17th Century Tokens, Oxfordshire, Oxford, City Farthings, 1652 (6, from five obv. and three rev. dies), 0.89g/6h (N 3665; BW. 111-12), 1.31g/6h (N 3668; BW. 111-12), 0.91g/6h (N 3669; BW. 111-12), 0.98g/6h (N 3671; BW. 111-12), 1.00g/6h (N 3672; BW. 111-12), 0.99g/6h (N 3674; BW. 111-12); Humphry Bodicott, Farthing, 0.62g/6h (N 3683; BW. 124); John Bowell, Farthings, 1657 (2, different obv. dies), 0.80g/6h (N 3760; BW. 125), 1.23g/6h (N 3762; BW. 125); Richard Carter, Farthing, 0.92g/12h (N 3685; BW. 128); Thomas Combes, Farthing, 0.95g/6h (N 3768; BW. 129); William Cornish, Farthing, 1658, 0.68g/12h (N 3686; BW. 131); Richard Ely, Farthing, 1.05g/6h (N 3765; BW. 134); Oliffe Hind, Farthings (2), 1657, 0.80g/6h (N 3694; BW. 142), 1666, 1.17g/6h (N 3695; BW. 143) [15]. The civic issues, N 3685, 3762 and 3765 fine, others in varied state £100-150

Provenance: N 3668 B.M. Greenaway Collection; N 3674, 3685 and 3765 R.N.P. Hawkins Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 242 (part); N 3762 M. Bull Collection [from A. Hawkins March 1987].

Humphrey Bodicott (1601-60), freeman 1626, innholder, The Three Tuns, St Mary’s, chamberlain 1633-6, bailiff 1636-44, alderman and mayor 1647, prominent Royalist, first wife Anne (†November 1635), second wife Judith (†1665); John Bowell (†1693), freeman 1653, mercer, St Ebbs, chamberlain 1655, bailiff 1655-61, mayor 1680, wife’s name Cecilia; Richard Carter (†1672), brewer, bailiff 1665-72; Thomas Combes (†1661), grocer, East gate, freeman 1646, chamberlain 1660, wife’s name Jane (†November 1668); William Cornish (†September 1679), freeman 1636, mercer, St Martin’s, chamberlain 1645, bailiff 1655, mayor 1672, wife’s name Elizabeth; Richard Ely (†1661), b. Louth, Lincs, freeman 1625, chandler, chamberlain 1640, bailiff 1644-59, wife’s name Anne; Oliffe Hind, mercer, freeman 1651