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awaited his arrival from Worcester, at the end of Etnam Street and accompanied 

 him, sitting on horseback, and carrying the charter opened on his breast, in full 

 civic procession, with the maces and macebearers, to the Market Cross, where they 

 publicly drank the King's health amidst the cheers and congratulations of the 

 inhabitants."— Townsend's Hist., pp. 138-9. 



Moorcourt in the Parish of Pembridge, the residence of the late Rev. James 

 Davies, was the property of a John Stead in the 17th century, held by him in 

 right of his wife, who was a Vaughan. He was buried at Dilwyn, 14th April, 

 1662, and may have been the father of the Bailifif of Leominster. 



It is a curious circumstance for a solictor to have issued a token, but it may 

 have been a town piece issued by Stead in his capacity of bailiff. The token is 

 not fully described by Townsend, and posssibly the examination of a specimen 

 may clear the matter up. 



The following entries from the Registers of the Parish refer to this issuer. 



1650. Rowland the Sonne of John Steade and Johan his wife was baptised 

 the seaventh day of January. 



1655. John the sonne of John Steade Gentn and Joan his wife was baptised 

 the 10th day of June. 



1658. Edmund the sonne of Mr. John Steade and Joan his wife was baptised 

 the 6th day of October. 



1662. Francis the sonne of John Steade gent and Joan his wife was baptised 

 the twentie seaventh dale of Aprill. 



1674. Joan the wife of John Steade Town Clarke of this Burrough was buried 

 the xxviith day. 



PEMBRIDGE. 



64. O. THOMAS BENGOVGH z= HIS HALF PENY. 



R. IN PEMBKinGE . 1665. = T . P . B (Plate 2, No. 20.) i 



The Bengoughs were considerable landowners in Pembridge at this period, 

 and I am informed their descendants still hold property there. A Thomas Ben- 

 gough was churchwarden in 1678, as shown by an inscription on the outer doors 

 of the north porch of the church. 



The Registers of Pembridge give the following entries : — 



1662. James Son of Thomas and Phyllis Bengough baptized. 



1664. Thomas Son of Thomas and Phyllis Bengough baptized. 



ROSS. 



65. O. lAMES . FISHER . OF . EOSSE ^ The Mercer's Arms. 



B. HIS . HALFE PENNY . 1666 = I . F (Plate 2, No. 21.) J 



James Fisher was assessed for two fire hearths, 14 Car. II. 



The Register of Ross, which commences in 1671, gives the following : — 



1671, July 16. James ye son of James Fisher and Susan his wife was baptized. 



1675, Feby 19. Susanna ye wife of James Fisher was buried. 



