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Auction: 22111 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 23: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 4611

Dorset, Bridport, Farthings (13), Richard Bagg (4), mercer, 1657, R.B, rev. leg, 6h, 0.74g; 6h, 0.79g, 6h, 0.85g, 6h, 0.41g; (same dies Norweb 867-868; BW 30-31); Thomas Bagg, undated, THOMAS BAGG T.B, rev. arms, 9h, 0.98g (Norweb-; BW 32-[R]); Robert Bishopp, apothecarist, undated, R.B, rev. arms, 12h, 0.65g (same dies Norweb 869; BW 33); William Bull, Baliff, undated, V.B, rev. bull's head, 12h, 0.75g (same dies Norweb 870; BW 34); William Bull, Baliff, undated, BWL, rev. bull's head, 9h, 0.57g (same dies Norweb 871; BW 35); William Burte, 1669, B W S, rev. Cook's arms, 12h, 0.57g (Norweb- ; BW 37-[R]); Francis Hasting (2), 1657, F.H, rev. bull's head, 1.16g; 6h, 1.04g (same dies Norweb 874; BW 41-[R]); Daniel Taylor, mercer, 1666, D.T, rev. pestle and mortar, 12h, 1.19g (same dies Norweb 875; Bull 43); Thomas Dassell, 1669, cow, rev. TD, 12h, 0.47g (same dies Norweb 872; BW 39-[RR]), Thomas Bagg token rare and still pleasingly struck up, very fine, the William Burte token also very rare, one Francis Hasting's token fair, the rest all fine to very fine (13)

provenance
i) -
ii) SCMB, 1969 -55/-
iii) -
iv) -
v) SCMB, 1969 - 60/- rare
vi) SCMB, 1965, 35/-
vii) SCMB, 1966- 25/-
viii) SCMB,1969 - 25/-
viiii) Baldwin, 12th August 1987, lot 40
x) Baldwin, November 19[6]8 - 30/-
xi) -
xii) -
xiii) SCMB, 1976 - £10

William Bull was Baliff in the years 1677. 1682, 1696, 1700, 1705 and 1712.

A Daniel Taylor, who was a Quaker, by deed dated 28th August, 1696, gave a house, called the Quakers' Almshouse, in trust for the use of such poor persons of the borough of Bridport to dwell in as should be appointed by the trustees and their successors. The same person by deed dated 31st December 1708, granted to trustees a house, called the Bull Inn, in East Street, the income of which was to support a Free school in Bridport, the number of scholars to be twelve of the poor inhabitants there, or so many as the annual produce should exceed or fall short of £12. He was buried in the Friends' Burial Ground, in South Street, which he appears to have given to the society. Upon a large stone, let into the wall over the gateway, is cut in Roman capitals the following inscription: "1696, Friends Burial Ground, Given by Daniel Taylor of Bridport. He died the 7th and was buried in this ground the 12th day of 9th Mo 1714, aged 73 years."


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