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I've now dug out my earlier article on the "Loyal Youths" and attach
a scanned version, together with the two follow-up letters from the
1983 <i>Ringing World</i>. Belfry language and behaviour was
evidently pretty colourful even in 1686-8, as some of the quotations
show!<br>
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I've looked at the subscription lists, but - so far as I can see
from a fairly hasty check - there is no record of Ashmole having
contributed. However, the list seems to relate to the original
appeal for funds rather than the "top up" fund mentioned in the 1688
letter. <br>
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