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Town Crier

is to make proclamations. The time-honoured summons is 'Oyez' (hear ye), repeated three times, accompanied by ringing a bell or blowing a horn.

Campanology

The art of ringing bells or a treatise on the art

Chimney-sweeps

58 Vict. c. 51), imposes a penalty for noisy solicitation of employment as a chimney-sweeper by ringing a bell or otherwise.

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Breach of peace

enough; thus at common law a householder could not give a man into custody for violently and persistently ringing his door-bell. It is the particular duty of a Magistrate or Police Officer to preserve the peace unbroken,

Sexton

officiating clergyman and to perform other duties pertaining to the church such as to dig graves ring the bell etc … on the officiating clergyman and to perform other duties pertaining to the church such as to dig graves ring the bell etc

Bellman

A man who rings a bell especially to give notice of anything in the streets Formerly also a night watchman who called the hours … A man who rings a bell especially to give notice of anything in the streets Formerly also a night watchman who called

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