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Freemasons paid for the new bells at <st1:place w:st="on">Lichfield</st1:place>
in 1947 and would have paid for a new frame too if the Dean and Chapter had not
been badly advised by the then Cathedral Architect.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:PersonName w:st="on">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</st1:PersonName>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jim Phillips<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday 10 July 2012 21:26<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BellHistorians<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bell Historians] <st1:place
w:st="on">Lichfield</st1:place> bells and Elias Ashmole</span></font><span
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>John Camp</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=black><span
style='color:black'>'s posting on Tuesday 10 July 2012 at 18.18 is fascinating
and perhaps Dr William Poole can establish if there was a link between Elias
Ashmole and William, the Second Lord Brereton. They were both Loyalists,
lawyers and were both under siege in Biddulph Hall during the civil war.
It is possible that the "Loyal Youths" were College Youths who were
established in 1637.<br>
I wrote an article for 'The Ringing World' of 15/1/2010 and enclose a relevant
extract from that article.<br>
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"Bellringers and freemasons have mingled together over many centuries and
indeed many ringers have become freemasons. An example of this mixing occurred
during the civil war when in 1643 a well known ringer and Royalist of his day,
William, the Second Lord Brereton, fled with his family to the garrisoned
Biddulph Hall, Staffordshire following his defeat at the battle of Nantwich.
Also holed up in Biddulph Hall was a budding young lawyer and fellow Royalist
Elias Ashmole (born <st1:place w:st="on">Lichfield</st1:place> 1617) who later
became the most well known freemason of all. Biddulph Hall was thought to be a
centre for freemasons in those days. The Hall was under siege from the
Parliamentarian forces led by Lord Brereton’s cousin Sir William Brereton of
the Malpas family line. The siege lasted some three months before the
Parliamentarian forces brought up ‘Roaring Meg’ a mighty cannon from <st1:place
w:st="on">Stafford</st1:place> that reduced the Hall to ruins and brought about
the surrender of the Royalists. The holes made by this huge cannon can be seen
to this day punched into the walls of the ruined Hall. <span
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