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tion there can be read at a glance any information of special 

 interest connected with the token. It is surprising into how little 

 space much legible information can be placed. Without atten- 

 tion to points like these the tendency is for large collections to 

 become less interesting as they increase in size. 



IV. — Ancients Definitely Known to Belong to the Period 

 1560—1799. 



Under this heading we give a list of tokens bearing decided 

 evidence that they belong to the period indicated. 



(a) XVIth and XVIIth Century Tokens, whose date is ascer- 

 tained by Minister's Initials, arranged according to age. 



1. AUCHTERDERRAN. GB / -A- for George Boswell, 



1567-1596. S., with border, 9. 



This token is recorded in Brook's alphabetical list, 

 but is not illustrated. It is the only one of the 

 earlier century that has come under the notice of the 

 present writer. 



2. BANCHORY-TERNAN. R:R for Robert Reid, minister 



here in 1602. Obi. 12x10. 



3. LEUCHARS. Obverse, L. Reverse, M A H in monogram, 



for Mr Alexander Henderson, 1614-1638. Almost r., 

 8. Brook 729. 



This is the great Alexander Henderson who, along 

 with Archibald Johnston, of Warriston, planned the 

 renewal of the National Covenant and contributed a 

 section to the historic document that was signed in 

 the Churchyard of Greyfriars on the 28th of Feb- 

 ruary, 1638. It was the same Alexander Henderson 

 who drew up the Solemn League and Covenant 

 which, on the 25th of September, 1643, in St. 

 Margaret's Church at Westminster, was signed by 

 220 members of the House of Commons and by the 

 great Westminster Assembly divines. His friend 

 and colleague, Robert Baillie, minister of Kilwin- 

 ning and Principal of Glasgow University, regarded 

 him "the fairest ornament, after John Knox of in- 

 comparable memory, that ever the Church of Scot- 

 land did enjoy." His token wns found amongst the 



