NEW BUCKENHAM.

109. O. FRANCIS. WATTS. 1657 The Grocers' Arms.

=

R. OF. NEWBVCKENHAM = F. W.

"Francis, ye sonne of Francis Watt and Elizabete his wife, born May 25, 1657.”

110. O. THO. YOVNGMAN. GROCER = The Grocers' Arms. R. IN. NEW. BVCKENHAM. 1667 =T. Y.

113. A variety with a star for a mint-mark.

114. Another variety, struck from different dies.

Atwood resided in St. Michael at Plea from 1659 to 1668, but appears to have subsequently removed into St. George, Tombland: see Blomefield's “History of Norwich," p. 745. He was admitted to the freedom of the city on May 3, 1647, and was a haberdasher by trade. His tokens are the worst executed of the Norwich series, and are rarely found in good condition. A John Atwood was buried at St. Peter Mancroft in 1695.

"Jacobus Arborey Dyer filius Thome Arborey admissus est ciuis 17° ffeb., 1646,” O.S. He afterwards resided in St. Clement's parish. Thomas Turner, an apprentice of "James Arbree," was sworn a freeman in 1662.

116. O. MICHAELL. BAKER = 1667.

R. OF. NORWICH = M. A. B.

"Michaell Baker Taylor filius Joh'nis Baker admissus est Civis 6o Sept., 16.45.” He resided in St. Michael-at-Plea, and was overseer there in 1667-68.

117. O. IAMES. BARTON = The Fruiterers' Arms.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1667=1. E. B.

As the arms of the Fruiterers' Company are the tree of Paradise, environed with the serpent between Adam and Eve, is possible that the device upon this token was intended to represent the sign of the Adam and Eve, which was to be found in Norwich in the seventeenth century, and not the Fruiterers' arms. James Barton, clockmaker, was admitted a freeman in 1629, and James Barton, fringemaker, in 1648.

118. O. VIOLET. BENTON = A key.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1664=V.R.

"Violett Benton Cordyn' Appr'nt Tho. Semer admissus est Ciuis 21o die

Januarij, 1632," O.S.

He resided in St. Peter Mancroft, where he was married to Rebecca Muryall on September 26, 1632. He was buried there in 1670, and she in 1672.

119. O. NICHOLAS. BILHAM = The Grocers' Arms.

R. OF. NORWICH = N. B.

Nicholas Bilham, grocer, was admitted to the freedom of the city in 1660. He resided in St. John's Maddermarket, and was buried there in 1662.

120. O. IOHN. BLAND= A stocking (above it a small R). R. IN. NORWICH = I. M. B.

121. A variety differing in the obverse die.

The small letter R on the obverse is the initial of Thomas Rawlings, who was chief engraver of the Mint under Charles I. During the Commonwealth he fell into poverty, and took to engraving dies for tokens. "Joh'es Blankes," woollen draper, was admitted a freeman in 1648, and as no John Bland occurs in the "Lib. Introit. Civ." in the middle of the seventeenth century, he was probably the issuer.

122. O. PEETER. BLOFELD = The Grocers' Arms.

R. IN. NORWICH P. B.

He resided in St. Michael at Plea, and was buried there in 1676. A Peter Blowfild, worsted-weaver, was sworn a freeman in 1631.

123. O. AVGVSTINE. BRIDGS = A cock. R. IN. NORWICH. GROCER = A. B.

Engraved in "Norfolk Archæology," vol. v., p. 241.

124. A variety differing in both dies.

The family of Briggs had long been settled in Norfolk, and originally resided at Sall, near Reepham. As there were two Augustine Briggs, father and son, living in St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, at this time, we cannot positively say which was the issuer. The father, who was born in 1617, was a strenuous supporter of King Charles, was Sheriff in 1660, Mayor in 1670, and M.P. in 1677. He died in 1684, and was buried in St. Peter Mancroft Church, where his monument, which has been engraved by Blomefield, remains. He was admitted to the freedom of the city, as a grocer, in 1644. The son, who was sworn a freeman in 1674, was Sheriff in 1685, Mayor in 1695, and was buried at St. Peter's in 1704. He married Elizabeth Cock, which may account for the device upon the token, but the dates would point to the father as the issuer. For a pedigree of, and much information relative to the family, see Blomefield's "History of Norwich,” p. 640. Briggs Street probably takes its name from this family.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1664=1. R. B.

James Brockden, "Spurryer," was admitted to the freedom of the city in 1636. He resided in Mancroft, and was churchwarden in 1652. We find that several apprentices, as well as sons, of James Brockden, were admitted as mercers; leading one to infer that there were two of that name, the one a spurrier, the other a mercer, but this needs confirmation. He was Sheriff in 1679, and died in 1680. His widow, Rebecca, died in 1686. Both were buried in St. Peter Mancroft. The castle on the token is triple towered, like that in the city arms, to which the device on the token probably alludes, although it may be that Brockden lived at the sign of the Castle, which was common in Norwich in the seventeenth century.

