This, however, is sufficiently accounted for by the fact that Bassendyne occupied a tenement at the Nether Bow on the south side of the High Street, nearly opposite Knox's house.
The exact site of the building is placed beyond doubt by the evidence of George Dalgleish in reference to the murder of Darnley: "efter they enterit within the [Nether Bow] Port, thai zeid up abone Bassyntine's house, on the south side of the gait".
In 1574, while 'dwelland at the Nether Bow,’ he printed his beautiful edition of the works of Sir David Lindsay, 'newly correctit and vindicated from the former errours.'
Along with Alexander Arbuthnot, merchant of Edinburgh, he, in March 1575, presented to the assembly certain articles for the printing of an English bible.
The license to print was obtained from the privy council in July following, an obligation being entered into to have the book ready within nine months.