British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Oxfordshire, Oxford, Thomas Hunsdon, Farthing, 1666, 1.22g/6h (N 3696; BW. 145); Ann Peirson, Farthing, 1669, 0.94g/6h (N 3712; BW. 159); Richard Pont, Farthing, 1668, 0.76g/6h (N 3713; BW. 160); Edward Prince, Farthing, 1.20g/6h (N 3717; BW. 163); John Souch, Farthing, 1657, 1.15g/6h (N 3721; BW. 168); Richard Souch, Farthing, 0.89g/12h (N 3723; BW. 169); Thomas Stevenson, Farthing, 1664, 0.87g/6h (N 3725; BW. 171); John Tey, Farthing, 0.83g/12h (N 3741; BW. 172) [8]. BW. 145 about very fine, others in varied state, BW. 168 pierced £50-70

Provenance: *N 3696 A Collection of Seventeenth Century Tokens, Spink Auction 210, 6-7 October 2011, lot 303 (part); N 3712 bt November 2011; N 3713 and 3717 bt J.L. Holman November 2009; N 3721 bt October 2011; N 3723 bt M.C.S. Rasmussen January 2010; N 3725 bt October 2009; N 3741 bt B. Frank.

Thomas Hunsdon (1642-1701), chandler, St Mary’s, freeman 1664, councillor 1669, chamberlain 1672, bailiff 1676, mayor 1686 and 1697, alderman 1699, first wife Elizabeth (†1682), second wife Ann; Ann Pierson, widow of William Pierson (†1667), tailor, St Martin’s; Richard Pont (†March 1671), innholder, The Three Tuns, wife’s name Elizabeth; Edward Prince, chandler, St Aldate’s and later St Martin’s, freeman 1643, wife’s name Joan; John Souch (†by July 1686), milliner, St Mary’s, freeman 1631, bailiff 1645-63 and 1676-85; Richard Souch, milliner, All Saints, son of John, freeman 1657/8, chamberlain 1663-89; Thomas Stevenson, upholsterer, freeman 1663; John Tey, innholder, The Angel, St Peter-in-the-East