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]BURGH RECORDS—DUNDEE. 317to be raised and pursued at their instance, and that of George Duncan, their clerk, Dundeeagainst Mr. Wedderburn for having it found and declared by the Lords of Council 2 ou £ ciland Session that he was justly and legally deposed and George Duncan duly elected.182. 1718. Feb. 4. — Bailie Yeaman represented that on the process of exhibition anddelivery at the instance of the town and their clerk before the Lords of Council andSession v. Alexander Wedderburn, late clerk, for exhibition arid delivery of therecords, &c, in his hands belonging to the town, the Lords, by their interlocutor(14 .Ian. last), ordained Mr. Wedderburn to exhibit and deliver to the magistrates,or their present clerk, the haill books, &c, upon inventary and receipt, against the1st of February, and thereafter to compear before the said Lords and depone howfar he had exhibited and delivered up the same, upon the 10th February, which hehad not done, and the council empowers Bailie Yeaman to require Mr. Wedderburnto exhibit and deliver the records, &c, libelled, and to protest upon the non-deliveryand upon delivery to grant receipt thereof and to require Mi - . Wedderburn to depone.183. 1718. Feb. 11.—Bailie Yeaman reported that he went to Alexander Wedderburn'shouse on the oth inst., and required him personally to deliver up the books and writsbelonging to the town, which he promised to do in the afternoon, but failed to do so,and, therefore, the bailie went to his house next day with the same request, but howas not at home.[Between this date and 6th May, ] 736, there are no entries of importance relating to Wedderburns.184. 1736. May 6.—On the occasion of the Prince of Wales' late marriage, Blackness andother gentlemen are invited to the town house to drink a " health," in additionto which four healths to be drunk at the cross, to which Lord Colville is invited.185. 1736. July 20.—The council accept the offer of Mrs. Catharine Wedderburn totake one of the shops under the town house, and appoint to her that on the east sideof the entry to the town house.186. 1737- (a) June 23.—Petition by John Wedderburn, younger, of Blackness, cravingthe council to allow him to build an office in any place they should think proper uponthe wall which separates the churchyard from the School Wynd; which matter isreferred to a committee. (6) Dec. 20.—The said petition and the committee's reportbeing read, the council, instruct the clerk to prepare a disposition in the petitioner'sfavour of a piece of ground 14 ft. by 6 ft., immediately to the west of the steeple,he paying 3 s /4 d scots feu duty yearly to the kirk fabric, and covenanting to keep theoffice in good order. The disposition is signed 2 Jan. 1738.187. 1738. Feb. 4, 16. —A process by David Wedderburn, of that ilk v. the tenants ofSouth Clepington, &c, for abstracting the multures of Baldovan is mentioned, and Mr.David Scrymgeour of Birkhill, advocate, is briefed for the town, subject to his decliningon the ground of his being " a near relation to Mr. Wedderburn."188. 1739. Sept. 17.—Robert Pitcairn, collector of the twopenny per pint, informs thecouncil that Sir Alexander Wedderburn, collector of the excise, refused to give outany more extracts thereof, unless he got five guineas as formerly paid him. Subsequently,the town raise a process against Sir Alexander.189. 1740. July 16.—The provost informs the council that in regard to the town's claimv. Blackness for cess of his house in the town, he knew that Mr. John Wedderburn,his son, was his cautioner, and that his affairs not being in a good condition, it wasneedless to insist on it.190. 1741. Oct. 26.— The council considering that there is a decreet of exhibitionobtained at the instance of the town against Blackness for delivery of papers in hishands belonging to the town, and that the same have never yet been delivered up, doauthorize George Lyon, dean of Guild, and the clerk, to call for the papers from Sir.Alexander Wedderburn, or any in his name, who may have the custody of them, andgrant a receipt for them when delivered up.