116 COMMUNION TOKENS OF SOUTH-EASTERN BORDER 



Nenthorn. — Lead; square, 10; uabordered. nen [ tho, in 

 relief. Reverse^ m i : k. 1700. "Master James Ker," 

 minister from 1696 to 1754. His son Abraham succeeded 

 him, and the two ministered in the parish for nearly a 

 century — till 1793. See fig. 



Makerstoun. — (1) Lead; square, 11 ; unbordered. make | hs 

 T I ouN, in relief. Reverse, m j s B | 1723. These two last 

 tokens, of neighbouring parishes, are of exactly the same 

 type. "Master Samuel Brown," minister from 1715 to 

 1725. See fig. 



(2) Another similar and of same date but from different 

 die, and the letters of the name of the parish arranged 



MAK I ERST I OUN. 



JEDBURGH PRESBYTERY. 



HowNAM. — (1) Lead; square, 8; uabordered. hm incised. 

 Reverse, blank. See fig. 



(2) Mixed metal; oval 13x18; hownam church 1871. 



"this do in I REMEMBRANCE | OF Me" | I. COR. XI. 24. 



Reverse, The Burning Bush with church of Scotland | 

 NEC tamen consumebatur. Under the ministry of Rev. 

 George Watson. 



OxNAM. — (1) Lead; round, 13; with border and radiating teeth. 

 ox K. Reverse, 1707. Incumbency of Rev. Alex. Coldeu, 

 A.M. (1700—1738.) See fig. 



(2) Similar to the preceding but with date 1756. Struck 

 during the ministry of Thomas Boston, one of the founders 

 of the Relief Church, and youngest son of the author of 

 " The Fourfold State." He was translated from Ettrick 1749, 

 and resigned to accept the call of a congregation in 

 Jedburgh 1758. He died in 1767. 



Southdean. — Lead; heart-shaped, 11x12; unbordered. 

 s incised. Reverse, plain. See fig. 



Abbotrule. — Lead; round 14, bordered, a k. Reverse, blank. 

 The parish was suppressed in 1776, and united partly to 

 Southdean and partly to Hopekirk. The tokens went to 

 the former parish and the communion cups to the latter. 

 See fig. 



