THE GREYFRIARS AND THE Moar BRAE. 19 
trended in a south-western direction, and flowed up to about 
where the Post Office is at the present day. 
To help to defray the cost of the church it was resolved 
by the Council to apply to the Convention of Royal Burghs for 
assistance, Provost William Gordon being appointed their Com- 
missioner. All that the Provost: could procure, however, was 
the appointment of the Commissioners for the burghs of Dum- 
fries, Annan, and New-Galloway to visit Kirkcudbright and 
report on the condition thereof to the next Convention. In the 
month of July there was reported to the Council a donation of 
six pounds six shillings Scots from David Bean, “merchant in 
England,” and great-grandfather of Mr Bean, editor of the 
Liver pool Albion, to be applied to building a bell-house on the 
end of the church. This bell-house was built, and was erected 
on the end of the church facing what was in after days Castle 
Street. During the month of December the Council took into 
consideration the manner in which the church should be divided 
and seated. They enacted that, in the centre of the church there 
should be an empty square of twelve feet wide and twenty feet 
long for the administration of the Sacrament, and that from 
thence to each door of the church there should be an area three 
feet at least wide. They also enacted that public intimation be- 
made by tuck of drum to the inhabitants who felt inclined to take 
seats to apply to the Town Clerk. To implement this they 
resolved to have thirty-two seats erected by the wrights of the 
town. 
Provost William Gordon was appointed Commissioner to the 
Convention in July, 1731, and on his return he reported that he 
had been able to obtain a grant of £20 towards the cost of the 
church. That same month the church seats were assigned, with 
the proviso that those who had not paid their subscriptions would, 
have none assigned till they paid up the last farthing! The next 
consideration was the erection of a new pulpit, estimated to cost 
£10 at least, and £34 to “ plaister ye church overhead ;” £20 to 
flag the church ; besides the yearly expense of keeping the church 
in repair. 
At the September meeting of the Council Provost Gordon 
reported that he had agreed with Charles Brown to erect the 
pulpit and plaster the roof of the church at a cost of £29. 
