I12 OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH. [Bradie's Close.
Cullen, a single-minded and upright man, the
transition is great indeed to the occupant who
gave his name to the next close-a name it still
Masons of Edinburgh, was the son of Convener
Francis Brodie, who had an extensive business as
a cabinet maker in the Lawnmarket; and in 1781
PLAN OF EDINBURGH, FROM THE CASTLE TO ST. GILES'S. (From Gwdm of Rothiemay'.o Maj.)
g, The High Street from the Castle ; 10, The Weighhouse : 15, Horse Market Street : 16, Straight (or West) Bow ; Currer's Close;
35, Liberton's Wynd ; 36, Foster's Wynd ; Z, The Kirk in the Castle Hill.
retains-a notorious character, who had a kind of
dual existence, for he stood high .in repute as a
pious, wealthy, and substantial citizen, until the
daring robbery of the Excise Office in 1788 brought
to light a longcontinued system of secret housebreaking
and of suspected murder, unsurpassed in
the annals of cunning and audacity.
the former was elected a Deacon Councillor of the
city. He had unfortunately imbibed a taste for
gambling, and became expert in making that taste
a source of revenue; thus he did not scruple to
have recourse to loaded dice. It became a ruling
passion with him, and he was in the habit of resorting
almost nightly to a low gambling club, kept
