[Bell Historians] Re: Interpretation of iij prche belles

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Hi All,

After some additional thoughts about the date involved, I would concur that 'prche' would be correct, being short for 'paroche' or 'parish'.   The word 'purchase' would not have been used and shortened that early.

Sorry about that.

Best wishes

Alan





   

On Mar 8, 2012, Brian Meldon <CanewdonBells at V6RSfAk0QZ3tqlHrD1XAQEZ4JNL-oOmpVXXnWKJC5OvdK3J2gqtBVqMcooUs7pRH1dxA6Y_VZM1mnG-pMbZaKRw.yahoo.invalid> wrote: 

  Ron I guess that this is the article:
>From CWAAS in Vol 14 of 1895 p275:

Bells of Brigham, Cockermouth, Crosthwaite, Distington, and Holme Cultram by Rev. H. Whitehaed:

http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/webmap/thelakes/html/cwaas/t1014275.htm

It would appear from the above that the churchwardens accounts for the period when Sir George Fleming was vicar of Brigham (1705 to 1737) survived until 1895 as Rev. Whitehead remarked on them so there is a good chance they still survive. Moreover if Rev. Whitehead was correct and George Fleming was indeed `a careful and methodical man' then these accounts may give the details of all the work done on the bells in 1711.

It looks like this document is now held in the Archive Centre at Whitehaven:

http://www.archiveweb.cumbria.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=YPR%2029%2F24

Brian Meldon