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242 THE WEDDERBUEN BOOK.Dundee 412. 1618. April 24.—Sasine in favour of Thomas Halyburton, elder, bailie, and AgnesProtocol Guthrie, his wife, and Thomas Haliburton, younger, their son, and Margaret Wedderburn,his wife, of the lands of Mylue-hill, in the barony of Lundie, co. Perth.Books.(181.)413. 1618. [ 1 date.]—Mr. Alexander Wedderburn, clerk of Dundee, in implement of acontract of marriage made between his son, Peter Wedderburn, and Helen Lovell,outy daughter and heiress of the late Mr. John Lovell, bailie, with consent of hersureties, dated at Dundee 20 August last, resigns various lands, tenements and annualrents to Mr. Alexander Wedderburn, younger, as bailie, for iufeftment to be given tothe said Peter Wedderburn and Helen Lovell, his future wife. (190.)rSee, in all, fol. 5, 8, 19, 41, 46, 48, 51, 55, 58, 62, 67, 68, 73, 75, 81, 83-85, 105, 109-10, 127, 150,154-55, 160, 166-67, 169-71, 179, 181, 183, 186, 189-90, 194, 204]Protocol booh of Mr. James Wedderburti,Vol. 267.notary, and afterwards town cleric of Dundee.This book is inaccurately entitled "Town Clerk's Protocol, from 2 Dec. 1617 to 8 Feb. 1622."It is that of Kingeunie's second son James Wedderburn, and runs from 1609 to 1622. He wasadmitted a notary in 1609 and later on (1617) became conjunct clerk with his father, at whose deathin 1626 he became sole clerk till his own early death in 1627.On the first leaf is written, " This buike pertenis me, M. J. Wedderburn, July 1609." " MasterJames Wedderburn vith my hand," and in Latin, " The Kook of the protocols of Mr. James Wedderburn,son lawful of Mr. Alexander Wedderburn, clerk of Dundee, in the year of man's salvation 1609."Then follows the epitaph of Mary Queen of Scots, in Latin and Scotch, as at the beginning of Vols.253 and 264. It is repeated on the second leaf.414. 1609. June 20. --At Edinburgh. " The quhilk day in presens of Mr. Jhone Prestounof Pennecuik, &c, compeirit personallie Mr. James Wedderburn, lawfull sone to MrAlex 1 Wedderburne, common clerk of Dundie, being of the age of twenty yeires or'thairby and producit the Lettre under writtene subscrivit be the Kingis Majestiescashar quhair of the tenour followis &c." The letter is in the usual form, and recitesthat Mr. James, "since his cumming from the scoles hes bene trainit up with hisfather in exerceing of the said office, quhilk hes movit the provost baillies and counsallof the said brught (burgh) to give thair consentis to admitt him to the said office, &c."and finally, he is admitted notary, and appends his notarial docket, signature, andsymbol. ( I.)A facsimile of the symbol is given at p. 187.415. 1610. Nov. 6.—James Kynnaird, burgess, and Elizabeth Wedderburn, his wife,resign lands near S. Clements to Andrew Kynnaird. (6.)416. 1616. May 18.—Alexander Wedderburn. merchant, burgess (son of Patrick Wedderburn,also merchant burgess), and Barbara Auchinlek, his wife, by her attorney,produce a charter in their favour by the said Patrick and Elizabeth Low, his wife, ofcertain acres in the East-field of Dudop. (34.)417. 1617. Oct. 27.— Mr. William Fergussone, in implement of a contract of marriagebetween William Fergussone, his son and heir apparent, and Helen Duncan, eldestdaughter of the late William Duncan, surgeon, and Catharine Wedderburn, formerlyhis wife, now the wife of the said Mr. William Fergussone. settles on the spouses thelands of Balbeuchlie, with tower, fortalice, manor-place, &c, subject to his own andhis wife's life-rent. Mr. Alexander Wedderburn, clerk, and his sous, Alexander,Peter, and John Wedderburn, are witnesses. (35.)418. 1617. Oct. 27.—Mr. William Fergussone also charges Balbeuchlie with an @-rent infavour of Magdalen Fergussone, his daughter, by his wife, Catharine Wedderburn. (36.)419. 1618. July 21.— Sasine of a South Marygate tenement iu favour of Edward Frislo,burgess, and Barbara Wedderburn his wife. (44.)420. 1619. July 1.—Peter Wedderburn, younger, burgess, and Helen Lovell his wiferesign a tenement in Dundee. (47.)This volume is blank from fol. 69 cm. It consists of 184 leaves.[See, in all, fol. 1-3, 5-6, 18-19, 29, 34-38, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 61, 63, 66-68.1