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—IIiPRIVATE RECORDS. 10978—81, Inscription in Canterbury Cathedral. Blackness78. 1764. Feb. 20.—Memorandum of the inscription on the tomb in Canterbury-Cathedral of James Wedderburn, Bishop of Dunblane.79—81, MS. Genealogies of the Family, 1798.79. 1798. Draft of the latter part of the account of Wedderburn of Blackness, printedin Douglas' Baronage.80. 1798. Draft of the account of the Wedderbums of Bullindean, printed in theSupplement to Douglas' liaronage, with some notes in the hand of Sir John Wedderburnof Ballindean. This account is full of errors.81. 1758. Genealogical account of the descent of the Rt. llonblc. Alexander Wedderburn,Lord Loughborough.The early history of the family as given in this account is of no value, being very full of errors,which may be best summarized by a tabular statement of its imaginary pedigree.James Wedderburn, co. Forfar, descended in maleline of the Barons of Wedderburn, co. Berwick."IDavid, named in the Great Seal Register. James. =r=Jauet Forrester, d. David F. of Nevay.John, of Tofts, Tullochhill, co. Forfar, only son. Namedin Great Seal Register 20 June 1527, 31 Aug. 1533.-1 —rDavid, of Tofts, Craigie and Huntly Mains.^Helen Lawson. John, Vicar of Dundee, named inGreat Seal Reg. 8 Oct. 1552. Pitscottie's Histoy of Scotland.I 1Alexander, First of Kingennie. James, Bishop of Dunblane.The later account from the time of Sir John Gosford and his nephew Sir Peter, is, however, ofvalue, as the compiler had access to the Pitfirrane repositories, from which he quotes various documents.By permission of Sir Arthur Halkett of Pitfirrane, these have all been embodied or referredto in vol. I of this work. They are as follows :1648. Jan. 10. Privy Seal Warrant of Pension of 2000 merks to Sir John Wedderburn of Gosford.1649. June 9. Letter from Sir Peter Wedderburn at Edinburgh to Sir John, in London.1660. Aug. 28. Great Seal appointment of Sir Peter, as clerk to the Privy Council in Scotland andKeeper of the Signet for life.1661. May 11. Letter from the Marquis of Argyle to Sir John Wedderburn.„ June 28. Privy Seal writ confirming the pension (of 1648), to Sir John Wedderburn.[ ? ] July 17. Letter from the Earl of Southesk to Sir John Wedderburn.1661. Aug. 1. Disposition to Sir Peter by Walter, Lord Torphicheu, of the lands of Lochill, EastLothian.1662. Feb. 19. Letter from the Duke of Lauderdale to Sir Peter. Dated from Whitehall.„ ,, 22. Letter from the Duke of Lauderdale to Sir Peter. Dated from Whitehall.,, Dec. 2. Disposition to Sir Peter by Sir Thomas Hamilton, of the lands of Standelane, EastLothian.„ „ 4. Letter from the Earl of Rothes to Sir Peter.1663. June 4. Great Seal Charter in favour of Sir Peter, creating Lochill into a barony.„ July 29. Disposition to Sir Peter by Patrick, Lord Elibank (then a minor), of the West Mainsof Ballincrieff, East Lothian.„ Sept. 7. Great Seal Charter of Standelane, in favour of Sir Peter.Nov. 3. Instrument of Sasine following on the said charter.,,1667. July 30. Disposition to Sir Peter by John Ellies of Ellies town of the lands of Myrtouu.„ Aug. 2. Great Seal Charter thereof.,, „ 2. Instrument of Sasine following thereon.„ „ 2. Great Seal Charter to Sir Peter of the lands of Redspittal, &c.1670. July 11. Great Seal Charter in favour of Sir Peter of the Barony of Thorntoun.1671. Jan. 13. Great Seal Charter in favour of Sir Peter of the Barony of Innerwick.„ Oct. 31. Bond of annuity from Sir Peter to Sir John Wedderburn.„ Nov. 24. Instrument of Sasine of Respittal in favour of Sir Peter.1672. June 3. Ratification of Ballincrieff by Patrick, Lord Elibank, on attaining his majority.1673. Sept. 9. Letter from the Marquis of Montrose to Sir Peter.[Undated]. Letter from James, third Earl of Salisbury, to the same.1675. April 5. Letter from John, first Marquis of Tweedale to the same.,,May 28. Letter from the Duke of Roxburghe to the same.1678. Sept. 7. Discharge of the Minister and Elders of Aberlady to Sir Peter Wedderburn.