Communion Tokens. Ill 



Robert Wight, of Torthorwald, a second married the 

 Rev. William Carlyle, of Cvimraertrees, and a third 

 married George Bell, Provost of Dumfries. His first 

 publication, "' The Oath of Abjuration No Ground of 

 Separation," an 8vo., was printed at Kirkbride in 

 -1713, and his second, " Mene Tekel," or Separation 

 weighed in the balance of the Sanctuary and found 

 wanting, a 4to., was printed in Dumfries, 1717. 



Tinwald and Trailflat. 



246. E.G. No. 148. T&T / 1787. No border. Reverse, 



plain. S., c.c, 11. 



247. E.G. No. 149. T&T / 1787. Narrow border on ob- 



verse. Reverse, plain, with incuse numeral. S., c.c, 

 13. 



12i8. E.G. No. 150. Another similar, with broader border. 

 S., CO., 14. Brook, 1081. 



This token was first struck during the ministry of the 

 Rev. James Lawrie, 1784-1799. There have been re- 

 issues of the same token at different periods. (Vide 

 111. 148-150.) 



Torthorwald. 



249. E.G. No. 151. T K in monogram. Solid segment under- 



neath. Border. Reverse, plain. ^ R. 11. 



250. E.G. No. 152. TK in monogram. I-ine underneath. 



Border. Reverse, -plarn. R. 12. Brook 1092. 



An oblong token (10 by 9) with border, bearing 

 cajjitals T K, has been attributed to this jDarish. 

 The fact that the present incumbent found at least 

 one of this type among the tokens of his own parish 

 woiild seem to lend weight to this attribution. But 

 there were also found at least two strangers from 

 Mouswald, and the Robestone specimen from Tin- 

 wald, and there may well have crept into the same 

 company a stranger from some other neighbouring 

 parish. The writer's suspicion about this token was 

 aroused by a circumstance related to him by a collec- 

 tor of long standing, who more than twenty years 

 ago came into possession of this piece associated with 

 the name of Troqueer parish. Until further evi- 



