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44 THE WEDDEllBUltN BOOK.<br />

Part I. David Wedderbum <strong>in</strong> Wel},';iit [15001-15G0],' sou and lieir <strong>of</strong> Walter WedJcibnrn.<br />

Cb*P- "• He was admitted Iturgess <strong>of</strong> Dundee, as <strong>the</strong> " son <strong>of</strong> Walter" 16 Oct. 1523 (l).L.H. 5).<br />

A year later, as we have just seen. 6 Oct. 15'2-t, his bro<strong>the</strong>r, Sir William, settled some<br />

WestWclgait propertTon him and his wife, which <strong>the</strong>y, however, resigned very S(X)n afterwards,<br />

24 Nov. (D.I'Ij. 8, 10), although David nuist have reta<strong>in</strong>ed o<strong>the</strong>r Welgait property,<br />

as he is constantly described as David '• <strong>in</strong> Welgait," or " son <strong>of</strong> Walter " to dist<strong>in</strong>guisli him<br />

from Pavid <strong>in</strong> Murraygait, who \v:ts <strong>the</strong> son <strong>of</strong> old David Wedderbum <strong>the</strong>re. Sec e.g.,<br />

JXP.B. 36, 4 ', where he is so designed <strong>in</strong> 1531-32, and G.S.R. 25, 27, where he is named<br />

as occupy<strong>in</strong>g some land <strong>in</strong> Dudop, near <strong>the</strong> Itutterburn 1531-34-37. There is <strong>the</strong>n, ow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

partly to <strong>the</strong> loss <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> I >undee ilecorus <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> time, no mention <strong>of</strong> him for many years.<br />

Later on, 3, 16 Aug. 1551, he acts as procurator to William Ric'iardsou (D.B.Ii. "28

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