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St John the Baptist
Monday, 5 April 1779 in 3h 28 (15–0–2 in E♭)
5600 Plain Bob Major
1 Thomas Moor
2 David Bateman
3 Thomas Everitt
4 Robert Ingham
5 John Williamson
6 John Bateman
7 John Moor
8 Ambrose Redhouse (C)
CfC 09.04.1779
"On Monday last was rung at Thaxted, on that musical peal of eight bells, 5600 regular changes of Bob Major, by eight men living in said town, who rung the bells in the following order, viz. Tho. Moor 1st, David Bateman 2d, Tho. Everitt 3d, Robert Ingham 4th, John Williamson 5th, John Bateman 6th, John Moor 7th, and Ambrose Redhouse the 8th, who called the bobs with great accuracy and precision, and which they performed in three hours and twenty-eight minutes; to be equalled but by few, exceeded by none; considering they never had but six bells at Thaxted (until this new peal of eight which was opened on the 11th Nov. last, as mentioned in the Chelmsford Chronicle at that time) nor only Ambrose Redhouse who had ever been used to ring upon eight bells"
