the circle. RECAST 1896. _The 6th Bell (the tenor Bell)._ Round the haunch, between four lines, two above, and two below, Hec Campana Sacra Fiat Trinitate Beata GILB THACKAR ESQ IC MW CH WARDENS 1677 (_no bell marks_). Below, a border like that on the fifth Bell. RECAST 1896. G. WOODYATT, VICAR. J. ASTLE, } CHURCHWARDENS. T. E. AUDEN, } Bell mark of J. Taylor and Co. on the opposite side. (Owing to the difference of the type of the inscription, and names, it is supposed that this bell was recast in 1677, so it may have been one of the “three great bells” in Edward VI.’s time.) The following particulars of the bells have been supplied by Messrs. John Taylor & Co. Diameter. Height. Note. Weight. ft. in. ft. in. cwt. qr. lbs. No. I. 2 9½ 2 3 C♯ 7 3 19 ” II. 2 10¾ 2 4½ B 7 2 27 ” III. 3 0½ 2 4½ A 8 1 18 ” IV. 3 2 2 6½ G♯ 9 2 21 ” V. 3 6 2 10 F♯ 12 2 26 ” VI. 3 11 3 1 E 17 3 0 ----------------------------- Total 3 tons 4 cwts. 0 qrs. 27 lbs. ----------------------------- Key-note E major. To complete the octave, two more bells are required, D♯ and E, then indeed Repton will have a “ring” second to none. CHAPTER VII. THE PRIORY. THE PRIORY FOUNDED, &c.