The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of Cornwall formed by Mac McCarthy

Liskeard, John Chapman, Farthing, 1.36g/6h (dies not in N; BW. 29). Good fine, extremely rare £240-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of Cornwall formed by Mac McCarthy.

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R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 6, part); David Lay Auction (Penzance), 11 August 1998, lot 56; E. Bell Collection, Maxwells Auction (Hazel Grove), 4 April 2012, lot 277; bt N.A. Clark.

Jonathan Chapman contributed 2 shillings towards the Free & Voluntary Present of 1661. In 1663 he and his two sons, Richard and John, were imprisoned for attending a Quaker meeting in Liskeard. In the Hearth Tax returns for 1664 he was assessed previously at 2 hearths, the property now in the hands of Rebecca Chapman