Rebusses and allusive designs--that is, devices containing a play upon the name of the issuer--are far from uncommon. Thus James Bolton, of Blackburn, adopted on each side his tokens the device of a _bolt_ and _tun_; Thomas Towers, of March, a _tower_; Anthony Rachell, of Wisbech, a “_rachalled_” or cogged _wheel_; Walter Coates, of Stockport, a _colt_; Francis Woodward, of Crutched Friars, a _wood-ward_ mounted and blowing his horn; William Archer, of Deptford, an _archer_ with bow and arrow; Hannah Bell, of Tooley Street, a _bell_; Hugh Conny, of Potton, three _conies_; John Curtis, of Yarmouth, two men _curtseying_; Robert Hancock, of Whitefriars, a _hand_ and a _cock_; Ralph Harbottle, of Great Torrington, a _hare_ and a _bottle_; Robert Thornhill, who kept the “Bull” inn, a _Bull_ standing under a _Thorn_ tree on a mound or _hill_; and so on. [Illustration] Very frequently, and sometimes on the obverse and at others on the reverse, are the initials of the issuer or, more frequently still, those of the issuer and his wife tied together with, or having between them, a “true lover’s knot,” with floral or tasselled terminations. The initials in the latter case are thus arranged M I·K, that of the family name (Malyn) at the top, and those of the Christian name, of the husband (John) and wife (Katherine), at the sides as here engraved from a Duffield token. [Illustration] [Illustration] On some the issuer has, as will occasionally be met with by the collector, introduced some remarkably quaint inscriptions. Thus on a token of Richard Bakewell, of Derby, 1666, is the curious inscription, GOOD MORROW VALENTINE, the device being two doves billing. On another Derby token, that of William Newcome, we have on the obverse, TOVCH NOT MINE ANOINTED, and on the reverse DOE MY PROPHETS NOE HARME. On one of Samuel Hendon, of Macclesfield, WELCOME YOU BE TO TRADE WITH ME. On one of Thomas Cotton, of Middlewich, ALTHOVGH BVT BRASS YET LET ME PASS. On one of Ann Greene, of Skipton, I WILL EXCHAING MY PENY. Others refer to the use and benefit of tokens alike to the poor and to the traders. Thus on one of Andover, on one side we have, FOR YE POORE’S BENEFIT, and on the other, HELP O’ ANDEVER, 1666; on one of Winchcombe, REMEMBER THE POORE; on one of Croyland, THE POORE’S HALFE PENY OF CROYLAND, 1670; Great Yarmouth, FOR THE VSE OF THE POORE; Chard, THE BVRROVGH OF CHARD MADE BY YE PORTREEVE FOR YE POORE; Southwold, FOR THE POORES ADVANTAG; Tamworth, FOR CHANGE AND CHARITIE; Worcester, FOR NECESSARIE CHAING; and so on in very great variety. They were often issued by the Mayor, the Portreeve, the Overseers, the Chamberlain, or other official for public convenience. * * * * * The best, indeed only worthy, book on the general subject of seventeenth century tokens is Boyne’s, published in 1858, in which close upon ten thousand examples are carefully and minutely described.