Flitwick / Flicteuuiche / Flietewicke / Flythewick

There is an entry for Flitwick [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TL0334/flitwick/] [accessed 17 September 2015], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. A font here is noted in Lysons (1806-1833) as one of a group of circular fonts: “Flitwick has the upper part scalloped". Described in Cox & Harvey (1907) as "a good Norman font". The Victoria County History (Bedford, vol. 3, 1912) notes: "The church of Flitwick was bestowed on Dunstable Priory by Philip de Sanvill before the reign of Richard I [i.e., before 1189] [...] The font, which is near the west end of the south aisle, has a round fluted bowl of late 12th-century date resting on a modern base". The Flitwick Parish web site [www.flitwickchurch.org.uk/index.htm] [accessed 4 November 2007] page informs: "On the left as you enter by the south door stands the Font [....] Originally our font was fixed against the pillar close to the south door. The circular fluted bowl of the font is Norman and dates back to the twelfth century [...] The circular shaft and base which support it are nineteenth century and were added when the font was moved to its present position [...] The lid of our font was for many years securely fastened, but was opened and restored to its proper use one Whitsunday during the 1850’s. During the time when the font was sealed a small vessel or basin was placed on the lid. Our basin had a small round wooden stand, the top of which is still preserved. On one side is printed round the circumference in Greek capitals the palindrome "ΝΙΨΟΝ ΑΝΟΜΗΜΑ ΜΗ ΜΟΝΑΝ ΟΨΙΝ" a free translation of which is ‘Wash the sin not only the face.’ Lines such as these are known as Devil’s Verses". Described and illustrated in the CRSBI (2015) :"Round, with a fluted bowl and with a sunken roll on the rim. The base and plinth are modern. The bowl, which has been painted red with blue details, has a number of cement repairs", and dates the font and the re-set north doorway to the late 12th century.