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Dumfries, as the said Seasine of the 26th day of October, 1629 
years bears. 
“ Ane Disposition made and granted be John Maxwell of 
Gribtoun, heritable proprietor of the Malt Milne and others 
therein specified, and Jean Richardson, his spouse, to and in 
favors the Provost, Baillies, Councill, and Community of the 
burgh of Dumfries, &c., All and hail the malt milne per- 
taining heritably to the said John Maxwell, bigged and con- 
structed upon the Sandbeds at the east end of the bridge of 
Dumfries, with the milne houses, waters, water-gangs, damms, 
with the thirled and astricted multures, sucken sequels, and hail 
pertinents thereof whatsomever, &c., as the said Disposition, 
of the date the 25th day of October, 1630 years bears.” 
There is another Deed among the Town’s papers, which, so far 
as I am aware, has not been before referred to, and it supplies 
the link which directly connects the Mill and the Church. It is 
in Latin, and is endorsed in an old hand on the back—“ William, 
Lord Hereis, instrument of Seasing the Sandbed Mill of Dumfries,” 
and dated 10th November, 1589. From this document we learn 
that Lord Herries acquired the Mill from the Rev. Thomas 
Maxwell, who was the last Vicar of Dumfries. 
The following is a full outline of the text :—‘Herbert Raining, 
one of the Bailies of the Burgh of Dumfries, as representing the 
Superiors of the burgh-lands—the Provost, Bailies, Council, &c., 
of Dumfries—grants Seisin to the Reverend Maister Thomas 
Maxwell, Vicar of Dumfries, and his heirs and assignees, All 
and whole the under written portion of the said foreshore, or 
river bank, which forms an integral portion of the common lands 
of the Burgh of Dumfries. The date of the Charter granted 
Maister Thomas being at Dumfries, 20th March, 1588, granting 
him Seisin of a portion of those burgh-lands, commonly known 
and described as the Over Sandbed, upon the water shore or 
bank of the river Nith there adjoining, &c., and hard upon the 
stone bridge of the same river, «&c., extending longitudinally as 
far as the contiguous gable wall of the house, which has been 
built upon the same river-shore, or bank, and which is the pro- 
perty of Maister Homer Maxwell [Here the pertinents are 
described in terms similar to those before quoted from Sir John 
Maxwell’s Disposition] in feu and heritage, the said Thomas to 
pay merks, usual money of Scotland, by equal portions, 
at two terms of the year, at the Feast of Pentecost and Martin- 
mas, in name of feu-farme. 
