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1656. Isaac, the sonn of Thomas ffoord, gent, and Sara, his wife, was borne 

 the 23rd day of July, and baptized the last day of the same. 



1658. Ann, the daughter of Thomas ffoord, gent, and Sara, his wife, was 

 borne the fifth day of May, and baptized the sixteenth of the same. 



1665. April], Elizabeth ffoard was buried the 20th. 



1665. May, Elizabeth ffoard, spinster, was buried the 20th day. 



1668. Anne, the daughter of Thomas ffoord, gent, was buried the 30th day 

 of May. 



59. O. THO . HARDWicK . IVNIOR . IN = A hart lodged. 



B. LEOMINSTER . HIS . HALF . PENY = T . H with an interlaced flower between 

 (Plate 2, No. 18.) J 



Tho. Hardwicke was Bailiff in 1661, and was assessed for three fire hearths in 

 Crosse and Pinsley Ward. 



1662. John Hardwicke was buried the 23rd August. 



60. O. lOHN . NAISH . GLOVER = The Glovers' Arms. 



B. IN . LEOMINSTER . 1669 := HIS . HALFE . PENY ZZ I . M . N ^ 



John Naish was assessed for two fire hearths in Netherniarsh Ward, 17 Car. II. 



1663. Ffrancis the sonne of John Nashe and Mary his wife was baptized the 

 23rd Aprill. 



61. O. FRAN . PERSE . LEMSTER . 1666 =: The Mercers' Arms. 



B. FOR . NECESSARY . CHANGE = HIS . HALFE . PENY (Plate 2, No. 18.) ^ 



Fran Perse Bailiff in 1669 was assessed for four fire hearths in High Street 

 Ward, 17 Car. II. 



Francis Perse of Leominster in the county of Hereford Mercer and Mary 

 Shoter of Leominster afdresaid in the county aforesaid spincer were three severall 

 Lords dayea published in the Parish Church of Leominster aforesaid According 

 unto a late Acte of Parliament and were married by Edward Hay Esq. Justice of 

 the Peace within the aforesaid Borough the Twenty and Eighth day of October 1655. 



62. O. NATHANIKLL . SMITH = HIS . HALFK PENNY. 



B. OF . LEOMINSTER . 1667 =: N . M . S J 



Natha Smyth assessed for two tire hearths in High Street Ward. 



63. O. JOHN STEAD = a shield. 



jR. IN LEOMINSTER = a shield. 



From a description in Townsend's History of Leominster, p. 146. 



" John Steade Bailiff in 1663 was assessed for four fire hearths in High St 

 Ward, 17 Car. II. He was a solicitor and the first town clerk of the Borough, 

 and was deputed by the Bailiff and Burgesses to proceed to London to superintend 

 the arrangements preliminary to the renewal of their charter by Charles II. in 

 1665. His charges to the Corporation on this occasion amounted to the goodly 

 Bum of £125 10s., and on his return to Leominster the Bailiff and Burgesses 



