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Unpublished Communion Tokens of Various Scottish II. UNPUBLISHED COMMUNION TOKEN F VARIOUO S S SCOTTISH CHURCHES. BY R. KERR, M.A., F.S.A.ScoT., Curator of Coins, and J. R. LOCKIE, F.S.A.ScoT. The standard wor non-Parisn ko h communion token booe th ks i entitled Scottish Communion Tokens, other than those of the Established Church, by the Rev. Robert Dick. The descriptive lists of tokens given in that work are, and will continue to be, of great value to collectors and others interested. Since 1902, however, whe booe publisheds nth kwa , man tokend yol s which were apparently unknown to Dick have come to light, and a substantial numbetokenw ne f so r have been issued have W e. therefore thought i t COMMUNION TOKEN F VARIOUO S S SCOTTISH CHURCHES9 3 . desirable to compile the following list of tokens not recorded by Dick, and to publish it as a supplement to his work. At the same time we take the opportunity of amending some of Dick's descriptions. As detailed lists of the tokens of the Free Church of Scotland and the Scottish Episcopal Church have been published in recent issues of the Society's Proceedings (vols. Ixxix. and Ixxxi.) our work in this paper is not concerned with these churches t relatebu , se Reforme onlth o yt d Presby- terian Church e Churcheth , s grouped togethe Dicy b r k unde heae th rf do e Uniteth d Presbyterian e OriginaChurchth d an l, Secession, Berean, Methodist, Baptist, Congregational, United Free and Free Presbyterian Churches. No tokens have been included in the following lists other than those whic have hw e actually see handledd nan whicf o havr e o ,h w e seen rubbings. In order to avoid errors, we have deliberately excluded those specimens whic knoe hw w onl referency yb descriptionr eo . Som thesf eo e tokens, which we hav t beeeno n collectiony abl an fino et n di t whicbu , h with good reason we believe to be, or to have been, in existence, are as follows:— Dairy (Ayrshire) Associate Congregation, 1791. Edinburgh: Bristo Burgher Congregatio r Johfo n. P Patison . (J n , first minister). Glasgow: East Regent Place United Associate Congregation, 1836. Glasgow: Kelvingrove Relief Church, 1778. Kincardine Associate Congregation, 1778. Orwell (Milnathort) Associate Congregation, 1765. Bannockburn Original Secession Church, 1805. Glasgow: Campbell Street Original Secession Church, 1835. Whitburn Associate Congregation, 1810. We shall welcome any information which may lead us to the discovery of specimen f theso s e tokens f otheo r o r, tokens withi e scopnth f thieo s t listepaperno t d. eithebu ,us y Dicy b r b r ko We have followed Dick's system in our arrangement and description of the tokens, with the addition of a note at the end of each description giving the whereabouts of the particular token concerned. We wish to express our thanks to the many museum officials, private collectors, ministers, and others who have given us advice and assistance preparatioe inth thif n o particularl e s paperar e W . y gratefu thoso t lo ewh have courteously give fres nu e acces theio st r collections, examined collec- tions at our request, or lent us tokens for illustration. For their assistance thesn i othed ean r way thane sw k especiall Directore yth Keeperd san f so the National Museum of Antiquities, the Royal Scottish Museum, the Glasgo t GalleriewAr d Museumsan s e Anthropologicath , l Museuf mo Marischal College, Aberdeen, the Perth Museum and Art Gallery, and the 40 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, 1949-50. Smith Institute, Stirling Librariae th ; Universite th f no y t AndrewsoS f ; Brownm MrTo s , Selkirk; William Johnston, Esq., Aberdeen e Revth ;. John A. Lamb, B.D., Ph.D., ]?.S.A.Scot., Manse of Manor; the Rev. Donald Mackinnon, Kennoway; Archibald MacLean, Esq., F.S.A.Scot., Bridge of . TaylorR . Reve AllanA th . ,d M.A.an ; , Aberdeen. REFERENCES. The abbreviated references given in the lists below may be expanded as follows:— ABERDEEN Anthropological Museum, Marischal College, University of Aberdeen (Lumsden Coll.). BROOK . "Communion Tokens of the Established Church of Scotland: Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries," by . BrookS A. J . , F.S.A.Scot. Proc. Soc. Ant. 'Scot., vol. xli., 1906-7. DICK . Scottish Communion Tokens, other than those Established ofthe Church. By the Rev. Robert Dick, F.S.A.Scot. 1902. GLASGOW Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow (McNaught Campbell Coll.). JOHNSTON Collectio Wmf no . Johnston, Esq., Aberdeen. N.M.A. National Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh. PERTH Perth Museum (Edward Coll.). R.S.M. Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. ST A. Universit t AndrewS f yo s (Miln Taylod ean r Collections). STIRLING Smith Institute, Stirling. WHITELAW "Communion Tokens, with Descriptive Catalogue of those of Dumfriesshire, Reve th . y b ". WhitelawH A . Trans. Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, N.S., vol. xxiii., 1911. CORRECTION F DICK'O S S CATALOGUE. No. 44. New Cumnock, Ayrshire. This is a token of the Established Church. Roberr R.Cfo . t Craig, minister 1829-1835. Newtot No n No. Stewart47 . t Gatesidbu , e (Wamphray)Gatesi.dr fo C R e | G . Relief Church. This token should therefore have been placed by Dick under the head of the United Presbyterian Church. See Whitelaw under "Wamphray." No. 111. Auchtermuchty, South. The correct date of the token is 1769. No. 287. Dundee, Seagate, not Dudhope Road. No. 288. Dundee, Dudhope Road. No. 347. Edinburgh, Portsburgh. This toke ovals n i t oblongno , . No. 588. Leith, Junction Road t Streetno , . No. 650. Moniaive. The correct date of the token is 1778. No. 671. Nairn. The date in the field of the obverse is 1852, not 1832. No. 712. Paisley, New St., not George St. COMMUNION TOKEN F VARIOUO S S SCOTTISH CHURCHES1 4 . No. 717. Paisley, Canal St., not Thread St. No. 766. Saltcoats, East, now Trinity. No. 768. Saltcoats, West. Omit "now Trinity." No. 923. Perth. This token should be included, like No. 736, under the head of United Presbyterian Church. ABBREVIATIONS. The following abbreviations are used in the course of the list below:— t cornersCu C.c.. Obv. Rd ObverseRound.. ObOv . OvalOblong. Rev. Reverse. Sq. Square. MEASUREMENTS. Size givee sar sixteenthn i inchn a f so . ALPHABETICAL LIST OF TOKENS. COVENANTERS. 1. LOTJDOUN, Ayrshire. Obv. LOVDOVN | CONGN. Rev. TRIE | & | BATE. Scratched on rev., . 4 Rd. R.S.M13 , . Illustration 1. The origin of this token is not definitely known, but it seems likely that it was used by the Covenanting Congregation of the Parish of Loudoun, which later became the Darvel Reformed Presbyterian Church unusuae Th . l text suggest earln sa y date. REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 2. AIKDBIE, Lanarkshire. Obv. R.P | CHURCH | AIRDRIE, with border; inscription borded an r incuse. Bev. blank . R.S.M13 Ov.x 0 2 , . 3. EDINBURGH. Obv. REFORME D| PRESBYTERIA N| CHURC H| EDINBURGH . Eev. CHRIST' S| CROW N AN| D | COVENAN T1893| . Ob. 13,x c.c..7 1 ,R.S.M . 4. GLASGOW. As Dick 26, but larger, 18 x 14, and with larger lettering. R.S.M. 5. GLASGOW (Green Street). Obv. GREEN STREE T| REFORME D | PRESBYTERIA N| CHURCH. Bev. blank. Ov., 18 x 13. R.S.M. 6. GLASGOW (Green Street). precedins Obv.A g token. - Bev.RE | "THIN I O SD MEMBRANCE | OF ME." | "BUT LET A MAN | EXAMINE | HIMSELF." Row of stars between the texts. Ov., 18 x 13. R.S.M. 7. GLASGOW (Green Street). Obv. EASTERN | REFORMED | PRESBYTERIAN | CHURCH. Bev. Smoothed off, and apparently meant to be blank, but bearing legible trace f GREEo s N STREET REFORME| D PRESBYTERIA| N | CHURCH . 13 . x Ov.8 1 , R.S.M. 8. HIGHTAE, Dumfriesshire. Obv. L.S. 1 H., for Lord's Supper, Hightae. Bev. TOKEN. Rd., 13. Whitelaw. Whitelaw say f thio s s token: "Probabl ye e write founs th th unique n y wa i rb d t I . collectio neighbourina f no g R.P. Church compilee Th .satisfactors rha y reason attribur sfo - Hightae.tino t t gi " Whitelaw illustrate reverse tokene sth th f eo . 9. RBNTON, Dunbartonshire. As Dick 55, but the text on rev. is displayed on an open Bible. Rubbing in possession of Mr J. R. Lockie. 42 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S , 1949-50. WIC10 K (Pulteneytown) blanA . k oblong wit t cornerssidee hou on , n fivo ; e incuse circles arranged in the form of a St Andrew's Cross. 17 x 12. R.S.M. Ther soms ei attributioe e th doub o t s a t thif no s token. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 11. AIBDBIE, Lanarkshire (Well Wynd). Obv. AIRDRIE | 1841. Rev. REV? G.S's | CONGREGATION, for George Sommerville (3rd minister). Two floral ornaments above, and two below eacn o , h side. Sq., scalloped corners . R.S.M14 , . Illustratio. n11 12. ABBBOAIH, Angus. Obv. SECOND | UNI ? ASS9 CON G| ARBROATH . Rev. W« HANNAY | MIN | ?1822 . .Perth 12 x Ov. 8 .1 , 13. ABBBOATH, Angus. Obv. R. .C. (letter between R and C erased) 11825 | ARBROATH Rev. S. PAULS | CHAPEL Ov., 18 x 14. Perth. The erased initial was probably M. St Paul's Chapel was built in 1825 for Mr John Graham, who had previously ministered to a Methodist congregation in Arbroath. With majorite th s congregatiohi f yo Methodislefe e nh th t independenn a p tu Churcht se d t an , chape f "Relieo l f Methodists. congregatioe Th " receives nwa d int e Relieoth f Churcn hi 1830. We suggest tha originae th t l initialobverse th n so thif eo s token were R.M.C.
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