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III. Bucklemaker-wynd, leading from the head of the
Wellgate to the Dens, has about as many inhabitants in
1815 as was in the whole Hilltown in 1756, and is now
a good street. It only holds a burgage on the south,
side, and includes James Wright's new property — the
rest on the east being country land, and the north be-
longs to the Hilltown.
IV. The Cowgate-srreet was chit fly yards and old walls
on both sides. Convener W. Walker, weaver, had built
a house at the top of FintryVwynd, and Convener Ar-
chibald Walker, tanner, another, at the west end of the
street. These two were the only inhabited houses on
the south side of" the Cowgate. >The Nine Trades had a,
hall on. the north side, and there were some weavers'
small houses on the east of it. Near the port, which is
presently as yet standing, and on the outside of the port,
stood an old house at Semmirookie, near the glover*'
pits. On the north side of these pits a weaver began,
about 1758, to erect some houses. It is said the Cow-
gate and Seagate met with great desolation when the
town was stormed by Montrose, about 1647 or 48, and
also at Monk's storming, in 1651 — which it has never
fully recovered. The only entry, in 1756, between it
and the Seagate, was Fintry's-wynd ; and there is now,
besides it, St Andrew's- street and Queen-street — any one
of which have more inhabitants now (1815) than were in
all the Cowgate in 1756. And on the north side of the
Cowgate there is King's-street, one of the best streets
in town, having St. Andrew's Church and the Glassite
Meeting-house at the west end of it, and the Infirmary
and several gentlemen's houses and policies north of it s
And even north of King-street, there is Infirmarv-wynd
and William-street : this last leads up to Todburn-lane,
where are also a good number of inhabitants, and runs
to the Den brae, — on which there are several good houses
built on the old dove shade, with a large spinning-miil
and manufactory on the west side of the Den burn,==>
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