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———PRIVATE RECOKDS. 1139Item He to reeeave fra Michel Cokburn Alexander Cokburu cautioner for him audit crounis a half David Weddergoldand wecht in Burdeaux.burn's MS.Petir to war thir fiftie audit crunes and a half of the sone of gold and wecht on gude wynis the anehalf on quhyt wynis the uther half on clarit wynis and gude treis gif he cumis hame thehieway ffailzeing to send hame the equate halfis waring with the first and the rest to retene andwar it als of and als profitable as his awin and to mark myn with my awin mark. D. W.9. His dealings extended to more distant relations. Thus we find references to hisuncle Robert, his nephew William, his aunt Barbara, his distant cousins Robert,the merchant, and Besse Wedderburn, daughter of James Wedderburn of Craigie,and wife of James Kmnaird, and others. 1(a ) Undated. Robert my father brother 24 s 8 d and xv s besyd.4 May 1609.— Auld Robert and the clerk. 34 lib. x s .The clerk of lent sylver xj lib. a scept xv lib., worth of treis. Item, xvj lib. onthe cobel of the salmon with uther thingis of auld.(6) xxv August 1621.—Send a xij s pece with William Wedderburn my brother sone to Danskento by me sum anneis (?) and a wax candill.(r) 24 May 1597. — Barbara Wedderburn x lib.12 September 1599.—Pro liberis Barbara Wedderburn.(rf) 3 16 February 1595.—To Robert my gossip 5s.24 Februar 96.—Lent Robert Wedderburn mercheand first xx lb., and nixt uther xx lib. summaxllib. to be payit quhen I pleis.7 Dec. 1596.—Robert the mercheand xx s .18 May 1598.—Robert Wedderburn mercheand lies coft fra me ane pyp of Spanes wyn sek for7xx lib. to be payit betuix this and Michaelmes nixt in presens of James Scrymgeour and hisawin wvf Quhairupon I receauit 2 d in arrels to the pwre quhilk I delyuerit.8 Sept. 1619.—Item. Robert Wedderburu, sdt xx s .Undated. Ro* Wedderburu 24s. 8d.(e) Memorandum. 6 January 1606.—Thomas Broun wrycht and Robert Wedderburn my father brothergef young Peter Wedderburn 28 s in pairt of payment of the Mertemes meill last in anno 1605of his zard and that for tymber awin be the said Thomas to me.(/) 27 Junij 1615.—Lent Besse Wedderburn spons to James Kynnard ane treu flacon of a quarter to gowith hir to Denmark and to be send hame iinmediatly price thairof xx s .8 July 1615.—Giffin Bessy Wedderburn a proouratorie and the obligatione and the Discharge on thebak thairof with my lettre to him hir husband to persew Johue Schoreswodis intromissions withhy;-geir for ix sx x lib all in a boyst.('/) (Undated).—Patrik Wedderburn ffor xxiij pund a half pwlder at x s the pund. xj lib. xv s . payit."„ The rent all of St Servis Chaplenry," in which one item is " ffurth of Patrik Wedderburnistenement lyaud at the eist end of the tolbuiih yeirly 7 merkis xx d ."7 Dee 1596 14 Mav 1*97 ff>atl ' c^ Wedderburn named in a list of debtors.(h) xxiiij Apryle 1621.—Memorandum. Patrik Gutlire of Nethmuthie is restand awaud me x lib. quhilkhe boruit fra my wyf and dochter Helen.10. David must have farmed some land, for he keeps a careful record of the persons towhom he sold his rye and peas. Thus :(a) Nono Augusti 1596 My Ry.—To Elspet Hering a boll half boll v lib xs.My wyf 2 pekis xxiiij s .and again, on the same date, in an account of "My Fes," is entered(6) To Mr Alexander a boll xx merk.To Elspet Hering a half boll x merk.There are numerous entries relating to dealings with his wife's family, the Betouns, such as'14 Jan. 1590. Lady our mother v lib. xvij merkis half.21 Sept. 1596.— Lent my gudmother 6 lib. xl d be hir g idson Alexander Peirson 6 lib. Item to hir 8 s .But these are not material to the subject of this book and are not therefore included among theseextracts.2 See ante p 167, note 1 .3Robert Wedderburn, the merchant, is also named in a " Compt betuix the Constable of Dundie 3ndme," thus— " Item to Robert Wedderburn for wyld meit quhen the Earle of Mar was with him{i.e., the Constable), lij s " to "Item Robert I Wedderburn payit at the Lairdis commandthre pyntis wyn sek, extendis to xl s ," and again " Robert Wedderburn, mercheand, a knagof vinacre."