Then _collections_ were made by the assent of the parish at various times and in different ways. Thus _The Early History of the Town and Port of Hedon_, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, shows the wardens of St. James’ making collections in the town for church purposes three times a year. At the feast of St. Mary Magdalene they themselves collected both through the town and in the fair, like the wardens of St. Augustine’s. On the feast of St. John, during Christmas week, boys were sent round with collecting bags, and each boy received 1_d._ for his pains. In the parish of St. Augustine’s, in the same place, there were many receipts from these collections, such as: “collections in the city, 5_s._;” “in the church on the feast of the Circumcision, 10_s._;” “on St. Mary Magdalene’s day, with relics in the city, 15_s._;” “on all Sundays with the _tabula_, 8_s._” This last form of collecting seems to have been very popular at Hedon and elsewhere, and probably refers to the method of carrying round some holy picture to excite the devotion and generosity of the people. In the same way, and with the same end, in numberless places relics of the saints were taken about by the collectors for the reverence of the faithful. At St. Dunstan’s, Canterbury, the outdoor collections were made by members of the various brotherhoods, which, to the number of eight or nine, were attached to the church. In the same way the parish cross, which may be considered to be the corporation banner of the parishioners, was carried round the city or district to remind the people of their duty to assist in the corporate work and to stimulate their devotion. The times for making regular collections naturally varied in different places. In the church of St. Helen’s, Worcester, for instance, there seem to have been three yearly collections for general church purposes, namely: _Lux fulgebit_ Sunday (Christmas), Paschaltide, and the “standing afore the church at the Fayre.” These regular days did not, of course, interfere with other special collections in the same parish, as “for St. Katherine’s light,” “our Lady light,” “the Clerke’s money,” “Peter’s farthings,” etc. At St. Edmund and St. Thomas, Salisbury, special collections were made for the fabric on every Good Friday and Easter day. On the latter day, in one year in this parish, £2 10_s._ 1½_d._ were contributed to the “font taper,” which would appear from other accounts to be the name for the penny given by each man, and the halfpenny given by each woman, who communicated on Easter day--a contribution which was prohibited by some bishops, as likely to be misunderstood. With this view, the payment was ordered to be transferred till the Sunday following the Easter Communion.