. Trade tokens issued in the seventeenth century in England, Wales, and Ireland. the deceased antiquary and author, for the fulfilmentof the promise. We are very grateful to Miss Nicholson for kindlyassistance, so valuable, and to Mr. Bell for his interesting andimportant notes. The Editor. APPLEBY. 1. O. Christopher, birkbecke = The Kings head crowned to left. fi. IN . APPLEBY . 1666 = HIS HALF PENY. J 2. O. EDWARD . GVY . 1666 : = . IN . APPLEBYE. jR. I . SERVE . FOR . CHANGE = E . M . G. \ Edward Guy lived in Brig Street, Appleby, and held two burgages there. He 1220 TRADERS TOKENS OF THE S
. Trade tokens issued in the seventeenth century in England, Wales, and Ireland. the deceased antiquary and author, for the fulfilmentof the promise. We are very grateful to Miss Nicholson for kindlyassistance, so valuable, and to Mr. Bell for his interesting andimportant notes. The Editor. APPLEBY. 1. O. Christopher, birkbecke = The Kings head crowned to left. fi. IN . APPLEBY . 1666 = HIS HALF PENY. J 2. O. EDWARD . GVY . 1666 : = . IN . APPLEBYE. jR. I . SERVE . FOR . CHANGE = E . M . G. \ Edward Guy lived in Brig Street, Appleby, and held two burgages there. He 1220 TRADERS TOKENS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. was a supporter of Richard Tufton in the Parliamentary election of February,1678-9.—Machell MSS., i., p. 223. The name of the Rev. Edward Guy (instituted Vicar of St. Lawrences, Appleby,1636) appears in the list of Mayors of the borough for the years 1627, 1631, 1634,1635 and 1650.—layers History of Westmorland, ii., appendix, p. lviii. Hewas probably the father of the issuer. 3. O. william . smith = A pigeon pecking. R. IN . APPLEBYE . 1669 = W . S. \. IBBi This token has hitherto been attributed to Appleby, a village in Leicestershire,but there is little doubt that it belongs to the county town of Westmorland. Aspecimen struck in brass was found in 1863, on taking down some old buildingson the south side of Allhallows Lane, Kendal.—See Kendal Mercury,March 28, 1863. The issuer was a mercer and held property in the Borough Gate (MachellMSS., i., p. 213), where he probably had his residence. He, like Guy, was asupporter of Richard Tufton {ut supra, p. 223), and his name appears in the listof Mayors of the borough in the years 1667 and 1673.—Sayers History ofWestmorland, vol. ii., appendix, p. lix. There is an engraving of this token in the Gentlemans Magazine for March,C792 (p. 209). GRAYRIGG. 4. O. ric : rowlandson . of . grayrig = A pair of scales and aspade. R. IN . KENDALL . PARISH . 1669 = HIS HALF PENY. frfn CT. 5- •/->y>-. a o Richard
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