Hall marks on gold & silver plate

ENGLISH GOLDSMITHS. 37
had probably retired previously, and was succeeded by Thomas
Snow, at the " Golden Anchor " in the Strand.
1660. Humphrey Stocks, or Stokes, Pepys's "own little goldsmith,"
lived first in Paternoster Row; in 1677 he removed to the
"Black Horse," in Lombard Street. In 1740, John Bland and Son
were established there, the predecessors of Messrs. Barnett, Hoare
and Co.
1662. Daniel Bellingham, goldsmith. His name occurs as
patentee with Sir Thomas Vyner and Robert Vyner in the establish-
ment of a mint for coining silver in Dublin in 1662. An office with
all the usual appointments were prepared. A patent was granted
for twenty-one years to coin small silver moneys; but the undertaking
was dropped, the terms not being sufficiently remunerative
to the projectors.
1662. Charles Everard, goldsmith, lived at the "Star," near
Exchange Alley, in Lombard Street, in 1662, afterwards occupied
by John Wassen, and subsequently by Joseph Hornby.
William Pinckney, of the " Green Dragon," Inner Temple Gate,
is spoken of about 1663. The "Green Dragon" was next door to
the " "
Three Squirrels in Fleet Street, and both became the property
of the s. Pinckney Being destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666, they
were rebuilt as one house, and the sign of the "
Squirrels "
adopted.
Being great losers by the closing of the Exchequer in 1672, the
Pinckneys, like many other sufferers, were probably compelled to
relinquish their business.
1663. Sir James Drax gave to the Goldsmiths' Company a
donation of ;^ioo for the poor.
1663. John Hinde, goldsmith. In this year ('1663) his name
appears in Alderman Backwell's ledgers as having an account with
him. In 1677 the "Little London Directory" shows that John
Hinde and Thomas Garwood kept running cashes over against the
in Cornhill.
Exchange
1664. Ajithony Walter, goldsmith, gave to the Company i^ioo
for the poor,
1665. John Colvill, of Lombard Street, noticed by Pepys, June
29, 1665 : "After dinner to my little new goldsmith's, whose wife,
indeed, is one of the prettiest, modest black women that I ever saw.
I paid for a dozen of silver salts, 6 14s. 6d." Colvill had no less
than ;^8 5,000 in the Exchequer when Charles II closed it.
1666. 5 2> Robert Viner, of Lombard Street, was a celebrated
goldsmith; Sheriff in 1666, Mayor, 1675. He made the Crown jewels
for Charles IPs coronation at a cost of upwards of ^^30,000, and
entertained His Majesty at Guildhall during his mayoralty in 1675.
Pepys says: " 1st February, 1666. Thence to Sir Robert Viner's,
leaving clear in his hands ;^"2,ooo of my owne money, to call for
when I pleased." A short time after, Pepys
adds that he went to
Lombard Street and brought it away, being much surprised to find
he received ^^"35 for the use of it for a quarter of a year. When the
Exchequer closed in 1672, Viner had in it no less than 416,224.
This, however, does not appear to have ruined him or shaken his