30 Tue GREYFRIARS AND THE Moat BRAE. 
Entries regarding the church cease at this period, so that we may 
conclude that all difficulties had been smoothed away, and that 
the congregation had taken possession of their new building. 
THE BaAsIL WAREHOUSE. 
A building which was a prominent landmark on the Moat 
Brae for a century and a half was the Basil Warehouse. The 
building was erected in 1734 on the petition of John Milhgan 
and Thomas Kirkpatrick, the latter bemg Provost at a later 
period. These two men petitioned for warrant to erect a ware- 
house, with yard on the east end of the church, and the agree- 
ment with the Town Council is valuable as showing the position 
of the churchyard. They were associated with a number of 
others who intended to carry on foreign trade, and towards this 
end they intended making a small wharf for unloading goods. 
A committee of the Council met, along with Charles Brown and 
Adam M‘Kie, described as “two skilful workmen.” They 
measured out “ what part of ye said east end of ye churchyard 
can be spared to use mentioned in ye petition, and they having 
inspected ground Its all yr oppinion There may be spared to 
ye petitioners fore ye foresd use part or plot yrof of east syde 
- of ye ash tree as its now measured out and marked yrfrom for 
ye number of sixty-six foot southward into ye body of ye church- 
yard, and then to be carried in way of angle Ten or Twelve foot 
to ye Southeastward, and thence in a direct line toward ye East, 
which will no wise prejudge ye Entry to ye Church, there being 
at least Thirty foot from ye Northeast corner of Ye Church To 
ye nearest part of ye above markes and ye dyke or wall to be 
drawn by ye petitioners on ye South syde is no ways to prejudge 
ye common high way from ye East end of Church by ye Creek 
to ye Milnburn [the Creek Gait of the deed of 1551]; and its 
also ye Committee’s oppinion ye petitioners may advance yr 
warehouse and wharff as farr to ye shoar northward and to ye 
Creek Eastward opposite to ye foresaid plott as they think need- 
full.”” The above shows very clearly that the churchyard 
covered most of the ground of the Moat Brae to the east of the 
church, and which was in after days covered with various places 
of business, finally swept away in 1895, by agreement between 
the Town Council and the late Captain Hope of St. Mary’s Isle. 
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