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Brewery Street, and it was found to be pierced by a culvert, 

 evidently part of the lade or " watergang," for leading water to 

 the Mill. 



The structural connection thus found, linking together the 

 Mill and the Old Bridge, suggests the theory that the two struc- 

 tures were built together by a common founder, and that, in 

 accordance with ancient custom, the Mill was attached to the 

 Monastery as well as the revenues of the Bridge ; and the theory 

 derives further support from the terms of the Town's Titles to 

 the Mills. 



A Minute of Council, of date 25th Feby., 1656, bears :— 

 " Ordains to be put in their Town's box William, Lord Hereis, 

 and Sir William Maxwellis Seisin in the Sandbed Mylne with 

 the Laird of Gribtoun thereanent regestrat in the Bukes of 

 Counsell to the burgli. Item, Robert M 'Briar, his Disposition 

 to Thomas M'Briar and his Spouse to the Burgh of tlie Mylneholc 

 Mylne." The extract shows that the IMillliole Mill was acquired 

 by the Town from Thomas M'Briar ; and with reference to the 

 Sandbed Mill and the Town's rights generally, the Magistrates, 

 in the dispute witli the fishery proprietors about the erection of 

 the Caul, produced tlieir Titles, of which the following is an 

 outline : — 



" Ane Chartour made and granted be King James the Sixth 

 in favors of the Provost, Baillies, Toun Councell, and Community 

 of the Town of Dumfries, and their succes.sors, of All and hail 

 the ferms profits, «i:c., and others of the hail lands, tennen- 

 dries, houses, biggings, orchyeards, yeards, crofts, and others, 

 fishings which pertained to the bretliren of the said burgh 

 commonly called Greyfriers. Together with the half of the 

 customes imposed on the said burgli and others incumbent and 

 deu and payable to the said brethren. Also, All and hail the 

 lands, tenements, houses, biggings, annuities, fruits, profits, 

 emoluments, given and mortified to the said brethren, pertaining 

 or which should pertain to them within the paroch Church of 

 the said burgh, as the said Charter, of the date the 4th day of 

 January, 1591 years bears. 



" Ane Instrument of Seasine of John Maxwell of Gribtone, 

 bearing him to be infeft in ane malt milne, situate on the river 

 bank at the east end of the Bridge of Dumfries, with houses, 

 milne, waters, water-gates, with sequels, astricted multures, and 

 their pertinents, lying within the territory of the said burgh of 



