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(as before) according to the comely ordour prescribed by the 

 Word of God and practique of the Kirk of Scotland in all." 



Here again tickets and not tokens are referred to. The 

 minister at this time was the Rev. Hew Henrysone, A.M. (1648- 

 1661). On the re-establishment of Episcopacy at the Restoration 

 he and his colleague of the 2nd charge (the New Church, now 

 Greyfriars'), the Rev. George Campbell, A.M., who was also his 

 son-in-law, were deprived and imprisoned in Edinburgh for re- 

 fusing in the year 1661 to celebrate the anniversary of the 

 Restoration. Mr Campbell became minister of the first charge 

 after the Toleration in 1687, was restored by Act of Parliament in 

 April, 1690, was translated later in that year to the Old Church 

 of Edinburgh, and on the 28th October was promoted to the Chair 

 of Divinity in the Edinburgh University. 



A blank occurs in the Dumfries Kirk-Session Records 

 between June 27, 1661, and August 30, 1668. Not till April 18, 

 1700, do we find further mention of the Sacrament, when " the 

 Session finding that yr will be severall comunion in May next in 

 the neighbouring parishes, they delayed theirs till the penult 

 Sabbath of June." No further notice is taken of that Sacrament, 

 but on 19th May of 1701 we have the following minute, which 

 we reproduce in full : 



" Severall of the members having prayed per vices, the Session 

 conferred anent the Sacrament, and thereafter appointed and 

 hereby appoints Thomas Lewars and Thomas Bridge to collect 

 upon Thursday and Saturday, Bailie Corsbie and John Mitchelson 

 on Sabbath from seven a clock to nine, and Drumcolteran, 

 Thomas M'burnie and John Robson for the rest of that day, and 

 Homer Gillison and John Robson on Monday. They likewise 

 appointed Robert Johnston and Robert Gordon to provide the 

 elements. Homer Gillison and David Houstine to keep ym in the 

 Session-house, and Dean Johnston and Andrew Bell to bring ym 

 to the Tables, and assist the servers. They likewise appointed 

 Drumcolteran, Bailie Corsbie, Thomas M'burnie, John Mitchel- 

 son, John Gilchrist and Thomas Lewars to serve the Tables. 

 And moreover the Session appointed William Caremont, Dean 

 Smith, John Robsone, James Boyd, and John Smith, younger, to 

 keep the entry at the Session-house door, That the people may 

 enter in to the Tables without confusion: And Deacon Ffairbairn, 

 John M'Creen, Richard Patersone, James M'Kinnell, Andrew 



