[Bell Historians] Re: Latin Translation

[Susan & Christopher Dalton]

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>From: "philholtsdgr" <pippolucas23 at ...>
>To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Latin Translation
>Date: Wed, Aug 17, 2005, 11:44 pm
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>> I've just purchased a history of
>> the Village of Bradford Abbas, also in Dorset, where a layman
>> attributed bells to W & C Powell of Cullompton, and Mears & Stainbrook.
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> [Yes - I've got a copy of that book too and nearly binned it. But it is
> notable how many writers can't get their minds round the name Stainbank -
> which is, after all, a bit unusual.
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> I still think 'arsedeacon', which John Scott found in some Devon
> churchwardens' accounts, takes a bit of beating.
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> C D]
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