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310 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.Dundee Y0L QCouncilBooks. . ___ — '1669—1707. __„A large folio volume of 540 closely written leaves.115. 1669. Sept. 21.—Andrew Wedderbum is named as stentar or collector of cess,vicarage, and burgh maills, and often thereafter till 13 Oct. 1670. (3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15.).116. 1670. Dec. 6.— A decision of Sir Peter Wedderbum of Gosfoord, senator of theCollege of Justice, is mentioned. (17.) 1671. March 14.—Lord Gosfoord and others,give an opinion. (20,)117. 1671. ipril 20.—The provost, bailies, council and deacons of crafts considering theearnest desire of Sir Alexander Wedderbum, their common clerk, on account of hisfrequent sicknesses, that .lames Wedderbum, his second son, who had formerly thegift of the clerkship, might be admitted conjunct clerk, and to succeed his fathertherein after his decease, unanimously consent thereto. The act of JamesWedderbum's admission has twenty-six signatures, but these do not include anyoneof his name. (22.)118. 1675. May 18.—The magistrates report that they found the tenants of Blacknesspasturing on the " Magdalen Zaird," and lawfully expelled them. (70.)A dispute as to the respective rights of the town and the Wedderbum lairds of Blackness in theMagdalen Yard continued for some time. In 1678 (Feb. 7) it was reported to the Council by theirofficials that the soil belonged to the town, subject to Blackness' right of way over it and pasturagethereon. Three years later, 1681 (Dec. 27), however, Blackness " extracted a decreet " in Edinburghdeclaring that the soil was his, subject to the right of the town to walk and rendezvous thereon,and on this the town seems to have taken out a summons of reduction. Eventually, 1683 (June 12),the differences were referred to Sir John Cunningham, with what result does not appear. (Thismatter is referred to at fol. 81, 82, 84, 90, 92, 95-99, 105, 152, 154, 171, 408.)119. 1676. March 7.—The council approve of James Pilmor as clerk depute to theburgh, presented to them by Sir Alexander Wedderbum arid James Wedderbum,principal clerks, " ad vitam aut culpam," or during the council's pleasure. (80.)120. 1676. March 22 — Complaint to the council by Walter Ogilvy that a horse he hadpasturing in the Magdalen Zaird was driven off by John Wedderbum of Blackness,upon which the council, considering that Blackness has no right to the yard, order itto be proclaimed by the drum through the town that no one is to pasture animalsthere, but that it is to remain as a recreation ground for the inhabitants and theirchildren. (81.)121. 1676. Dec. 28.—Alexander Wedderbum of Easter Powrie, is unanimously electedprovost. (91.)122. 1677- (a) March 1.—Andrew Wedderbum is admitted conjunct writer with JohnWatsone, and takes his oath of fidelitie. (92.) (Ij) James Wedderbum, clerk of theburgh, signs an act of council, (ib.)123. 1677. May 15.—lames Wedderbum, common clerk, complains v. Thomas Anderson,,merchant, for having at a court held last Monday used opprobrious speeches againstthe clerk and his predecessors, saying that they had made false instruments withoutground or warrant, so taking away their good name, which rase, 1 ase, andopprobrious speech Anderson, being charged, admits, whereupon he is amerciat inan unlaw of 100 merks scots, and decerned to remain in the tolbooth till payment,and then either to compear in a court of the magistrates and sit down upon his kneesand acknowledge his transgression, and crave pardon for the same, and promise neverto do the like hereafter, or else to stay in prison. (96.)124. 1677- Sept. 27.—Alexander Wedderbarn of Easter Powrie, is leeted and electedprovost. (100.)