435 
then present and the resolution carried, extracted from the 
Minute Book used at the meeting. 
“John Biggs Maior 
* John Pearce ; * Robert Penny 
Matthew Clift \y ama Antony Collabee 
y 
John Parker Henry Morford 
John Atwood Thomas Skrine 
John Boyse -Aldermen Robt Chapman 
* John Masters Edward Parker 
Robt Child * John Ffisher 
Walter Gibbes Chamberlayne * John Bush 
Willi : * Rich: igges 
illim Ireland \ Bayi ffes Richard Bigges 
Henry Moore, Junr 
Willm Child \ * George Reeve 
i eae aun * Benjamin Baber.” 
Walter Bush 
(Private Token issuers starred ) 
4 Resolution. ‘‘ Whether ye farthings now provided by Mr. John 
Biggs Maior and bearing ye Citty Armes on one side & C:B 
on ye other Shall goe in ye name of ye Citty ffarthings and ye 
profitt thereof remaine to ye Chamber of this Citty and ye 
Chamber to be lyable to change them and make them good or 
= not.” 
; Yes (18 votes) 
Noo (4 votes) 
“ Agreed ye syd ffarthings shall goo as aforsyd.” 
The “Citty Armes” then sanctioned are identical with the 
Arms shewn on the colored view of Bath, given by William 
Smith, in his “ Particular Description of England, 1588.” 
These copper farthings, “ imperishable records,” should go far 
to close the vexed question of what are the correct armorial 
bearings of the City. The extracts I have given show with what 
4 frequence the Arms at the time of the Token issue were used, 
and possessing then a far greater significance than at present, 
when the Chamber in 16%) authorised this issue of farthings 
