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240 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.Dundee 389. 1616. Feb. 5.—William Halyburton, brother of James Halyburton of Pitcur, Mr.ProtocolAlexander Wedderburn. younger, bailie, and Mr. James Wedderbum, his brother " mysons," and Mr. John Dyumuir, notary, are witnesses. (75-76.)The words "my sons" refer, of course, to the sons of the writer of the instrument, AlexanderWedderburn of Kingeunie.390. 1616. April 17.— Sasine of an @-rent to James Wedderburn, merchant, burgess,and Christina Lovell, his wife. (88.)391. 1616. July 1.—Alexander Wedderburn, eldest son of Patrick Wedderburn,burgess, resigns certain feu fermes to Alexander Hering. (96.)392. 1616. Sept. 19.—John Lindsay is entered as son and heir of the late GeorgeLindsay, shipmaster, his father, in a North Kirkwynd tenement, subject to the liferentof Grissell Wedderburn, his mother. Among the witnesses is "magistro JacoboWedderburn ministro." (108.)393. 1617. April 23.—Alexander Wedderburn, merchant, burgess, resigns premises inNorth Marltetgate to Patrick Wedderburn, his eldest son, and to John Wedderburn,also his son, both by Barbara Auchinlek, his wife. (129.)394. 1617. Aug. 4.— Mr. James Wedderburn, burgess, acts as procurator, and PeterWedderburn, elder, and Alexander Wedderburn, shipmaster, are witnesses. (139.)395. 1617- Oct. 31.—The bailie goes to the North Argylegate fore-tenement of the lateRobert Wedderburn. younger, burgess of Dundee, bounded by those of Mr. AlexanderWedderburn and others, and there enters Alexander Wedderburn, mariner, burgess,as son and heir of the said Robert ; and thereupon the said Alexander Wedderburnsettles the said premises on himself and Jonet Newton, his future wife and their heirs.Thereafter the bailie goes to a North Murraygate tenement, once that of WilliamNewton, son and heir of the late William Newton, burgess, and there enters the saidJonet Newton as daughter of the last, and sister germau of the first named WilliamNewton, whereupon Jonet, in implement of her marriage contract (dated at Dundee,with the said Alexander Wedderburn, resigns the said premises in favourMay 9 last),of Janet Clerk, relict of John Newton. (143.)396. 1617- Oct. 8.—Edward Frislo, merchant, and Barbara Wedderburn, his wife,acquire, by purchase from Thomas Halyburton, a South Flukergate tenement. (144.)397. 1617. Nov. 7.—In the presence of Alexander Wedderburn, younger, bailie,Alexander Halyburton, shipmaster, and Margaret Wedderburn, his wife, grant adischarge to William Bultie, for redemption by him of the premises in NorthArgylegate, mentioned ante, No. 388. (150.)398. 1617- Nov. 26.—Mr. David Wedderburn, burgess, gets sasine of a North Argylegateforeland. David Wedderburn, burgess, is a witness. (155.)399. 1618. Aug. 11.— James Wedderburn, merchant, burgess, and Christian Lovell, hiswife, get sasine of an annual rent. (174.)400. 1619. Oct. 22.—Peter Wedderburn, merchant, burgess, is witness. (226.)401. 1619. Dec. 4 —James Kyd resigns certain premises to himself and his future wife,Margaret Duncan, daughter of the deceased William Duncan, chirurgeon, andKatharine Wedderburn, now wife of Mr. William Fergusone, bailie of Dundee. (232).402. 1619. (a) Dec. 22.—James Wedderburn and Mr. .lames Wedderburn, burgesses,are witnesses. (235.) (//) Dec 31.— Mr. Alexander Wedderburn, younger, bailie,and Mr. James Wedderbum, his brother, are witnesses. (236.)On the last leaf are written the lines in praise of Dundee, as at the beginning of Vol. 253 ; alsothe words "Donum Dei," divided by a rough drawing of a pot of lilies, the emblem of the town.Then follows at the end, " Mr Al. Wedderburn, Aetatis sure anno 1616, 55."[See, in all, fol. 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 13, 15, 23, 25, 29, 31-33, 35-36, 38-39, 44, 48, 50, 60, 61, 63, 64-66, 6873-76,82, 86, 88, 90, 92-93. 95-96. 98, 103, 107-8, 112-13, 117-18, 120, 123, 129-30, 136. 139, 14l!143-46, 148-50, 152-53, 155, 159, 163, 165, 169-71, 173-74, 176, 178-81, 184, 188-89, 191-92, 198,207-8, 216, 218, 226-32, 234-36.]