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66. O. lOHN . HILL . OP . ROSS =: In an oval between six stars io. 



R. HIS . HALKE PENEY . 66 = I . H in an oval. (Plate 2, No. 20.) J 



67. O. lOHN . HILL . OF = I . E . H 



if. ROSS . MERCER = I . E . H i 



The half-penny is of same type as John Hill's token issued at Hereford 1657, 

 and probably by same issuer. 



John Hill was assessed for three fire hearths, 14 Car. II. 

 1073. Sep 29. Joyce the daughter of John Hill was buried. 



1674. Aug 15. Alice ye daughter of .John Hill and Joyce his wife was baptised. 



1675. Jan 29. John Hill Tayler was buried. 



1676. Dec 16. Paul ye Son of John Hill and Joyce his wife was bapt. 



It is doubtful if these entries relate to the issuer of the token, the initial let- 

 ter of the wife's name being " e." 



68. O. THOMAS MERRICK . ? 



E. ? = HIS PENNY 1680 Id. 



This incomplete description is taken from The continuation of Duncumb's 

 Collections towards the Histories and Antiquities of the County of Hereford, Vol. III., 

 by William Henry Cooke, Esq., M.A., Q.C., F.S.A. If correctly described this 

 token is specially interesting as the only Penny in the Herefordshire series. 



69. O. lOHN . TAYLOR . CHANDLER = A man dipping candles. 



B. IN . KOSSE . 1667 = HIS HALF . PENY = I . T . T J 



Boyne describes a specimen of this token dated 1666. 



70. O. THOMAS . TAYLOR := T . E . T 



R. OF ROSS =; T . K . T 1656 J 



This token is in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. 



Thomas Taylor was assessed for six fire hearths, 17 Car. II. 



The following entries from Koss Registers relate to the Taylors :— 



1673. April 13. Thos son of Wm Tayler and Joan his wife bapt. 



1673. Feb 6. Elinor ye daughter of Rich. Tayler and Eliz. his wife was 

 bapt. 



1673. Feby 28. Ursula, ye daughter of Thos Tayler and Ursula his wife 

 was baptizd. 



1673. March 14, John Tayler was buried. 

 Aug 12, Eliz. Tayler was buried. 



1674. Sept 20, Jonas, the son of Jonas Tayler and Eliz. his wife was bapt. 



1675. Oct 19, Eliz. ye daughter of George Tayler and Eliz. his wife was bapt. 

 Oct 27, Debora ye daughter of Thos Tayler and Ursula his wife was baptizd. 



1676. Sep 9, Elizabeth ye daughter of Richd Tayler and Ann his wife bapt. 

 Feby 6, Samuel son of William Tayler and Elinor his wife was baptizd. 



