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96 THE WEDDElinUllX liOOK.
Part II.
Cbap. I.
Of the three sons of Robert WeJderburn and Janet Kyd the two younger were Peter
and Kobert, the notary. Of these,
2. Peter Wedderburn [I5:i5 ?— 1604],' was certainly younger than his brother
'iilexander, the clerk, but a good deal older tiian Robert, the notary, who was not born till
1546.2 Jiis parentage is clearly fixed by the mention of Peter 'Weddcrburn, elder, as
"my father's brother" in the Compt Buik ol his nephew David (D.W. 3, 12 h\\,f). The
earliest reference to him is dated 24 Sept. 1553, when he is culled "councillor," though
still very young,^ after which he is not named till 5 Sept. 1558, when he gets a docrt'e
(D.B.R. 82). From this date on he is repeatedly mentioned as witness, A-c* He was a
merchant and seems at one time to have been in Norway, as, 16 June 1560, he brings an
action v. Kyrtefer Anderson for non-delivery of -tOO bow-strings " sauld be him to the'^said
Peter in Norruay " (D.B 11. 92) and later on, 22 Feb., 2 Sept. 1577, he is named as owner
of one-sixteenth of the ship " The Robert," and as purchaser of another ve.ssel " The Swan "
(D.B R. 232, 230). He acquired from Robert Wedderburn grandson to James Wedderburn
(ante p. 72). a So\ith Argylegait land, 18 July 1573 (D.P.B. 183), and, 9 Mav 1575,
got from the town a nineteen years' tack of the Blackfriars yard or garden (D.B k". 216),3
the term^being soon after, 2 Sept. in the same year, ex'tended to thirty-eight years
(D.P.B. 170). On this occasion he is called " councillor and burgess " as he is also 1 Oct.
1576 (D.B.R. 230 a). The " Lockit Buik," however, contains no entry of his admission.
He is fii-st named as married (to ilargaret Kyuloch) G Feb. 1577, when there is a judgment
in favour of him and his wife {ih. 231) with whom he is named as getting another sasine,
18 Nov. 1577 (D.I'.B. 200 a, D.B.R. 307j and as resigning an annual-rent, 12 Feb. 1580
(D.P.B. 212 i). He is named, 5 Aug. 1579, as delivering to John Lovell "ane lang
springzie rapper," which once belonged to Edward Wedderburn (D.B.R. 248), and 9 Sept
in the same year, together with his brother, the clerk, as maternal next-of-kin to William
Barre (D.B.R. 249). On IJune 1580 the council of the burgh prepare for the visit of
the king and order Peter Wedderburn, "ane of thair counsell, to beir thair handscynzie "
(D.P.B. 195) and in the same month, 22, 27, 29 June, he is cautioner for his brother
Robert, the notary, in a slander action by Robert?'. Alexander Mathew (D B R. 253). (Jn
31 Jan. l.'iSl Peter and his wife get a sasine in their favour (D.P.B. 213 a), and on
21 Sept. resign certain lands (ih. 223 e). On 22 March 1582 they resign the South
Argylegait land {ih. 220) which they had acquired from Robert Wedderburn {ih.
183), and, 25 May 1584, they settle a North Quaygait property on their daughters
Margaret and Janet (D.P.B. 245). Other dealings by Peter and his wife are recorded,
2 June 1586, when they resign an annual-rent to Peter Wedderburn, younger, son
of the clerk {ib. 250) and 7 March 1589, when they join in a discharge to Jolui Sm ill
of Kinothrie {ib. 313). There are many other references to Peter Wedderburn, e.ij.,
16 Feb. 1 586, as curator to Peter, son of the late clerk (R.D. 1)
; 2 Feb. 1588, as assignee
' Synopsis of references :—S.W. 35-37. 113, 3(58 ;
D.W. 3, 12 in. 13rf/t ; D.P.H. 108,170, 1S3. ISon 191 c
193, 19.n, 206 a 6. 212 A, 213 n, 219 6, 223 f, 221.226,232,241a, 245, 250,264,265,279,234,294 30->'
SO.% 306, 312, 313, 316 c. 320, 330, 336, 349, 366, 385, 490, 566 ; D. B.K. iii. s. 24 .S-pt. 1553 (orii; M.S )'
82, 92, 211 e, 216, 222a, 230 u, 231. 232, 236, 241 d f, 246, 248, 249, 253, 259, 300a f, 301 '/,
303 30?'
327*, 333 a, 334,3.50,376: D.C.B. 23; D.KS. 3, 6 ; G.S.K. 61 ;RP.C. 11: R.U. 1.10; K.A.D. 19, 23!
' This Hppe:ira fruin the fact tUat Peter's son w.ia Robert's heir, eo that Peter was ceit^iinly the immediate
elder or younger brother of Robert. If Peter had been the eldest of the three brothers, and .A.le.xander
the second of them, Alexamier's eldest son wonid have been Robert s lieir, a.s by Scotch law the lieir
of a brother dyin^ s.p. is his immediate younger brother, and if there is iione such, then the
immediate elder (not the eldest) succeeds.
» There is a reference to Peter Wedderburn, councillor, 24 Sept. 1553 (D.B.R. iii, s.d., orig. MS.)
* Thus, Peter Wedderburn is named 1558, Sept. 5. as obtaining a decree (D.K.R. 82); 1560. March 3, witness
(D.P.B. 108) ; 1574. July 13, witness (ib. 185 a), Aug. 21 (U.B.K. 241/), .,\ov. 26, decree for him
{ib. 211 e) ; 1575, July 3, burgess, witness (ib. 191 c) ; Oct. 14. bond to him (D.B.R. •;22o); 1577,
Nov. 26, bnrgess, witness (D.P.B. 206 4), Ih-c. 30, witness fS.W. 35-37) ; 1578. Aug. 09 decree for
him (DB.R. 241 rf) ; 1579, .M.arcli 14, named (D,B.R. 246) ; 1580, Dec. 19, arbitrator (i*. 259/ ; 1582,
July 28, owns part of a cargo from Norw.iy (D.K.S. 3) ; 1583, Keh. 4, witness (D.I'.B. 224) ; Feb. 16^
a transaction in his house (ib. 219 *), Aug. 6, witness {ib. 232) ; 15S5, July 15, witne.'8 ; Aug. 24^
bond by him fD.W. 13 d i) : 1586, April 29. burgess, named in an action (K.A.D. 19'
; 15SS, .May 29,
witness (D.P.B 265^ ; 1559, Jan. 7, owns goods from the Xorth Isles (D.RS. 6); 1590, Aug. 16,
burgess, witness (1/'. 234) ; 1592, Jrvn. 15, burgess, party to an action re the ship Lyonn nf Ihindee
(K.A.D. 28), May 6, witness (D.P.B. 320) ; 1594, Jan. 8, attorney {ib. 294) ; 1595, Jan. 15, decrees
in his favour (D B.R. 300 a) ; 1596, Dec. 5, bnrpess, a seri'ant of his a witness (G.S.K. 61) ; 1601,
June 11, defender, together with various other in habitants of Dundee, in a suit by David Uruuiaionii
(R P.C. 111. " Peter Vodderburne" named as witness to a baptism, 11 March lial-S2, in the parish
reg'ster of Monitieth, must also be he.
• He made an agreement aneut tliis garden with Robert Kiuloch 4 Xov. 1578 (D.P.B. 193).