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1710. January 16. Mary Breynton widow was bnriorl in ye church. 



35. 0. FRANCIS DAVIES . 1665 ■=! The Drapers' Arms.* 



R. OF KINGTON . MERCER ■=. HIS HALFE . PENNY J 



Francis Davies w.as assessed for two fire-hearths. 



There was another tradesman named Francis Davies, a glover, living in King- 

 ton at this time. 



The following entries in the parish Register refer to the family of the issuer of 

 above token : — 



1668. April 4. Cassandra ye daughter of Mr Francis Davies by Cassandra 

 his wife was baptized. 



1672. November 12. Francis ye son of Francis Davies Mercer was Baptized. 



1673. December 26. Mai-garett ye daughter of Francis Davies was baptized. 

 1692. April 23. Francis Davies ye Mercer was buried. 



1699. July 21. Cassandra Davies widow was buried in ye chancel. 



Cassandra Davies, daughter of Francis Davies, who died 18th January, 1748, 

 and was buried in the chancel at Kington, by deed, dated the 27th day of March, 

 1744, duly enrolled in the High Court of Chancery, pursuant to the late Statute of 

 Mortmaine, settled and directed the payment of £5 to be distributed by the Vicar, 

 churchwardens, and overseers of this parish, to the most ancient, indigent, and 

 necessitous parishioners thereof, upon the 20th day of March yearly, as a perpetual 

 charity, ]3ayable out of an estate and lands called " The Broken Bank," in the 

 parish of Gladestry, Co. Radnor. 



36. O. EDWARD . GRONNOVS ^ The Mercers' Arms. 



R. OF . KINGTON . 1670 =: HIS . HALFE . PENNY = E . E . G (Plate 1, No. 8.) | 



37. O. EDWARD GRONNOVS = A pair of gloves. 



R. OF KINGTON ^-E . E . G J 



38. O. lAMES . GRONNONS . MERCER . IN . KINGTON ■=: HIS . HALF . PENNY (In six 



lines). 

 R. I . DOE . AS . I . WOVLD . BE . DONE . BY = 1669 (In six lines.) J 



In the roll of assessment of the hearth tax on the Inhabitants of this County, 

 14 Car. II. (1661 and 2)— "Edward Gronnouse hath in his house ffower fire- 

 hearths." 



The Gronnous family were connected with the neighbouring town of Presteign, 

 Co. Radnor, where a Joseph Gronnous, a Grocer, issued a token ; see list of North 

 and South Wales Tokens for descriptions of this piece, and extracts from the Regis- 

 ters of that parish of numerous entries relating to tlie family, by means of which 

 it is interesting to trace the gradual growth of this peculiar name into the more 

 euphonious one of "Greenhouse, "a name still existing in the district among families 

 descended from these issuers. 



'The Drapers' Arms : three triple crowns resting on clouds radiated in base. 