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126. O. ROBERT. BROWN = The Merchant-Tailors' Arms.

R. IN. NORWICH=R. A. B.

Engraved in "Norfolk Archæology," vol v., p. 241.

Robert Brown, tailor, apprentice of Robert Brown, was admitted a citizen in 1636; and Robert Browne, hosier, apprentice to Henry Watts, Esq., in 1657. The former was probably the issuer.

127. O. IOHN. BROWNE-A swan.

R. IN NORWICH. 1657=I. S. B.

This issuer's name is too common to identify. The Swan, one of the most ancient inns in Norwich, was situate in St. Peter Mancroft, and was only closed a few years since.

128. O. EDWARD. BVXTON = The Grocers' Arms.

R. OF. NORWICH. 1653=E. A. B.

"Edwardus Bvxton Grocer app'ntic Robto Baret admissus est Civis 25o Sept. 1648." He resided in St. Andrew's, and was churchwarden in 1659-60. He died in 1665, and was buried in the south aisle of the church of that parish, in which in Blomefield's time there was a stone to the memory of Elizabeth, daughter of Edward and Ann Buxton, Edward their son, and Mr. Edward Buxton.

129. O. EDMVND. CAMOND= The Grocers' Arms.

R. OF. NORWICH. GROCER = E. C.

"Edmondus Camon Grocer app'ntic Margar' Baley admissus est Civis 25° Sept. 1648." He lived in St. John Maddermarket from 1648 to 1658, and was overseer there in 1651. This name appears several times in the churchwardens' books, but not at all in the registers.

130. O. IAMES. CASTILL= A wool-comb.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1664 = I. I, C.

Engraved in "Norfolk Archæology," vol. v., p. 241.

We do not find James Castill's admission to the freedom of the city. John Castle, a worsted-weaver, was sworn a freeman in. 1656. In 1664 Mr. James Castell, and also Mrs. Jane Castell, widow, were rated in St. Saviour's parish.

131. O. IAMES. CASTLE = 1662.

R. IN. NORWICH = I. I. c.

Probably issued by the same person as the preceding, as the wife's initial is the James Castle was rated in St. Martin at Oak and St. Augustine in 1659, and in the latter parish in several subsequent years.

same.

132. O. ROBERT. CLAYTON. IN= The Ironmongers' Arms.

R. NORWICH. IRONMONGER = 1663.

Engraved in "Norfolk Archeology," vol. v., p. 241.

"Robert Claiton Iron munger," apprentice to John Salter, Esq., was admitted to the freedom of the city on March 26, 1661. He was rated in no less than six parishes, viz., St. Andrew, St. Paul, St. Michael Coslany, St. Stephen, St. Julian, and St. Peter Mancroft. In 1664 he purchased the house in St. Julian's in which he then resided. It was situate in St. Ann's Lane, on the south side, at the back of the premises called "Middaies," and had orchards and gardens running down to the river. He was Sheriff of the city in 1672, in which year he died, and was buried at St. Peter Mancroft.

133. O. WILLIAM. COOPER. OF= The King's head crowned.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1662 = A full-blown rose.

A

The King's Head was one of the principal inns in Norwich. It was situate in the Market-place, and was pulled down in 1812, when Davey Place was made. William Cooper was buried at St. Peter Mancroft in 1666.

134. O. ISAAC. COWPER. BRICK = A trowel.

R. LAYER. IN. NORWICH=1. E. C.

Isaac Cowper, rough mason, apprentice of Stephen Cowper, was admitted to the freedom of the city on September 21, 1656. Richard Rocke, an apprentice of his, was sworn a freeman in 1668. Stephen Cowper was rated in St. Giles.

135. O. PEETER. DEALE=A helmet.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1664 P. A. D.

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Peter Deale was an armourer by trade, and was admitted to the freedom of the city on May 3, 1654. He lived in St. Peter Mancroft, in the books of which parish his name continually occurs from 1650 till 1665, in which latter year he died and was buried on July 14. His wife, Amy, by whom he had several children, survived him, and we find a few years afterwards that Anne Dale, widow, was buried there. Anne was probably a mistake for Amy.

136. O. ABRAHAM. DERRIX = A fleece.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1665 = A. I. D.

137. A variety slightly differing in the reverse die.

The device upon this token has been supposed to be a pineapple, but it is no doubt a fleece. Abraham Derricke, worsted-weaver, son of Abraham Derricke, was sworn a freeman on December 27, 1651. He lived in St. Lawrence's parish. Abraham Derricke, the father, was a hosier, and was admitted to the freedom of the city in 1615.

138. O. IAMES. DOVER= = 1667.

R. IN. NORWICHI. D.

"James Dover of St Michael of Coslany vpon his paym1 of 20s to ye Hamper is Dispensed with for beareinge the office of Constable for one yeare next followinge."-Mayoralty Court Book, June 28, 1671.

One Daniel Dover was a hosier in Norwich in 1635, as was Samuel Dover in 1653.

