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Rowdon, near Bromyard, since the 13th century. The Rowdons were connected 

 by marriage with many aristocratic families of this and the adjoining counties, 

 and were distinguished for their attachment to Royalty. One Sir Thomas Row- 

 don, of Northleach, entertained King Charles at his house in 1643, and fought at 

 Newbury at the head of a troop of horse which he had raised. The father of 

 John Rowdon settled at Welson, in the adjoining parish of Eardisley, and his son 

 was born there 2nd December, 1641. 



The name does not appear in the Kington Registers. The arms are quarterly, 

 1 and 4 Sable, a Griffin segreant, or (Roivdon); 2, or six martlets, 3, 2 and 1, gules 

 ( Le Moigne); 3, Vert, on a bend cotised or, three stags heads caboshed, gules 

 (Helyon). 



See Robinson's Mansions and Manors of Herefordshire for a pedigree of the 

 Rowdon family from the reign of Edward III. to the present generation. 



It is interesting to note that this is the third instance in the Herefordshire 

 series of Token issuers, of members of familes of aristocratic connection being en- 

 gaged in trade, viz., — Boulcot and the Two Rodds of Hereford. 



42. O. ANTHONY . SEARCH = The Grocers' Arms.* 



B. IN . KINGTON MEHCER Z= A . M . 8 



Anthony Search also issued a token at Tenbury, Co. Worcester, of which the 

 following is a description : — 



O. ANTHONY . SEARCH =^ plaiue dealing is best |n. (In four lines.) 



R. IN . TENBORY 1670 =: The Mercers' Arms J 



In the Roll of the Hearth Tax for 14 Car. II. (1662) a Margarett Search, 

 widow, hath in her house si.K fire hearths, and again Margarett Search, widow, 

 hath in her house fJower fire hearths, showing she occupied two goodly-sized 

 houses. This may have been the mother of the issuer Anthony. 



A careful search in the Parish Registers of Kington only results in the follow- 

 ing entries relating to this family, viz. : — 



1670. October 2.5. Margrett Search widdow was buryed in ye chauncell. 



1676. October 7. Alice Search, a young mayd was buried in ye church. 



I am informed by the Rev. T. Ayscough Smith, Vicar of Tenbury, who kindly 

 searched his registers, that the name does not occur there. 



The name of Anthony Search appears with three others, probably brothers, 

 on the register book of scholars of Lady Hawkins' Grammar School, Kington, as 

 "free," i.e., natives of the parish, in the years 1654-9. 



43. O. RALPH . TVRFORD . OK . 1668 = The Apothecaries' Arms.f 



R. KEINGHTON . APOTHECARY = HIS . HALF . PENY (Plate 1, No. 11.) J 



The following entries are found in the Registers :— 



1669. June 30. Elizabeth ye wife of Mr. Ralph Turford was buryed. 



** The Grocers' Arms— A chevron between nine cloves, three, three, and three. 



t The Apothecaries' Arms -Apollo holding a bow and arrow supplanting a serpent. 



