Communion Tokens. \2l 



them, conveener Fferguson and James Pagane. On Mundav 

 Robert Gordon and Hugh Lauson. To see that none break the 

 Kirkyeard dyk John Robson and James Mackinnall. To wait on 

 the magistrates for ye elements Thomas Bridg and the Theasurer ; 

 To serve at the tables provost Corbet, provost Crosbie, James 

 Young, Bailie Gilchrist, John Paterson and Robert Gordon. To 

 carry the elements to the table when needfull Robert Crosbie, 

 William Mundall and Hugh Lauson. To take up the tokens 

 John Paterson and Robert Gordon. To keep the elements in 

 the Session-house Dean Smith and Tho. Bridg. To keep the 

 entry at the Session-house door Charle Kilpatrick, Conveener 

 Fferguson and Richard Paterson. To keep the outgate from the 

 tables Deacon M'nish with William Pickersgill." From this 

 time on the Sacrament was held at least annually, and the dis- 

 tributing and lifting or gathering of tokens had a regular place in 

 the appointments of the occasion. On 4th Julv, 1734, " William 

 Linn, who lived formerly in Dumfries now in Bridgend [now 

 the Burgh of Maxwelltown] appeared voluntarily, and gave 

 satisfaction for a repeated lie he had been guilty of, in order to 

 have a token for the Lord's Table in Fbr. last, which he got and 

 made use of. The Session removing him, called him in again, 

 finding him seemingly sensible of his sin, the Mod*""- rebuked him 

 severely and allowed him an extract." An order re the distribu- 

 tion of tokens will be found at October 17, 1735: "The Session 

 continue the same order with respect to distributing the Tokens 

 as formerly each quarter from their respective elders and ap- 

 pointed that communicants are to receive tokens upon friday 

 next betwixt the hours of three and six in the afternoon, and 

 intimation hereof to be made upon the fast day from the pulpits 

 in both churches. Only the communicants from the Little 

 Vennal to the Milnburn Bridge are to Recieve from Thomas 

 Dickson, Deacon, in regard Mr Walls who us'd to Distribute 

 tokens m that quarter is dead." 



VII . — Bibliography. 



1. DONATION OF TOKENS with descriptive list, by Rev. 



George Murray, Balmaclellan. Proceedings of the Society 

 of Antiquaries of Scotland, May, 1864. 



2. NOTICE, WITH ANALYSES, OF A SERIES OF 



CHURCH TOKENS of various parishes, etc., Illustra- 



