FOOTNOTES:
[1] Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Hall-marking of Gold and Silver Plate, 1879.
[2] A period of eleven months. The year 1696 ended on 24th March, and the year 1697 commenced on 25th March.
[3] These initials, found on a James II mug, with the date letter for 1685, are illustrated [p. 369].
[4] Short History of the English People, by J. R. Green.
[7] The Position of Marks. Marks are not placed on old silver in a straight line. They are shown in this manner in this volume for convenience, and are the author’s own arrangement. They are in practice irregularly stamped, sometimes in a circle and sometimes upside down. It must be borne in mind that the maker put his mark on first prior to sending the piece to the Assay Office. The remaining marks were stamped thereon under the direction of the Wardens. Although the maker’s mark was stamped first, some of the other marks were often placed on each side of it.
[8] For details concerning these marks I am indebted to Thomas Taylor, Esq., of Chipchase Castle, and to Basil Anderton, Esq., Public Librarian, Newcastle-on-Tyne.—A. H.
[9] I am indebted for these marks to the courtesy of the Assay Master, Birmingham, and to the Assay Master, Sheffield.