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—PRIVATE RECORDS. 1393. 1592- July 29.—Tack by Alexander Wedderburn (with consent of Helen Ramsay his scrymgeourspouse)to David Denmuir and Marjory Turnbull, his spouse, of all and haill the Wedderburnbackseats of his lands of Wester Gourdie &c. n, iv, 28. Papers.94. 1592. July 29.—Tack same to same of the whole shadow half of the said lands ofWester Gourdie &c. for two years. Dated at Dundee. II, iv, 29.95. 1592. July 29.—Duplicate of No. 94. n, iv, 30.96. „ Dec. 4.— Copy contract between George Spens, burgess of Dundee, and JohnMoffit, burgess thereof ; dated at Dundee, and witnessed and signed by Mr. AlexanderW. clerk thereof. (English, paper, in good state.) I, i-ii, 31 a .On the back is written in the hand of Sir Alexander Wedderburn, Knt., of Blackness :— " Heer isthe double of the contract quhair George Spens sett in feu that hous quhich Johne Maill had : It isattested and subscribed be my grandfather ; their is on provision in this feu that without anydeclaration, if the feu deutie were Hire ternies uupayed, this should be void : and be vertue hereofJohn Maill beins four or five yeers re-tand, I possessed the same and lies disposed the same to mysone George Wedderburne." For a facsimile of part of this endorsement, see opposite.97. 1592. Dec. 25 and 3 1.—Renunciation by Walter Hay, merchant burgess of Dundee,and Barbara Watt his spouse, and Patrick Hay in Erroll, his brother german, in favourof Mr. Alex. W. clerk of Dundee, now heritable proprietor of the shadow half of thelands of W ester Gourdie, of two annual rents furth of the said lands alienate to themby David Denmuir &o. Dated at Dundee and Kirktou of Erroll. n, iv, 31.98. 1593. Jan. 9 — Notarial instrument by which Rannald Brown, sometime in WesterGourdie, ratifies the renunciation made by him in favour of Mr. Alexander Wedderburnof the sunny half of Wester Gourdie, and grants him to have renounced allpossession which lie had or could pretend to the teiud sheaves thereof. n, iv, 33.99. 1593. March 5.—Transumpt from the protocol books of the late Alexander Wedderburn,clerk, of a protocol dated 1 5 July, 1 579, on resignation by Robert Barry toGeorge Mathow. The transumpt is subscribed by Mr. Alexander Wedderburn.vin, xiv, 22.100. 1593. May 4.—Contract of marriage between John Scrymgeour of Kirktoun, andMarion Fotheringhame, daughter of Mr. James Fotheringhame (brother german ofThorn is Fotheringhame of Powrie) and his wife Margaret Lindsay. Dated at Dundee.Mr. Alexander Wedderburn. clerk of Dundee, is a witness but does not sign, iv, iv, 1.(Two pieces of paper, originally joined together, in fair state.)101. 1593. May 17.—Confirmation by John Earl of Gowrie of three charters relating toWester Gourdie, viz.: (I), 1574, June 10, by Euphamia Watson to JamesCarmichael ; witnessed by Alexander Wedderburn, notary. (2), No. 54 ante.(3), No. 71 ante. This confirmation is dated at Edinburgh. I, i-ii, 33.(Latin, large parchment, in good state. Seal gone.)102. 1593. June 1.—Charter by William Fairnie of that ilk to Peter Rolland of Dundee,of two parts of Grange of Barrie, co. Forfar. Witnessed by John Wedderburn, son toAlexander W. burgess of Cupar, and others. Dated atCupar. (Latin, parchment.) vin, i,16.103. 1593. Aug 3.—Discharge and renunciation by Robert 'Wedderburn, elder, brotherof the late Alexander Wedderburn, clerk of Dundee, for the sum of six score poundspayed to him by Robert Wedderburn, lawful son of the said umquhile Alexander, andheritable proprietor of the land hereby renounced, namely " that foir land up anddown . . . pertaining to the said Robert in heritage, by and upon the North syid ofthe Ergylisgait." Signed " R Wedderburn w* my hand," and witnessed by PatrickWedderburn and others, all of whom sign. i, i-ii, 36.(English, small parchment, in good condition, but the seal gone. See facsimile opposite.)104. 1593. Aug. 23.—Renunciation of an annual rent furth of a Dundee tenement byJohn Ratraj' of Dundee to George Mathew, burgess there. Witnessed by Mr. AlexanderW. clerk of Dundee. (English, small parchment, in good state. See opposite.) I, i-ii, 34.