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W145: Dorsetshire, Shaftesbury (Farthing): (1657)
| O | The Mercers' Arms |
| PETER KING IVNIOR |
| R | P M K |
| IN SHASTON 1657 P M K | |
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W146: Dorsetshire, Shaftesbury (Farthing): (1657)
| O | The Mercers' Arms |
| PETER KING IVNIOR |
| R | P M K |
| IN SHASTON 1657 P M K | |
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| R of IVNIOR smaller than the rest of the letters. Hutchins gives this variety as spelt "SHASTONE" on reverse. |
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W147: Dorsetshire, Shaftesbury (Farthing): (1657)
| O | The Mercers' Arms |
| PETER KING IVNIOR |
| R | P M K |
| IN SHASTON 1657 P M K | |
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| R of IVNIOR smaller than the rest of the letters and size of the initial letters on the reverse different in size than those on No. 146. Peter King was elected Mayor of Shaftesbury in 1651, and was fined £10 agreeable to charter for refusing to serve. He was also mayor in 1655, 1661, and 1666. Peter King, junior, was mayor in 1688 and 1690 and "Peter King" again in 1703. (See list of mayors of the borough in Hutchins, iii. 15, taken from rolls of court-leet, minute-books, etc.) |
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W148: Dorsetshire, Shaftesbury (Farthing): (1658)
| O | The Grocers' Arms |
| IOHN LEGGE IN |
| R | I S L |
| SHASTON 1658 I S L | |
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W149: Dorsetshire, Shaftesbury (Farthing): (1668)
| O | The Grocers' Arms |
| THOMAS MASTERS IN |
| R | T M with a flower between the letters |
| SHASTON GROCER 68 T M | |
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W150: Dorsetshire, Shaftesbury (Farthing): (1667)
| O | A sheep |
| WILLIAM MATHEW |
| R | W M |
| IN SHASTON 1667 W M | |
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| [Hutchins's list.] |
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W151: Dorsetshire, Shaftesbury (Farthing): (Date Unknown)
| O | A pack-horse |
| RICHARD PRITTELL |
| R | R M P |
| OF SHASTON DORSETT R M P | |
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| Richard Prittle was Mayor of Shaftesbury in 1659. |
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W152: Dorsetshire, Shaftesbury (Farthing): (1665)
| O | A leg |
| RICHARD SOP |
| R | R S |
| OF SHASTON 1665 R S | |
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| The name of Sopp is still known in Shaftesbury. |
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W153: Dorsetshire, Shaftesbury (Farthing): (Date Unknown)
| O | Arms; six crosslets, three, two, and one |
| CHRISTOFER WARE |
| R | A merchant's mark composed of C W and 4 |
| SHASTON IN DORSET C W 4 | |
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| Christopher Weare was Mayor of Shaftesbury in 1630 and 1650. |
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