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“bearing ye Citty Armes” error as to the correct Arms was 
certainly impossible. Prominent on ‘“ the Deske before the 
Mayor’s Seate” in all the bravery of new “ paintinge and 
guildinge” were the accepted Arms of Bath, as struck upon 
the Tokens “ provided,” and assuredly if erroneous, these Arms 
would long prior to 1659, have been challenged by punctilious 
Citizens, who in the company of the Heralds at their visit in 
1623, might have assisted in drinking much “white wine and 
canarie” at ‘‘The Harte Lodgings over the Kinges Bathe,” in 
the possession of Ald®. John Masters in 1659. 
The Chamberlain’s accounts contain no reference to the 
Tokens of 1659, and it may be assumed that the issue was 
limited, for they are now rare, only one type being known, 
poorly struck and light in weight, averaging some 30 grains or 
233 to the pound (avoir.). 
WILL" BATH 
gs « 24 O: A “+ BATHE * FARTHING ye 
=(withina circle of dots) C-B | 1659 
R: THE ¢ ARMES + OF +¢ BATHE * * 
=(within a circle of dots). Arms of Bath: per 
fesse embattled, a wall with loopholes, in chief 
two lines wavy, over all a sword erect. (The 
Arms occupy the whole of the field.) 
In the Account for the year 1662 occurs : 
““Ttm for a Proclamacon for Newmony to 
goe till the fift of May for Excise & 
other payments... : 1.1 ©0—02 —06,” 
“Ttm paid for three Proclamaeons one 
for a day of Humiliacon for the King’s 
Death (Charles 1st) one for the Contri- 
bution books one for new monie to goe 
but till the first of March _.... ..  0O—07—06,” 
These entries are for Royal proclamations, and as to “‘new 
monie” may refer to the milled Silver coinage which was issued 
in 1662. Differing in appearance from the hammered silver 
