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is to have libofty to dig and win stones for the said work out of 

 the Town's quarries not already opened. His needful travelling 

 expenses during seven years' upholding to be satisfied by the 

 Town. 



Some of the entries in the Town's accounts further indicate the 

 quality of the buildings, and also serve to illustrate the current 

 rate of wages at the time : — 



Novr. 1706. 



Payd for 18 bunliiigs of whins (for Caul) at 8(1 ye burden £0 12 



Alexr. Glen for 8 draughts of stones for the Call ... 1 12 



John Anderson for 7 draughts ... ... ... ... 1 8 



John Neilson for 7 draughts ... ... ... ... 1 8 



Gawaine Carlile for 7 draughts ... ... ... ... 180 



Novr. 20. 

 Arther Grab me for 3^ days at the New Mills, by Bailey 



Ewert's order, at 7s per day ... ... ... ... 1 4 6 



William Car 4 days at the New Dam ... ... ... 1 8 



John Duf 3 days 110 



John Neilson and John Anderson for 2 cairts from Car- 

 laverock with wood for a wheel ... ... ... 4 



To Bailey Ewart, be paid for timber foi' a wheel ... 5 

 To Bailey Corbet given Wm. Mean in earnest when they 



agreed for bigging of a kill .. ... ... ... 14 6 



Nov. 27. 

 For 5 Threeves & i of Thak to ye Mill, be Bailey Barkles 



order ... " 16 



To a Theaker for putin on the Thak of ditto 7 6 



Feby. 25, 1707. 

 Hew Roddick and John Turnor for casting and leading 



ye turfls and rigging the NewMiln, per Coun: order 12 



March 1. 

 Thomas Macjore for whins brought to ye Town's Caul 



by him, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 8 



All Scots money. 



Altogether the picture presented of this Mill, with its walls 

 built of rough stones, which had been dug out of the site of the 

 existing Kilns, and its thatched roof ridged with turf, exhibit 

 Frew's " model " as an unambitious one ; and the Caul made of 

 wood must have served its purpose very imperfectly if we are to 

 judge by the quantities of whins and stones with which it had to 

 be supplemented. 



The progress of the work undertaken by Frew was interrupted 

 by a law plea. Shortly after its conunencement, the proprietors 

 of the upper fishings opposed the construction of the Caul, by 

 presenting a bill of suspension in the Court of Session. The case 

 was ultimately decided in the Town's favour, and tlie mill was 

 completed in 1707, when it was let to a tenant, along with 

 another water-mill belonging to the Town, situated in tlie Mill- 

 hole. 



