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of Mary Collins his daughter and to take a new Lease for 99 
years if the sd Richard Collins Henry Gibbs and the sd Mary 
Collins or either of them shall soo long live of and in the moiety 
of a messuage or tenem‘* lying in Staules Street—Agreed for ( ) 
and under the usual rents” &c. 
On the rst of January, 1700, appears ‘‘ What shall Rich 
Collins give for a coppy of Licence to sell a moiety of a tenem* 
lying in Staull Street.” 
WILLY . BATH : 
1 . 15.0: 10HN * FISHER *** == Three fishes in pale. 
Reeerone BATH 2s i 1 * F* 
The device on the field of the obverse, three fishes, is probably 
not an adaptation of arms, but a play upon the name of the 
issuer. The heralds seem occasionally to have interfered with 
such punning devices on tokens, Sir Wm. Dugdale entered in his 
diary, “ Nov. 3rd 1668. John Salmon of Chester maketh brass 
pence with armes upon them (three salmons) : to disclayme him.” 
I have previously mentioned that the Abbey Register records 
that on the 7th of October, 1655, “John ffisher Mercer” was a 
witness at the marriage of John Bush. The same Register 
contains his own marriage and some results. 
1656. Augt. Married: John ffisher of this par & Jane Avery of 
ffrome Zellwood. Contract of marriage published 
3 times, viz. ; 10, 17 & 24 August. 
1657. Dec. 7. John son of Mr. John ffisher & Joane _Christened 
1661. June 16. Joanedauof Mr. John ffisher & Joane =. 
The surname Fisher was a common one in Bath at the time of 
the token issues, many of the families being closely related, and 
the fact that but a limited number of Christian names were used 
by them, the Puritan John being especially frequent, renders any 
attempt to clearly trace them futile. 
It is not improbable that John Fisher was a near relative of 
Robert Fisher (No. 16) and the son of the Robert Fisher who 
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