One is inscribed with the phrase Venite exultemus domino (Latin for "Let us come and praise the Lord", a quotation from Psalm 95), “SS 1664” (the year the bell was added), and the initials of the master founder, Samuel Smith of York.
A bell is inscribed with the Latin phrase "Let us come and praise the Lord", along with the year it was added ("SS 1664") and the initials of its creator, Samuel Smith of York.