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—1567—THE PROTOCOL BOOKS.DundeeProtocolBooks.This record begins in 1518 and continues, with but one important break, due to theloss of a volume, down to date. It has been searched through sixty-nine large volumesfrom 1518 to 1801. The volumes are numbered consecutively 235—303, and in additionto these there are three unnumbered volumes, and nineteen small minute books.There is among some loose papers in the Dundee charter room an old Inventory(1659), of the then existing protocol books, made and written by Sir Alexander Wedderburnof Blackness, who was clerk from 1633 to 1675. It is as follows :" The Inventorie of the Prothogolles in the presse belonging to me,which wes taken up this 3 ld of March, 1659.Three ancient prothogolles of Thomas Ireland, which beginues anno 1518 and ends in anno 1567.Three ancient prothogolles of Halbert Glaidstanea, which beginnes anno 1552 and ends in anno 1567.One of Alexander Maxwells, which he beginnes anno 1555 and ends in 1574.Sex prothogoll bonkes of Robert Wedderburne, which beginnes anno 1574 and ends anno 1606.Thair ar 12 Minutt books of his.Thair are 15 Prothogolles of Mr. Alexander Wedderburne, my goodschyr, which beginnes 1583 audiends in anno 1624.Thair are7 Minutt bookes.Ane prothogoll of Mr. James Wedderburne, my father, which beginnes anno 160'J and ends anno 1622.Ane prothogoll of Mr. Alexander Wedderburn, my uucle, which beginnes anno 1627 and ends anno 1 632.Ane prothogoll of Thomas Kessie, which beginnes anno 1616 and ends anno 1641.Ane of Thomas Wightone, which beginnes anno 1648 and ends anno 1653.Ane of my owne which beginnes anno 1633 and ends anno 1639.Ane other of myne which lyes in my chamber, which beginnes anno 1639, and is not perfyted."The above account includes most of the Dundee Protocol Books and Minutes ofSasines still extant and covering the period from 1518 to 1659. Then follow No. 274(1659 — 1666), a. volume of the time of Sir Alexander Wedderburn, but not his ; Nos. 275,276, and 277 (1666— 1690), the books of .lames Wedderburn, his son, who was admittedconjunct clerk with him in 1671, and was sole clerk 1675—96 ; No. 278 (1690—1699),the book partly of .lames Wedderburn and partly of his son Alexander, who was sole clerk1696—1715, and No. 279, which covers the latter part of this period (1699—1715). In1716 Alexander Wedderburn was demitted from the clerkship for his share in the risingof 1715, and thereafter the protocols of Dundee are in the hands of his successors, nolonger of his name. They run without a break from 1717 to the present time. Of thesevolumes Nos. 280-289 have been searched throughout (1717—1767), and Nos. 290-30Shave been examined by the indices only (1767— 1801).We can now sum up the position of this record ; marking with a * those volumeswhich are missing, with a f those which are extant but are not named in Sir Alexander'slist, while those which have been left unnumbered in the arrangement of the DundeeCharter room, are indicated by a — instead of a number.No. Date. Kotary. Notes.235 1518—1534 Thomas Ireland.t 236 1526—lf28 Kobert Seres.i This may have been one of the*237? Thomas Ireland (?'; three books of Thomas Ireland'named in the above inventory.— 1535—1572? Thomas Ireland.* — 1552—1553 Herbert Gladstone.* '