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BURGH RECORDS—DUNDEE. 20335. 1605. Sept. 17.—Eodem die Petrus Wedderburn mercator effectus est burgensis et The " Lockitfrater gilda? burgi de Duude ratione privilegii Alexandri Wedderburn scriba? curia: uik of5dicti burgi qui fuit frater gildas, accidentibus gratis.Peter, fifth sou of Alexander Wedderburn and Janet My hi.3G. 1609. Sept. 22.—Eodem die magister Alexander Wedderburn Alius magistriAlexandri Wedderburn, scriba? curia? dicti burgi, effectus est burgensis et frater gilda?ratione privilegii dicti magistri Alexandri sui patris, accidentibus gratis.Alexander, afterwards second of Kingennie, and for a few years, 1627-33, clerk of Dundee.37. 1610. July 10.—Eodem die magister Jacobus Wedderburn effectus est burgensis etfrater gilda? ratione privilegii magistri Alexandri Wedderburn scribfe curia? dicti burgi,ace. gratis.James Wedderburn, second son to Alexander, first of Kingennie. He was born in 15«9 ; succeededhis father as clerk of Dundee in 1626, but died in the following year. He had married in 1608Margaret Goldman, 1 by whom he left issue three sous—Sir Alexander, of Blackness ; William ; andSir Peter, Lord Gosford.38. 1611. March '26.—Eodem die Adamus Wedderburn mercator effectus est burgensiset frater gilda? ratione privilegii Patricii Wedderburn mercatoris qui fuit frater gilda?.Adam Wedderburn, second son of Patrick Wedderburn and Elizabeth Low. He died soon afterunmarried. The words "qui fuit" are peculiar, as Patrick was certainly alive at this date.39. 1611. July 9.—Eodem die magister Gulielmus Wedderburn pastor eeclesia? deidonana?effectus est burgensis et frater gildse ratione privilegii Alexandri Wedderburn olimballivi dicti burgi qui est frater gilda?.The Rev. William Wedderburn, son of Alexander of Pittcrmie (ante No. 28), was minister atPittenweem, and later at Dundee. He m. Magdalene Wedderburn, daughter to Kingennie.40. 1620. 2 Jan. 20.—Eodem die Petrus Wedderburn mercator effectus est burgensis etfrater gilda? ratione privilegii Magistri Alexandri Wedderburn scriba? curia? dicti burgi.Peter Wedderburn, third son to Kingeunie.41. 1621. Oct 16.—Eodem die Alexander Wedderburn nauta effectus est burgensis etfrater gilda? ratione privilegii quondam Roberti Wedderburn sui patris.Alexander, son of Robert Wedderburn, younger (ante No. 31). He married and had issue twodaughters, Helen and Elizabeth.1Mr. Millar gives the admission, 15 April 1562, of Margaret's father, James Goldman, and subjoins aninteresting note on him and his family. " He was married (he says) to Margaret Jack and had anumerous family, all of whom were distinguished in the civic annals of Dundee. A veryinteresting account of four of them is given in a long Latin poem, written by Peter Goldman, theyoungest son. and included in the ' Delitiae Poetarum Scotorum.' This curious work is entitled,'Margaretae Iacchae matris suae super tristi et immatura morte qnatuor filiorum Lachrymae.'(The tears of Margaret Jack, their mother, over the sad and immature death of her four sons.)From the poem it appears that the first-named son, Patrick, was overtaken by a sudden squall andand drowned in a harbour of Batavia (Holland). John, the second son, fell a victim to the plaguein Dundee, despite the efforts made by Dr. Kinloch to save him. The third son, Robert, wasthrown from his horse and iustantly killed ; whilst the eldest son, William, the ' beloved of thecommon people, and the guardian of the welfare of Dundee,' was carried off by death in the midstof his labours There are feeling allusions made in the poem to the comfort which thesorrowing mother had derived from the ministrations of the three Pastors of Dundee, DavidLindsay, William Wedderburn, and James RobertsonBesides these sons, James Goldmanhad two daughters, one of whom was married to James Wedderburn (son of the Town Clerk,Alexander Wedderburn of Kingennie, and ancestor of Lord Chancellor the Earl of Rosslyn) andthe other to Sinclair of Ulbster. In several of the published genealogies of the Wedderburnfamily, James Goldman's eldest daughter's name is given as Margaret, but from the monumeut inthe Howff, No. 812, this appears to be a mistakeShe was married in 1608, and had twosons, Sir Alexander Wedderburn of Blackness, and Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford, who becamea Lord of Session." The mistake is in the inscription on the monument, which is modern (see thechapter on the Howff), and Margaret Goldman had, as stated above, not two sons only, but three."Between 1616 and 1644 there are various instances of Wedderburn signatures in the " Lockit Buik."Alexander Wedderburn, afterwards second of Kingennie, audits the Treasurer's account 12 Dec.1616, and is named as bailie and dean of Gild 12 Jan. 1617 ; 9 Jan. 1618 ; 20 Jan. 1629 ; 20 Sept.1626, &c, &c. ; his brother Mr. James Wedderburn. notary, afterwards clerk, signs two discharges,9 Jan. 1618 ; and their uncle, James Wedderburn the merchant, often acts as bailie, kirkmaster,and dean of Gild, up to 8 March 1642.