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ROBERT, THE NOTARY. 99
fixed by a discharge in which her husband is called "son in law to TeterPartii.
"VVedderburn, elder," 28 April If.OG (D.IMJ. 30G), us well as by a resit'iiation made ^^^^- '•
by her and her husband subject to char^'os in favour of " Peter WedckTburn, older,
her father," 21 June 1600 {ih. 33G). She and William Davidson, uho is gonerally
called "younger," are uaiued IG March 15'J7, when they get an interest in a
lodging east of the Grenoland (R.D. 7) from the clerk and' his wife ; and I'J Dec.
in the same year, when Robert Kyd resigns a North Market unit laud in their
favour (D.BR. 3l'G). Utlier resignations of a .Spaldmg's Wyud land are made to
them by her sister .Margaret and George Blak, 17 Nov. ll'iOl (D.l'.lJ. 34.j) and
31 May I6ii') (rt .^57), and she is also named as godiuother to her cousin, David
Wedderburn's son Alexander, 29 Aug. lfaO-2 (D.W. 14 A, 15 A). Her husband died
in June 1610, leavhig a will dated IS .luue and continued 22 Scjit. iu that year,
which she gave up as his relict and .is tutri.x to their cliildren, Williajn, Richardi
Janet, Margaret, Elspeth, and the "bairn in gremio " (lU-.T. 1). .Sho is nanieij
with her children IS, 23 Jan., 8, II March, 5 April IGll (D.I'.K. .'J G 7), and had
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litigation, 1609-12, on their behalf with the family of (;(.orge liultie, deceiused,
who seems to have left them a legacy (R.D. 23 ; R.A.D. .'j.'>. or>). I'erhaps it wa.s
to avoid personal liability iu this action that, 17 Jan. 1012, she declares that in
herdealings with her children she has never acted as tutri.^, but " oulv iu discharge
of her natural duty " (D.IJ.R. 374-). She, no doubt, is the Janet W.'.l.liTburn (n7)t
designed) named as a creditor iu the will (IGI 1) of her uncle Robert Wcdderburn,
the notary (Hr.T. 2) ;
and she is also named as her husbands relict (and as I'eter
Wedderburn's sister) in a decree 15 June 1612 (D. 1!.R. 37S) ; a discharge 21 Jan.
1613 (ib. 380) ;
a bond 12 Jan. 1618 (R.D. 6G), another decree 25 March in that
year (D.B.R. 404); and a sasinc 17 Aug. IGl'J (I'.BX. 3). The last mention of
her is dated 28 Jan. 1626, when a Xorth Argylegait laud is described as ciuce that
of her husband, and is disponed subject to the life-rent of "Jouuet Wedderburn,
his relict" (D.C. 53). The date of her death does not apjiear.'
3. RobertWedderburn- ''46-16 11], third and youngest sou of Kobcrt Wedderburn
and Janet Kyd, was born in 1546, and was from 1574 initil his deatii in Oct. IGI I, a
notary in Dundee. He is first named, 13 Feb. l.iGI, as servitor to his brotiier, ilie clerk
(D.P.B., voh 238. fol. 114, 131. orig. iMS.); 26 April 15G4, as brother to the clerk
(D.P.B. 115) ; 8 May in the same year, as "younger," together with other inhabitants of
the burgh (D.C B. 4) ; and 25 March 15G8, when, as chaplain of S. James .Major, he grants
a precept of clare constat, to which his signature and seal are altaclied (D.C. 31).^ (»n
30 March 1573 he joined with his father iu the resignation of a .North Argylegait
land to his brother, the clerk, and his son Robert (D.W. 1 1 A ; D.P.B. 82\
He was admitted a notary 3 March 1574-75, and his admission,* dated at FAlinburgh
and copied into the first of his protocol books, gives some account of him up to that date.
It describes him as " burgess of Dundee, quhair he was born of the .igu of tuenty
aucht yeiris or thairby, unmaryit," and recites that he " lies maid d.iylie seruice to
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Alexander Guthre. clerk of Edinburgh, for three years, and to .Vlexauder Woldcrburn,
clerk of Dundee, for seven (D.P.B. 190). His notarial syml«)l, with tlie iu