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Tynron— continued. 



thrown out amongst rubbish by a mason at a time 

 when the Parish Church was undergoing repairs. 

 Rev. Thomas Wilson, 1743-1784, was succeeded by his 

 nephew, Rev. James Wilson, 1780-1827. This token 

 . is placed by Mr Brook among the " Tokens of Dis- 

 puted Attribution," on page 153 of his list. It is 

 the last on the second line from the top, and might be 

 numbered 1167. In the Transactions of the Scottish 

 Society of Antiquaries for May, 1864, there is de- 

 tailed a gift of tokens by the Rev. George Murray, of 

 Balmaclellan. Amongst these many have been in- 

 accurately ascribed ; but we have some reason for be- 

 lieving his attribution cori'ect in this instance. 



255. E.C. No. 154. TK / 1771. Lombardic letters and 



figures. Serrated border. Reverse, plain. S. 9. 



The Rev. Robert Wilson, 1828-18.57, was a relative of 

 his predecessor. This piece is all the way from Texas, 

 U.S.A., where it lay in the collection of a Scotsman 

 recently deceased. It came with his attribution, and 

 is now in the valuable collection of Mrs Henderson, of 

 Logan House, Cumnock, to whom the compiler is in- 

 debted for the loan of this and other tokens repro- 

 duced. 



256. E.C. No. 155. TYNRON CHURCH in semi-circle over 



1850. Reverse, as Dumfries F., 1843, illus. 19. 

 Borders, obi., c.c, 17 x 14. 



Virgin Hall. 



257. F. No. 157. VIRGIN HALL / numeral incuse within 



oval / FREE CHURCH / 1847. Reverse, THIS DO 

 IN/ REMEMBRANCE / OF ME / 1 Cor., xi., 24. 

 Borders, obi., c.c, 17 x 12. 



The Free Church of Scotland at Penpont derives its 

 name. Virgin Hall, from the fact that at the Disrup- 

 tion an old lady. Miss Janet Fraser by name, came to 

 the relief of the distressed congregation of non- 

 intrusionists who could not obtain a site on which 

 to erect a church. Miss Fraser gave up her cabbage 

 plot. Shortly thereafter the neighbouring Duke, un- 

 aware of the transaction, approached the lady with a 

 view to purchase the plot, and was met with the reply 



