Communion Tokens. 93 



Holy wood —continued. 



translated to Dumfries New Church (1732-1770), was 

 " a learned and able divine, a faithful reprover of 

 vice, and a bright pattern of the duties which he 



taught." 



152. E.G. No. 73. H W / K. Border. Reverse, plain, r. 14. 



Type I. Large thin W and large thick H — both 

 touchnig border. 



153. E.G. No. 72. As before. Type II. Thicker W, smaller 



H, and neither touching border. Also smaller K. 

 R. 14. Brook 517. 



154. E.G. No. 74. As before, but dot between H and W. 



Type III. Broader and larger H, broader K. W 

 touching border to right. Reverse, plain, r. 14. 



155. E.G. No. 75. K / H W. Border. Reverse, plain. Line 



under H W on which letters rest. R. 14. Brook 516. 

 Type I. Larger K, and smaller H W. 



156. E.G. No. 76. As before. Type II. Smaller K, larger 



and ruder H W. 



The order in which the second series of five tokens is 

 arranged is, of course, quite arbitrary. An interest- 

 ing minute in the Kirk Sess. Rec. of date March 3, 

 1737, is as follows: "The session considering yt the 

 Sacrament tokens are small & may be easily lost 

 they therefor apoint y Modr. & Edward Elton to 

 get ym casten again &. made larger & so many 

 new as shall make up ye number of tokens belonging 

 to ye parish at present." The entry at date Aug. 

 4th, 1737, runs: "The Modr. & Edward Elton re- 

 port to ye session yt according to appointment they 

 had caused James Simson, Glazier, cast twelve score 

 & six tokens for j'e use of ye parish and had given 

 him ye little tokens which were formerly so many of 

 them as weighted one pound & some ounces for 

 which he allowed two pence to ye session & they 

 had in ye session's name payd him for casting ye sd 

 number of new tokens six shillings six pence sterling 

 for wo- ye Modi"- showed a receipt to ye session and 

 thi.s ye session do allow as part payt- of three pounds 

 six shillings it eight pence sterling money which 



