British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Bedfordshire, Leighton Buzzard, Benedict Coles, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.76g/12h (GO 62; N 823; BW. 62); Milton Ernest, Henry Savage, Halfpenny, 1.92g/3h (GO 76; N 39; BW. 76); Potton, Richard Atkinson, Farthing, 1661, 1.50g/6h (GO 79; N 42; BW. 79), John Harper, Farthing, 1657, 0.64g/6h (GO 81; N 9416; BW. 81), Henry Rugeley, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.00g/12h (GO 82; N 44; BW. 82); Riseley, Mary Earle, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.37g/3h (GO 83A; N 45; BW. Derbyshire 108); Shefford, Isaac Sheppard, Farthing, 1664, 0.98g/6h (GO 89; N 49; BW. 89); Turvey, George Babington, Halfpenny, 1667, 0.88g/12h (GO 96; N –; BW. 96); Woburn, Francis Collman, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.24g/12h (GO 101; N 52; BW. 101) [9]. GO 89 and 101 fine, others in varied state £80-100

Provenance: GO 62, 81, 82 and 89 E.J. Luck Collection, Simmons Mailbid Sale 48, 21 October 2009 (16, 20, 21, 23) [62 from N.A. Clark February 1986, 81 and 101 from Seaby January 1985]; GO 76 and 79 bt B. Frank; GO 83A bt November 2011; GO 96 bt Timeline November 2009; GO 101 Norweb Collection, B. Bird Collection, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 255 (part) [from Mrs N late 1960s], E.J. Luck Collection, Simmons Mailbid Sale 48, 21 October 2009 (25).

Benedict Coles (†November 1683), chandler, wife’s name Ann (†April 1675); Henry Savage, yeoman, Baptist, an acquaintance of John Bunyan, first wife Elizabeth (†1671), second wife Mary; Richard Atkinson (1632-1708/9), grocer, churchwarden 1661, wife’s name Katherine; John Harper (†February 1674/5), maltster, overseer 1667, first wife Ellen (†1668), second wife Elizabeth; Henry Rugeley (1642-90), innholder, The George and Dragon, churchwarden 1670, overseer 1676, purveyor to Hospitals in Ireland; Mary Earle, née Franklin, widow of Francis Earle (†November 1667); Isaac Shepherd (†May 1674), grocer, wife’s name Elizabeth; George Babington (†July 1675), bachelor; Francis Coleman (†c. 1693), grocer, Quaker, first wife Sarah, second wife Deborah