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—.IBURGH RECORDS—DUNDEE. 273VOL. 1 Dundee1Burgh and— Head Court1569-71. Records.178. 1569. Oct 3.—-Tames Wedderburn and John Wedderburn are both named ascouncillors.179. 1569. Oct. 14.—.lames Wedderburn compears and " desyrit of the bailies to haveaccess to his brother William, to the effect that he might delyver to him 200 merles "in pursuance of a decree by my Lord Regent's grace and the Lords of Secret Council.180. 1569. Nov. 4.—Decree in favour of Elizabeth Wedderburn, wife of James Turing.181. 1569. Nov. 16.—James Wedderburn is cognosced "sone and air of umquhillJohnne Wedderburn," and the bailies ordain that he have all the privileges of "aneburgess air," and that edicts be raised for giving him curators.182. 1569. Dec. 7. Re the curatorship of James Wedderburn. Henry Wedderburn andThomas Wedderburn are nominated as father's kin, and Janet Hoppriugle and .lamesLogan as mother's kin, whereupon he elects as his curators James Logan in Kiughorne,and James Lovell of Dundee.183. 1570. Feb. 20.—Registered decreet arbitral between James Wedderburn, sone andair of umquhile David Wedderburn, burgess, and William Wedderburn, his brother,and Margaret Rollok, wife of William, as to moneys due from James to William.184. 1570. Feb. 27, March G. —Action by Peter Clayhills v. the executors of the lateJohn Wedderburn.185. 1570. (r( ) March 15.—Breiff of Tutorie. Henry Wedderburn, son and air ofumquhile Gilbert Wedderburn, burgess of Leith, and nearest agnat and cousin(consanguineus) of John Wedderburn, son of umquhile John Wedderburn, burgessof Dundee, refers himself to tlie deliverance of Alexander Wedderburn, JamesWedderburn. and others, anent the tutorie of the said John, (h) March 17.—Hedispones all his right to the said tutorie to James Forrester.186. 1570. (a) April 12.—Decree in favour of Patrick Wedderburn. (h) April 14, 19.—Alexander Wedderburn, younger, merchant, is named.187. 1570. May 1.—James Forrester, executor of umquhile John Wedderburn, is decernedto deliver to James Lovell and Alexander Wedderburn, clerk, all the evidents hehas belonging to their pupils, Robert and David Wedderburn and (July 31) he isordained to pay to them certain monies as "sous lauful of umquhile Maister liobertWedderburn."188. 1570. June 9.—Action by Robert Wedderburn, younger, v. John Feme.189. 1570. Aug. 31.— Robert Wedderburn is cognosced sone and air of umquhile DavidWedderburn in Welgait, with all the privileges of a burgess air, and (Sept. 15) he suesJames Forrester, executor of the late John Wedderburn for a debt. His affairs areagain referred to Sept. 22 ; Oct. 23 ; Nov. 6, 8 ; Dec. 11, 13, 15. 1571, Jan. 19, 22,24 ; Feb. 2 ; April 2 ;June 8.In some of the entries he is called " Robert Wedderburn. younger."1 90. 1570. («) Sept. 20.—Decree in favour of Alexander Wedderburn, elder, and RichardAVedderburn, his son. (/>) Nov. 13.—Decree in favour of Edward Wedderburn.191. 1571. Jan. 19.— Decree in favour of David Wedderburn, as cautioner for IsobelLovell, his mother.2 M