441 
On the roll of Benjamin Baber, Chamberlain Oct. 1672-3, 
appears— ’ 
“Ttem of Mr. Axford for 208 1 and 
three quarters of Copper farthings 
at rod per | o8=13=11.” 
In weight this item represents over 34,000 of the City 
farthings, and large as this number appears, it cannot be 
considered as approximate to the total issue, for later the same 
roll contains entries relative to other transactions, as— 
“Itt pd James Burton for Exchang of 
Cittie farthinges 07 =01=07 
Itt pd Mr. John Reede for exchange of 
Cittie farthings 02=06=08 
Itt pd Mris Joane White for exchange of 
Cittie farthings 6o==15—ab,- 
Taking these sums as being paid in redemption of the Tokens 
at four to the penny, they represent some 10,000 farthings. 
The Chamberlain’s account for 1673-4 apparently is lost ; it 
probably contained other references to the Tokens, for in the 
roll of 1674-5 is noted, 
“Ttem lost by the 4s 8d” (not deci- 
pherable) “receated of Mris Joan 
White 00 — 04 — 06,” 
which may refer to a loss on some transaction as to tokens, 
Mistress White having previously presented a quantity for re- 
demption. 
That it contained such entries is the more probable, as 
despite the proclamation of August 1672, after an interval, 
Tokens, especially those which had been issued by Corporate 
bodies, to a limited extent again circulated, till on December 5th 
1674, another proclamation being issued containing more stringent 
enactments against their use, caused them to finally disappear _ 
_ from circulation. 
As to the number of the farthings issued dated 1670, certainty 
