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100 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.Blackness 25. 1647. Nov. 26 —Contract of marriage between Rootmaister Robert Lindsay on thePapers.one par^ an(j Margaret Mylne, daughter of Alexander Mylne, one of the bailies ofDundee, with advice and consent of her said father, on the other part. Dated atDundee, the witnesses being Frederick Lyoune of Brigtouu, Peter Young of EasterSeatoun, Sir Alexander Wedderburn of Blackness, Knight, Doctor Patrick Blair, andThomas Mudye, dean of Guild of Dundee.By this contract the said Robert and Margaret engage to solemnize the bond of marriage with eachother ; in contemplation of which the said Robert becomes bound at Whitsunday, 1648, to lay out onland or annualrent, at the sight and advice of Lyon of Brigtoun, and Peter Young of EasterSeatoun, as friends for his part, and of Mr. John Fletcher, advocate, and Mr. Alexander Mylne,minister at Forgoun, as friends for the said Margaret, the sum of 16,000 merks, with infeftment to himand her in conjunct fee, and the children of the marriage heritably ; and the said Alexander Mylnebecomes bound, to pay to the said Robert the sum of 8000 merks of tocher with the said Margaret.(One piece of paper in good condition.)26. 1657. Aug. 15 —Contract of marriage between Barteu Bellson, Englishman, merchant,indweller in Dundee, on one part, and Helen Wedderburne, relict of WilliamGoskine, Englishman, some time indweller in Dundee, on the other part. Datedat Dundee.By this contract the parties agree to " solemnizeat the holie bond of matrimonie, in face of Chrystisholie congregation " before the 26th day of August next, and the said Helen Wedderburn becomesbound to infeft the said Bart en with herself in conjunct fee, and the children of the marriage, inher half of a fore tenement of land, sometime belonging to Sir Alexander Wedderburne ofBlackness, Knight, and disponed by him to the late Alexander Wedderburne, father of the saidHelen, lying in the said burgh, on the north side of Argyle's Gate, bounded by the landssometime pertaining to David Ramsay, baker, on the east, the lands of Robert Sympsone onthe west, and the said gate on the north ; also in her half of those two dwelling houses orinner tenements of land, sometime belonging to the said Alexander Wedderburne, lying on thewest side of the close of the said tenement of land and adjacent thereto ; also in her halfof that other tenement of land some time pertaining to the said Sir Alexander, on the east side ofthe said close ; also in the half of that other tenement lying on the north side of Argyle's Gate,between the lands of the heirs of John Colliue, merchant, on the west, lands of the heirs of DonaldDunbar on the east, lands of Alexander Wedderburne of Kingenny on the north, and the said gate onthe south ; also in the half of that tenement sometime pertaining to the late Archibald Kyd, andnow to the heirs of the late James Kyd, merchant, his " oye," lying on the south side of the Seagateof Dundee, between the lands of the late James Fythie on the east, lands of Patrick Brugh on thewest, the flood mark on the south, and the said gate on the north ; also in her just half of that othertenement sometime pertaining to the late James Mackay, now to the heirs of Henry Davidsone, baker,lying on the south side of the Murray Gate, between the lands of the late Andrew Robertsone, nowof David Gourley, on the east, lands of the heirs of James Andersone on the west, lands of the lateWilliam Man on the south, and the said gate on the north ; also in her half of that other tenement,sometime belonging to John and William Walkers, successively, lying on the north side of the MurrayGate, between the lands of the late John Bursey and the heirs of John Spalding on the east, the closeof the tenement sometime of James Roch on the west, lands of the heirs of Alexander Elmsby on thenorth, and the said gate on the south ; and in her half of that tenement sometime of the heirs ofThomas Logy, now of the heirs of William Patilloch, lying on the north side of the Murray Gate,between the lauds sometime of James Boyter, now of Patrick Ruthven, merchant, on the west, landsof the late Andrew Robertsone and James Thomsone on the east, and the said gate on the south ; forwhich causes the said Barten Bellson becomes bound to lay out on lands or annualrent within theshires of Perth or Forfar, the various sums of money due to him by the persons therein named, withinfeftment therein to himself and the said Helen Wedderburn, and the children of the marriage, &c.(Three pieces of paper, joined into one long strip, in good condition.)27. 1701. April 15. —Contract of marriage betwixt Peter Wedderburne and HelenLyon.This contract is dated " at Dundie" and made betwixt Peter Wedderburne merchant burgess ofDundie and Mrs. Helen Lyon, second lawfull daughter to the deceist Mr. Patrick Lyon of Carnoustieadvocat, with advice and consent of Jean Alexander, his relict and her mother. The husband settles9000 merks and the wife's tocher is 1000 merks. It is signed by the spouses, and the bride's mother,and by the following witnesses, George Gollan, writer in Edinburgh, Alexander Watson, his servitor,Alexander Wedderburne of Easter Powrie, Mr. William Lyon, brother german to the Laird of Carse,Mr. Patrick Nevoy, tutor of Nevoy, Captain William Cramond of Moortoun and James Tailzeor,writer in Dundee. (One sheet of paper in good condition.)28. 1705. Aug. 25.—Contract of marriage betwixt Peter Wedderburne and BarbaraAuchinlek.This is also dated "at Dundie " and made betwixt Peter Wedderburne, merchant in Dundie, andBarbara Auchinlek, lawfull daughter to the deceast Mr. John Auchinlek, minister of Largo. The brideassigns to her husband her portion of 3000 merks left to her by her father, of which 2000 is owing toher by James Kyd of Craigie, and 1000 by Sir Archibald Hope of Rankeillour, senatour of the