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18 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.Scrymgeour- 148. 1601. June 11.—Extract registered discharge (20 May, 1600) by Peter RollandWedderburnf Dundee, to William Hunter, of Dundee, his wife and son, for 3320 nierks, inapers 'complete payment of 6320 merks for the alienation of the Grange of Barrie.Witnessed by Mr. Alexander Wedderburn of Kingennie, clerk of Dundee. Registeredat Edinburgh 11 June, 1601. vm, x , 13.1-19. 1601. Aug. 13.—Renunciation by John Traill, burgess of Dundee, in favour of Mr.Alexander Wedderburn, of the reversion over the mains of Kingany (see No. 144),now redeemed for 4000 merks. Dated at Dundee. Robert Wedderburn, notary, is awitness. (English, parchment.) vm, iii, 13.150. 1601. Aug. 13.— Renunciation by the said John Traill of the said reversion (No.144 supra). (Extract. English, parchment.) VIII, iii, 14.151. 1602. Jan. 27.—Receipt by Mr. John Traill to Mr. Alexander W., clerk of Dundee,for £155. 9.4. as the price of 72 i-heep. Dated at Dundee. (One leaf, fair stae )vm, ii, 1 3.152. 1602. May (?) —Discharge same to same for 4000 merks for the granter's right toKingany. Dated at Dundee, written by the grantee. (One sheet, fair.) vm, ii, 13".153. 1602. May 21.—Discharge by James Crichton, assignee of Sir James Scrymgeour ofDudop, Knt., with consent of David Wedderburn, chaplain to the said Sir James, toAlex. Lit.tle.john of Dundee for 20/- rent of N. Seagate lands occupied by the said Littlejohnand belonging to the goodman of Kirktoun. Dated at Dundee. vm, xi, 16.154. 1603. May 4.—Discharge by John Yeaman of Dundee to Gilbert Scrymgeour,brother german of John S. of Kirktoun. Witnessed by Mr. Alexander Wedderburn,common clerk of Dundee. vm, ix, 11.155. 1603. July 10.—License by David, Earl of Crawford to Mr. Alexander Wedderburnof Kingenny, whereby the Earl "for services, &c, done to us by Mr. A W. ofKingenny, common clerk of Dundee, grants and gives license, tolerance and liberty tothe said Mr. Alexander his heirs and their tenants and occupiers of the lands ofKingenny to pasture or caus to pasture their goods and bestial within all the boundsof our muirs, firths, and myres of our baronie of Downy, lying within the sheriffdomof Forfar, and that yearly and ilk year hereafter following, and sicklike to caus winand lead away furth of our mosses and muirs of the said barony, turfs and peats totheir own proper use and furniture only, when they think expedient, Dischargingtherefore all our bailies, grieves, and officers of all troubling, molesting or makingimpediment to the said Mr. Alexander and his forsaids in the using of the said liberty,privilege and tolerance." Dated at Dundee ;signed by the Earl before Mr. GeorgeHalyburton of Kelour, David Lindsay of Corrat hill, Mr. James Elliot, minister atFynneltone, and David Wedderburn, burgess of Dundee. At the foot is written " Thewretter was the clerk him selff." (One sheet of paper, in good condition.) vm, ii, 14.156. 1603. July 10.—Modern transcript of No. 155, vm, ii, IK157. 1604. Feb. 2.—Discharge by David, James, Peter, Margaret, and Catherine Wedderburne,brothers and sisters of the late William Wedderburne, burgess of Dundee,narrating that Mr. Alexander Wedderburn, common clerk of Dundee, had paid to thesaid William "in his awin tyme " the sum of 301) merks " quhich fell to the saidumquhile William as bairnis pairt of geir thnyv decciss of his father and mother, andlykwayis the soume of 200 merkis ... for redemptione frome him his airis andassignayis of ane annual rent of sevine bollis victuall quhairin the said umquhileWilliam was alledgeit to be infeft be umquhile Alexander Wedderburn, common clerkof the said burgh, his father," furth of the half lands of Balruthrie, sometime pertainingto David Lessellis, lying in the shire of Perth ;whereupon the said Williamgave a discharge containing renunciation to the said Mr. Alexander, of date 13 August,1602. The granters now ratify the said discharge which is also specially ratified bythe said James Wedderburne because it was granted at his desire. Signed by Davidand James Wedderburne, witnessed by James Durham of Pitkerro, &c. I, iii, 42.(English, on paper, in good condition.)