A bodle or boddle or bodwell, also known as a half groat or Turner was a Scottish copper coin, of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny, first issued under Charles II. They were minted until the coronation of Anne. Its name may derive from Bothwell (a mint-master). It is mentioned in one of the songs of Joanna Baillie... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodle
A bodle was an old Scottish coin valued at one sixth of an English penny and of two Scots pennies. The name is said to have been derived from a mint-master of the name of Bothwell. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/JB.HTM