[Bell Historians] FW: [r-c] www.tenorbox.org.uk inscriptions

[D Cawley]

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Hi Dickon

What a brilliant effort !

My Granny well remembered that there were boxes like this on the old four a=
t St George's Canterbury before they were made up to five - she rang in the=
first Ladies' Peal of Minimus there which was disallowed because it was ca=
lled by Gary Lineker sitting near the tenor box, which was thus inscribed:

AND STILL AS SPORTIVE FANCY BIDS ME RING IN SOCKS
I'LL WAFT MY SALLY UPWARDS FROM THE TENOR BOX

Cheers =
DAVE

NB Honolulu is quite true !
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Sent: 13 August 2002 12:57
Subject: [Bell Historians] FW: [r-c] www.tenorbox.org.uk inscriptions


Thought this was of suitable interest (from the other chat list)

-----Original Message-----

As part of my extensive research into ringing boxes for the above web sit=
e,
I came across a complete set, dated 1769, at Little Bryant on the Marsh.
They are inscribed as follows:

1. I MEAN TO MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD THAT FOR THE LITTLE I AM GOOD.

2. TO HONOUR BOTH OF HEIGHT AND SIZE OUR RINGERS WE SHALL CAUSE TO RISE

3. WHILST THUS WE JOIN IN CHEERFUL SOUND MAY YE BE LIFTED FROM THE GROUND

4. BOXES ARE A DISTRACTION TO THE MIND

5. IN TIMBER BANDS ALL YE WHO JOIN WITH PLANKS AND SCREWS UNITE
SO SHALL OUR TONGUE AND GROOVE COMBINE TO RAISE THE RINGERS RITE=20

6. YE RINGERS ALL THAT YEARN FOR HEIGHT & LOFTINESS
BE ON THE BOX & YOU'LL THE SAME POSSESS=20

7. TREAT THE BOX WELL AND YOU WILL BE SURE TO SCORE
AND I'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT OFF THE FLOOR

8. MOUNT ME FOR THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

DrL




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