Cirencester, St John's Church:

“early sixteenth century gargoyles above the nave clerestory, a remarkable series which are supposed to depict the revels attendant on a " Whitsun Ale."' One figure bears the legend " BE MERRIE," while others are represented playing musical instruments of the period, prominent amongst which are hunting horns, a double recorder, a double shawm, a bag-pipe, tabor and pipe, rebec, lute, portable organ, hurdy-gurdy, and a very rare example of the eunuch flute.”

[Ed These are now said to be so eroded that the instruments cannot now be deciphered.]

'Ancient Cotswold churches. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings and the author's photographs' by Cecily Daubeny