139. O. ROBERT. DVGLAS= Two swords crossed.

R. CVTTLER. OF. NORWICH =R. D. D.

Engraved in "Norfolk Archæology," vol. v., p. 241.

"Rob'tus Duglas Cvtler app'ntic' Joh'is Browne admissus est Ciuis 70 Sept. 1642." In 1646 he resided in St. John Maddermarket, in which year his son Robert was baptized there. He appears to have removed to Mancroft about 1650, and was one of the overseers of that parish in 1656; he continued to live in that parish till his death, in 1664. His wife, Dorothy, survived him, and was buried there in 1688. Christopher Harsant, haberdasher of small wares, and an apprentice of Duglas, was admitted a freeman in 1662.

140. O. FRANCIS. ELMER = Three foxes.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1667 = F. G. E.

Francis Elmer, worsted-weaver, was admitted a citizen March 22, 1643; and Francis Ailmer, wool-comber, on April 28, 1663. Either may have been the issuer, as the two ways of spelling the surname are used indiscriminately. One of them resided in St. Gregory, and was churchwarden there in 1663; the other lived in St. George's Tombland, filled the same office there in 1664, and was buried in the south aisle of the parish church in 1686. He bore arms: argent on a cross engrailed sab. between four Cornish choughs proper, five bezants, impaling Fretté.

141. O. ROBERT. EMPEROR = A sword erect.

R. OF. NORWICH = R. E. E.

He was rated in St. Michael at Coslany and St. Saviour, and was overseer of the

former parish in 1664, and of the latter in 1665. A Robert Emperor, hosier, son of Francis Emperor, was sworn a freeman in 1679. Robert Emperor was one of the Common Council placed in the room of those rejected by James II.

142. O. THOMAS. FERRIER = A heart on the shank of an anchor.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1664 = T. F.

Thomas fferrior, grocer, apprentice to John Osborne, Esq., was admitted a freeman on August 21, 1665. He resided in St. Peter Mancroft. In the churchwardens' book he is mentioned as "Mr. fferreyheare."

Thomas Flatman, tallow-chandler, was sworn a freeman on February 25, 1666, and was rated in St. Martin at Oak and St. Augustine. He had several apprentices, all of whom were admitted as grocers. He was a Dissenter, and his name occurs in the books of St. Mary's Baptist Chapel.

144. O. RICHARD. FREEMAN

=

A dove with an olive branch.

R. OF. NORWICH. 1657 = R. F.

Richard Freeman, vintner, son of Mr. John Freeman, Sheriff in 1636, was sworn a freeman on April 7, 1660. He resided at the sign of the Dove, in St. John Maddermarket, of which parish he was overseer in 1656, and churchwarden in 1662. He was buried there in 1693. The Dove was pulled down about fortyfive years ago, on an extension of Messrs. Chamberlin's premises.

145. O. IN. NORWICH. CONFECTIONER = L. GOODWY.

R. AT. THE. GOLDEN. CAMELL. 1660 = A camel. Engraved in "Norfolk Archæology," vol. v., p. 241.

Lawrence Goodwyn was an apprentice of Mr. John Lawrence, and was admitted to the freedom of the city in 1661. It will be observed that his name occurs, with that of Mr. Lawrence, upon another Norwich token. Goodwyn was Sheriff in 1682, and Mayor in 1697. In 1687 he was one of the Aldermen of this city, and was ejected by James II. He died in 1725, at the age of ninety-two, and was buried in the nave of St. Andrew's Church, to which parish he gave a large offering-dish, and also two flagons, the inscriptions upon which are given in Blomefield, in his account of St. Andrew's parish.

146. O. THOMAS. GREENE. IN = The Grocers' Arms.

R. NORWICH. 1658=T. S. G.

Thomas Greene, grocer, apprentice to Benjamin Baker, was admitted to the freedom of the city August 13, 1652. He resided in St. Peter Mancroft, of which parish he was churchwarden in 1665. He died, and was buried there, in 1683. His son, Thomas, was Bishop of Norwich in 1721-23. We find the following entry in the Mayoralty Court Book, under date November 14, 1674:

"Tho. Greene of Corps Xti Coll. in Cambridge vpon the Petition of Mr. Tho. Greene Grocer his father, hath a pension of 40 ann' granted him as is mentioned and for such time as is directed in ye donation of Math. Parker late Archbp of Canterbury.

Another Thomas Greene, who died of the plague, was buried at Mancroft in 1666.

147. O. BENIAMEN. GREENWOOD = The Grocers' Arms.

R. IN. NORWICH. 1667 = B. E. G.

Benjamin, the son of Miles Greenwood, was sworn a freeman March 14, 1662. He resided in St. Mary Coslany.

148. O. ELIZ. HALFKNIGHT = The Dyers' Arms.

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R. IN. NORWICH. 1667 E. H conjoined.

The “ Wid. Halfeknights" was rated in St. Peter Hungate and St. Edmund.