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St John the Baptist
Sunday, 9 July 1780 in 3h 5 (15–0–2 in E♭)
5040 Plain Bob Major
1 J Cooper (C)
2 J Lawson
3 John Moor
4 Robert Ingham
5 Thomas Everitt
6 W Bateman
7 David Bateman
8 Ambrose Redhouse
CCJ 15.07.1780
"On the 9th of July was rung at Thaxted in Essex, a compleat peal of 5040 bob-major, in three hours and five minutes, by J. Cooper 1; J. Lawson 2; J. Moore 3; R. Ingram 4; T. Everitt 5; W. Boatman 6; D. Boatman 7; and A. Redhouse 8. And on the 29th of June, a compleat peal of 5712 bob-majors was rung on the same bells in three hours and 32 minutes, by J. Cooper 1; J. Boatman 2; J. Lilley 3; R. Ingram 4; T. Everitt 5; D. Boatman 6; A. Redhouse 7; and W. Boatman 8. Both the peals were called by J. Cooper."
Surnames Ingram, Moore and Boatman changed to match an earlier peal as it is assumed it is a mistake here