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ROBERT, THE NOTARY. 101
one of the curators to his nephew, I'cter Inirie, son of liis sister Riirhurn. (l).RR. 303); Part ir.
and 1 Dec. ICOl, gets u. gift of the eselicat goods of John Wedderhuni (IM'.S. 29). Chap. i.
He wasiidniitted burgess of Dundee by tlie iiriviiege of his late father 15 March 1.588,
being designed " brother gorman of the late clerk " in the entry of his admission (D.L.B.
30). and in the following year.i IC July 1589, was elected procurator ti>eal and master of
work for the "bigging of the new school," and gave his oath of tidolitv (l)C.li. 11).'^
Later on, 25 Oct. 1597, he is one of those who call attentinn tn the foulin-of the couimon
burn by the Skinnera' craft, and obtain a decree against a continuance of the nuisani'c
(D.C.B. 20). He may occasionally have acted as clerk ;/ro leiiipi,,-,', as, 7 Jan. lti(J2, Mr.
Robert Wcdderburn, clerk, is named among tiie connnissionei-s for .settling disputes between
Perth and Dundee (IM'.C. 22) ; but this is more probablv an eiTor f(jr Alexander.
Hedieda few days after l'^ Oct. 1611, on which dav, at his house in Dundee, he f^ave
up his will, confirmed at Brechin 7 Juno 1G12 (Br.T. 2), by which he nominated as Ids
executors James and Peter, sons of his brother, the late clerk, and left v;irious lc;;acies to
other nephews and nieces. His heir was his nephew Peter (son of Peter Wcdderburn and
Margaret Kinloch), who is so entered 29 Feb. 1612 (D.P.B. .'JSl) and also 5 Jan. KUf)
{ib. 405), and whose inheritance from his uncle is mentioned, 13 June 167 7 (l).T.(;. .>'>;.'
There are several references to the North Argylcgait and other inopcrties of l!ol>ert,
the notary, after his death (e.^. D.C. 71 ; D.P.B. 430, 434, 437, 486, 488; i'.B.N. 19),
but they are not important.
He married about Sept. 1583 Margaret Myln, daughter to Robert Myln of
Dundee, the marriage contract being dated 11 Sept.'' (l).B.R. 270). Thereafter he an