Malvern Wells, Nov. 20, 1849.
John de Daundelyon.
Sir,--In the north chancel of St. John's Church, Margate, is a fine
brass for John Daundelyon, 1445, with a large dog at his feet; referring
to which the Rev. John Lewis, in his _History of the Isle of Tenet_,
1723 (p. 98.), says:
"The two last bells were cast by the same founder, and the tenor
the gift of one of the family of Daundelyon, which has been
extinct since 1460. Concerning this bell the inhabitants repeat
this traditionary rhyme:
"John de Daundelyon, with his great dog,
Brought over this bell on a mill-cog."
This legend is still given to visitors of this fine old church. Will
some of your antiquarian correspondents throw some light on the
obscurity?