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crowned; 3, black letter small i London 1686; 4, maker's mark P·H, crown and two ermine spots above, crescent below, shaped escutcheon, Peeter Harache. This maker's mark is also to be found on the copper plate preserved at Goldsmith's Hall. PATEN, Dia. 5 1-2 in. Four marks: 1, Lion passant; 2, Leopard's Head, crowned; 3. small Roman q, London 1751; 4, maker's mark . (Richard Gurney and Co.) The cup is beautifully chased and embellished with applique leaves and bears private arms, the Paten is of less delicate workmanship. (See [x illustration].) The King George III Service

FLAGON. H 10 1-2 in. CHALICE, H 10 in. ALMS BASIN. Dia 10 in. Four marks on Flagon: 1, Lion passant; 2. Leopard's Head, crowned: 3. Old English capital London 1766; 4, makers mark T H, crowned (Thos. Heming). On Chalice the maker's mark is wanting. and the date letter is an Old English London 1764, there are no marks on the Alms basin. All engraved with the Royal Arms be-between the initials G III R with motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense." (See [x illustration].) Plate of the same date and by the same maker is at Trinity Church, New York." These services of communion silver, when not in use, are kept in a fire-proof vault. The Font

According to tradition, the Font in Bruton Church was used in the Church at Jamestown, and was brought from that