The Churches of Coventry - A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Frederick W. Woodhouse
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cases, of the pitche of doble Eff, and wt xxvij pleyn keyes, xix
musiks, xlvj cases of Tynn and xiiij cases of wood, wt two Starrs and the image of the Trinite on the topp of the sayed orgayns." In 1570-the "payer of balowes" were sold, and in 1583 the pipes, "wayeng eleven score and thirteen pounds, went for fourpence half-farthing the pound." In 1632 a new one was obtained but its life was short, for in 1641 the Puritan party caused it to be sold "for the best advantage." [Illustration: ALMS-BOX.] Once more, in 1684, another was purchased from Mr. Robert Hay wood of the City of Bath for _£_100; then, in 1732, Thomas Swarbrick of Warwick built one for _£_600, for which a gallery was erected across the nave. In 1855 this gave place to a new one by Foster and Andrews of Hull, costing _£_800; and this was rebuilt by Messrs. Hill and Son in 1900. ST. JOHN BAPTIST'S CHURCH [Illustration: CHURCH OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST, FROM BOND'S HOSPITAL.] ST. JOHN BAPTIST'S CHURCH The church of St. John Baptist has a history quite different from that of the other parish churches and is specially interesting as a building belonging to a very limited class, namely, Collegiate |
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