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Spilsby, John Gaule, Farthing, 1659, 1.04g/6h (PPM 1; Smith 246; N –; BW. 231); Robert Harrison, Farthing, 1659, 0.91g/12h (PPM 2; Smith 247; N –; BW. 232) [2]. First fair and rare, second mediocre and extremely rare, only one other [Spalding GS] known to the cataloguer
£90-120
Provenance: PPM 1 J. Kendall Bourne Collection; PPM 2 bt Seaby February 1984.
John Gaule (†1673), mercer, wife’s name Katherine; Robert Harrison (†1686), mercer, wife’s name Anne
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Stamford, Francis Blyth, Farthing, [16]57, 0.75g/3h (PPM 7; Smith 257; N 2991; BW. 239); John Blyth and Charles Deale, Farthing, 1.25g/9h (PPM 8; Smith 258; N –; BW. 240); John Hardy and Ed[ward] Dale, Farthing, 0.99g/12h (PPM 10; Smith 261; N 2992; BW. 243); Humfrey Ilive, Farthing, 1659, 0.94g/12h (PPM 12; Smith 265; N 2993; BW. 247); Will[iam] Laret and Humph[rey] Siscan, Farthing, 0.92g/6h (PPM 13; Smith 266; N 2994; BW. 248); Humphry Reynolds, Farthing, 1662, 1.09g/9h (PPM 14; Smith 267; N –; BW. 249) [6]. PPM 7 about fine, PPM 12 fair, others about very fine or better
£200-300 Provenance: J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
PPM 10 only illustrated. Francis Blyth (†1668), chandler, freeman 1649, constable 1652-3, burgess 1661-8, chamberlain 1665-6, wife’s name Mary (†1673); John Blyth (†May 1700), baker, freeman 1652/3, wife’s name Anne; Charles Dale (b. July 1622), mercer, wife’s name Mary; John Hardy (1621-81), shoemaker, freeman 1643, constable 1644-5, capital burgess 1650, wife’s name Mary; Edward Dale (1631-84), shoemaker, freeman 1658, constable 1658 -9 and 1667-8; Humphrey Iliffe, grocer, freeman 1651, capital burgess 1662-80, chamberlain 1665-6, bailiff 1681-4, first wife Katherine (†October 1656), second wife Susanna; William Larrett (†1682), baker, freeman 1653, constable 1655, capital burgess 1656, chamberlain 1661-2, alderman 1669, mayor 1670-1, coroner 1671 -2, first wife Elizabeth, second wife Faith; Humphrey Sisson (b.1632/3), baker, freeman 1655, constable 1658-9, brother-in-law of William Larrett, wife’s name Anne; Humphrey Reynolds (†February 1680), chandler, freeman 1644, constable 1644-5, capital burgess 1646/7, chamberlain 1656-7, chief chamberlain 1657-8, took up the Presbyterian faith, wife’s name Sarah (†February 1693/4)
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Stamford, Borough Farthing, 1657 [issue of Francis Dalby and Humphrey Reynolds], 1.24g/6h (PPM 1; Smith 260; N 2987; BW. 242); Borough Halfpence (3, from two obv. dies), 2.02g/12h (PPM 2; Smith 252; N 2988; BW. 234), 2.99g/12h, 1.75g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 253; N 2989; BW. 235); Robert Algar, Farthing, [16]57, 0.82g/6h (PPM 4; Smith 254; N 2990; BW. 236); Francis Barnwell, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.47g/12h (PPM 6; Smith 256; N –; BW. 238) [6]. PPM 6 about fine and very rare, others fine to very fine
£120-150
Provenance: PPM 1 and *6 N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson June 1988; others J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
Francis Dalby, alderman 1657-8, clerk of the market; Humphrey Reynolds (†1680), chandler, freeman 1644, chief chamberlain 1657 -8, took up the Presbyterian faith, wife’s name Sarah; Robert Algar, chandler, freeman 1635, constable 1637-8 and 1660-1, burgess 1663-6; Francis Barnwell (b. December 1621), barber-surgeon, freeman 1651, constable 1651-2, churchwarden 1660, councilman 1662-77, wife’s name Sarah (†April 1671). The Borough halfpence were ordered in two batches, on 5 December 1667 and 8 October 1668, instigated by the then mayor, Daniel Wigmore, but the profit accruing from their circulation, originally intended to benefit the poor, seems to have been directed instead towards repairing the town’s Guildhall
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Stamford, Thomas Roberts, Farthing, 1659, 0.54g/12h (PPM 15; Smith 268; N –; BW. 250); John Rogers, Farthing, 1664, 0.95g/3h (PPM 16; Smith 269; N –; BW. 251); S[ymon] Walburg and A[nthony] Manton, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (PPM 17; Smith 270; N –; BW. 252); William Walker, Farthings (2, different dies), Ramage issue, CHANDLER, 1.16g/6h (PPM 18; Smith 272; N –; BW. 254), mm. rosette, CHANDLR, 1.59g/6h (PPM 19; Smith 271; N 2995; BW. 253); Henry Waters, Farthing, 0.69g/9h (PPM 20; Smith 273; N –; BW. 255) [6]. PPM 19 good fine but dark, others in varied state and PPM 18 pierced, PPM 16, 17 and 21 extremely rare
£180-220
Provenance: PPM 16 and 17 bt A. Judd August 2002; others except PPM 18 J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
Parliamentarian, freeman 1646, constable 1651-2, removed from his post as burgess 1662, wife’s name Sarah; Henry Waters (1628 -1710), innholder, constable 1650-1 and 1655-6, wife’s name Hannah (†January 1715)
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PPM 19 only illustrated. Thomas Roberts, chandler, freeman 1654, wife’s name Mary; John Rogers, apothecary, freeman 1660, constable 1660-1, burgess 1662, chamberlain 1669-70, alderman 1674, mayor 1674-5 and 1697-8, resigned his civic duties 1711, wife’s name Elizabeth; Symon Walburge (b. Oxfordshire, †August 1674), grocer, freeman 1655, constable 1655-7, burgess 1662, mayor 1665-6, coroner 1666-7, wife’s name Margaret (†March 1699/1700); Anthony Manton (†March 1663/4), grocer, freeman 1655,
constable 1655-6; William Walker, chandler,
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