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)BURGH RECORDS—DUNDEE. 221178. 1570. July 1 1.—Alexander Wedderburn younger settles his Welgait land tin him- Dundeeself and Christian Ferny his wife and their heirs. (8. ProtocolJBooks.179. 1571. April 6.—Robert Wedderburn, son and heir of the late David Wedderburnin Welgait, is entered as such in one third of the said David's land in Welgait. (20.)180. 1572. Jan. 6.—Alexander Wedderburn, younger, burgess, resigns the tenement(mentioned ante No. 179) to Robert Wedderburn, his brother german. (64.)181. 1573. April 24.—Alexander Wedderburn, younger, " brodir and appearand air ofumquhill Robert Wedderburn," acknowledges the receipt from John Watson in Innergourieof all the " evidentis" delivered to him be the said Robert. (Min. Book n, s.d.)182. 1573. June 9.— James Thomson makes a testamentary settlement of his propertyon his wife Janet Wedderburn and their children, (ib. ii, s.d.)183. 1573. July IS.—The South Argylegate land once that of James Wedderburn, nowthat of his grandson Robert Wedderburn, is resigned by the latter to Peter Wedderburn,son lawful to Robert Wedderburn, elder, burgess. (89.)184. 1573. Dec. 17.— Comperit Janet Wedderburn, relict of umquhill James Retry aliasThomson, James Retry, his son, and Margaret Retry, his dochter, with consent ofAlexander Wedderburn, clerk, and others, and grant a discharge. (Min. Book n, s.d.)185. 1574. (a) July 13.—Peter Wedderburn, witness. (141). (b) Aug. 26.—John Wedderburn,scriba, witness; and again 27 May, 1577. (145,235.) (c) Dec. 23-— lohnWedderburn, son and heir of the late John Wedderburn, burgess, and -lamesForrester, his curator, give a discharge. (157).186. 1575. July 27.—Patrick Wedderburn, brother german of Richard Wedderburn,burgess in Elsinore, Denmark, gives a discharge as attorney for his said brother.Matthew Wedderburn, witness.187. 1576. Feb. 25.—Edward Wedderburn and Janet Inglis, his wife, resign a tenementto John Ker. (223.)188. 1577. April 26.—John Wedderburn is a witness. (230.)189. 1577- Sept. 2.—Alexander Wedderburn, son and heir of the late David Wedderburn,with consent of Christian Ferny, his wife, and Elizabeth Strathouchin, relict ofthe said David, and William Lochmalony, now her spouse, resigns a Welgait landto Alexander Butchert (237-38.)TSee. in all, fol. 3, 4, 7-9, 13-18, 20, 23, 24, 26, 23, 32. 40, 41, 44, 45, 48, 51, 55, 57, 58, 62, 64, 67,68 70, 72, 82, 89, 91, 94, 99, 100, 102, 103, 105, 109, 111, 112, 121, 136, 141, 144, 145, 155, 157, 162,170, 176, 178, 188, 193, 193, 207, 215, 216, 218, 223, 224, 230, 234, 235, 237, 238, 239. 241, 242.]Vol. 243.Entitled " First Protocol Book of Robert Wedderburn, N.P., from 30 March 1575—16 Nov. 1576."Outside on the cover is " R. Wedderburn 1574," while inside it are various mottoes andquotations: such as " Temperantia prorogat annos," "Dies diern docet," "Viue ut Viuas :"— " Sibene quid facias, facias cito : nam cito factum Gratum erit, ingratum gratia tarda facit ;" and again,"Gratia qua; tarda est, ingrata est gratia namque Cum fieri properat, gratia grata rnagis." "Quicito dat bis dat, qui tardat munera, nil dat." There is also a quotation from Lucan (LI, 1.) " Tollemores, semper nocuit differre paiatis," and a legal precept, " Nocte dieque leges si vis addiscereleges." The favourite motto of the writer, and one which occurs in all his books, " patior ut potiar "I" through suffering, strength ") is twice written here.190. 1574. March 3. --At Edinburgh. Admission of Robert Wedderburn as notary.It recites that "comperit personale Robert Wedderburn, burgess of Dundee,quhair he was born within the diocie of Mrechinen, of the age of twenty audityeiris or thairby unmaryit" . . . and that he "hes maid day lie seruice to Alex.