Maker's mark: 9  , for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1 64 5- 17 18).
According to Alden's Account of the Religious Societies in Portsmouth, I 8o8,
there were six silver cups dated 1 705, two having since disappeared. A tankard
bequeathed by Mary Gambling, widow of Hon. Benjamin Gambling, in her will
proved April 2, 17 64: " my Silver Tankard which I give to the Church of Christ
of which I am a member," has also disappeared from this church since 18o8.
Another loss is that of a piece of plate mentioned in the following item in the will
of Richard Cutt of Portsmouth, proved May i 0, 167 5: " I give to the Church
of Porthmouth tenn pounds to buy a peece of plate for the use of the church."'
The baptismal basin is of conventional form.
Inscription:
This belongs to ye Church of Portsm 17 14
Diameter, 12' in., height, 21in.
Maker's mark:    , for John Edwards of Boston (circa 11670-1746).
The two tall cylindrical flagons have domed and moulded covers with turned
finials, wide moulded bases, scrolled thumb-pieces, and scrolled handles with
cherubs' heads and wings in relief on oval discs on the ends.
Inscription:
The gift I of the late I Thos. WJibird Es'I to the First Church of
Christ Portsmouth New Hampshire of which he was a pious and
worthy member Iwho departed this lfe 12 of November 1765,
in the 5 9 year of his age The mahing paid by the church  Dec'
17701
Height, 1,3' in.
Maker's mark: fW, for Samuel Minott of Boston (17 32-1 8 0 3).
These flagons were made from plate bequeathed by Thomas Wibird in the follow-
ing item in his will, proved October I2, 1 765: "I give and bequeath all my
Silver Plate to the Church of Christ of which I am a member, to be converted
and manufactured into a flaggon under the Care of the Committee of said Church,
for the time being-for the use of said Church & their Successors for ever, the said
Committee to render an account of the Expence of doing the same, to the Church."
' Copies of these wills contributed by Miss Etha L. Sargent of Concord, N.H.

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