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The oldest and most interesting pieces at Rochester are, however, two alms-basins or patens (perhaps originally ciboria), made at London in
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Mr. Editor, -- Herewith I have the pleasure of sending you a tracing of the legend round a representation of St. Christopher, in a latten dish belonging to a friend of mine, and apparently very similar to the alms-basins described by CLERICUS in No. 3.
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MA.KENZIE WA.COTT, M.A. P.S. -- There are two other alms-basins in St. Margaret's worthy of note, besides those I mentioned in your last number.
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Clericus on inscriptions of ancient alms-basins, 44.
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Mr. Editor, -- In the parish church in which I officiate are preserved four ancient and curious alms-basins, of latten; They appear to be of
 
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