The WOOLPACK, which occurs eight times on the Essex tokens of the seventeenth century, and six times in the county at present, will be noticed hereafter. It is, doubtless, derived from the arms of the Woolmen’s Company.[42] The APOTHECARIES’ ARMS[43] appear on the tokens of “Isaac Colman, grocr, in Colchester, 1667,” and of Thomas Bradshawe of Harwich, in the same year. The DRAPERS’ ARMS[44] [Illustration: DRAPERS’ ARMS.] occur three times on the Essex tokens. The sign of the THREE CROWNS, which occurs four times in the county, as hereafter mentioned, is very probably derived either from the arms of the Drapers’ Company, or from those of the Skinners’ Company.[45] The signs of the HORSESHOE and the THREE HORSESHOES (the former of which occurs three times in the county and the latter ten times) probably both owe their origin partly to the fact that horseshoes appear on the arms of the Farriers’ Company,[46] and partly to the old custom of fastening a horseshoe upon the stable-door or elsewhere in the belief that it would scare away witches. The THREE HORSESHOES now existing at Billericay seems to be at least one hundred years old, as it is referred to in the _Chelmsford Chronicle_ on March 10, 1786. As a beer-house sign the HORSESHOE occurs at Great Parndon, and the THREE HORSESHOES at Braintree, Waltham Abbey, High Ongar, and elsewhere. It appears from the parish registers of Grays that there was a HORSESHOES there in 1724, and there was a THREE HORSESHOES at Great Parndon in 1789. The CLOTHWORKERS’ ARMS[47] appear twice on the Colchester tokens, once on the farthing of “William Cant, in Hedingham Sibley, 1667,” and once elsewhere. The SHUTTLE on the tokens of “Moses Love, slaymaker, of Coggshall,” and “Nathaniell Cattlin of Safron Walden, 1668,” the WOMAN SPINNING on that of “John Little in Movlshem, 1666,” and the pair of SHEARS on that of “James Bonvm in Stisted, 1670,” are all probably connected with the woollen trade which formerly flourished in Essex. In 1662 there was a house known as the SHEARS in Chelmsford. It is mentioned in the _Account of the Murder of Thomas Kidderminster_ as being in “Colchester-lane,” which was probably what is now known as Springfield Lane. Littlebury was once another seat of the woollen trade. Until comparatively recently the 3rd of February used to be celebrated there, as related in a poem still occasionally to be met with, that being the day dedicated to Bishop Blaize, patron of workers in wool. Two huge pairs of shears, one of which is here represented, may still be seen carved on the old oaken north door of the church. [Illustration: SHEARS. (_From Littlebury Church Door._)]