Atkins. 
14. 
Bath. 
7a. 
O: 
Hee 
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As last. 
A seated female, vases at her feet and with olive 
branch in her left hand, arm resting on a 
vase. Right hand directing a boy with a key 
to open the door of a prison, from the grated 
window of which a basket is held forth to 
receive contributions for imprisoned Debtors. 
Above, GO FORTH radiated. The whole 
within a beaded circle. Zeg : REMEMBER 
THE DEBTORS IN ILCHESTER GOAL. + within 
a toothed border. 
ED: PAYABLE BY I FOSTER LAMBERHURST overstruck 
on this MANUFACTURED BY W. LUTWYCHE, 
BIRMINGHAM. V.R. 
The tokens issued by Gye are to Bath Citizens 
the most interesting from their associations, 
and they are also the finest productions of the 
Bath series. W. Gye was a Printer at No. 4, 
Westgate Buildings (house removed to make 
way for the Chapel there), and with his Father 
and four of their workmen in December, 
1792, signed the book of the Loyal Association. 
By 1794 the business of Printer and Stationer 
at No. 13, Market Place was added (now 
Dawsons ; it is interesting to note the con- 
tinuity of the business). He must have been 
energetic and of kindly disposition, and 
acting as Agent for the Debtors confined at 
Ilchester, then the County Gaol of Somerset, 
Gye issued most impassioned appeals on 
their behalf for help, and pleading for im- 
provement in the methods of dealing with 
Debtors. He also acted for the Debtors in 
the Bath Gaol, and was constantly collecting 
