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the “ Dolphin Court,” now closed, and it is possible that the 
Dolphin Inn (No. 20, Broad Street), removed some years ago, 
was the successor of the inn occupied by Ambrose Bishop. The 
main road passing along the top of Broad Street is the boundary 
of the Parish of St. Michael, and on the map the orchard is 
continued on the further side of this road in the Parish of Walcot, 
and early in the 18th century an Ambrose Bishop was rated for 
land clearly very near the site of the Dolphin but within the 
Parish of Walcot. 
At the date of the token, 1669, there were two Ambrose 
Bishops in Bath, the one living in Broad Street, wife’s name 
“Mary ; the other in Southgate Street, wife’s name Dorothy ; and 
entries relating to the two families in the Registers of the Abbey, 
St. Michael’s and St. James are very numerous. 
The following are a few of the entries relating to the family of 
the issuer :— 
1640. July 11. Abbey; Elizabeth dau of Ambros 
Bishop & Mary Christened 
1641. July 25. Abbey; Ambrose son of Ambros 
Bishopp & Mary 
1644. Oct. 22. Abbey ; Joane dau of Ambrose Bishop 
& Mary his wife 
1647. Apr. 21. Abbey; Richardson of Ambrose Bishop 
& Marie 
1649. Nov. 26. St. Michael’s; Mary Bishop dau of 
Ambrose & Mary 
1652. Feb. 23. St. Michael’s; Hester Bishop dau of 
Ambrose & Mary 
1658. Jan. 27. St. Michael’s ; Sarah Bishop dau of 
Ambrose & Mary Baptised 
1681. May 17. St. Michael’s ; Ambrose Bishop Junr. 
(issuer) Buried 
1687, Oct. 17. St. Michael’s ; Ambrose Bishop 
In the M. B. October 1st, 1649, is the entry—‘‘ Ambrose 
Bishopp biddeth 40s for exchang of one life and adding two lifes 
