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400 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.Privy Seal 11. 1543. April 6.—At Edinburgh. Gift to Patrick, Lord Gray, his heirs and assigneesRegister.f ^ ne escnea t; f ajj goods, etc., which pertained to David Wedderburn, burgess ofDundee, and now pertaining or that may pertain to the Queen by escheat, for thesame reason as stated in preceding entry, (xvn, 53.)12. 1543. July 27.— At Edinburgh. Respite to James Wedderburn, Robert Wedderburn,John Smart, and Robert Child, for art and part of the slaughter of David Rollok rburgess of Dundee, committed in the said burgh in the month of March last,(xvn, SO.)13. 1543. Sept. 25.—At Edinburgh. Respite to David Wedder-burn, burgess of Dundee,and four others, for art and part of the slaughter of David Rollok, burgess of thesaidburgh, (xvm, 1.)14. 1544. June 6.— At Stirling. Remission to Gilbert Wedderburn, burgess of Dundee,,for his remaining at home and absenting himself from the army, and for art and partof the murder of George Rollok, burgess of Dundee, (xviii, 49.)15. 1544. Aug. 16.—At Linlithgow. Gift to Archibald Campbell of Murthlie, of theescheat of all goods, &c, which pertained to Robert Wedderburn, son of the deceased-lames Wedderburn, elder, burgess of Dundee, and now in the Queen's hands,through his breaking of the fence and arrestment made on the third part of the teindsheaves of the kirk of Dundee, by Alexander Blair, messenger, (xvm, 77.)16. 1545. April 6.—At Linlithgow. Respite to Gilbert Wedderburn, burgess of Dundee,for art and part of the slaughter of David Rollok, burgess of Dundee, committed onold feud and forethought felony, (xix, 2.)17. 1547. Jan. 30.—At Edinburgh. Gift to Patrick Lyoun, burgess of Dundee, andElizabeth Wedderburn, his spouse, and the longer liver of them, of all the Queen'scustoms on all goods belonging to them imported into this country at the port ofDundee, (xx, 81.)18. 1550. Feb, 11.—At Edinburgh. Letter made to David Wedderburn, burgess ofI lundee, of the gift of the office of Clerkship of Coket in the said burgh, and officeof searcher of all goods, &c, shipped in the port and haven of the same, to be carriedfurth thereof uncustomed, for all the days of his life, (xxiv, 55.)19. 1552. Jan. 13.—At Linlithgow. Precept of legitimation to Robert and David,Wedderburn, bastard sons of Mr. Robert Wedderburn, vicar of Dundee, (xxv, 43.)20. 1552. Aug. 8.—At Inverness. Precept for charter of confirmation of charter byPatrick, Lord Gray, to David Wedderburn, burgess of Dundee, and Helen Lawson,his spouse, and the longest liver of them in conjunct fee and the heirs lawfullyprocreate or to be procreate between them, whom failing to the lawful and nearestheirs of the said David, whomsoever of the third part of the lands of Hiltown ofWester Crage, with pertinents, etc., in the barony of Dundee and shire of Forfar,holdeu of the Queen, (xxv, 36.)21. 1553- Dec. 14.—At Edinburgh. Remission to David Wedderburn, senior, burgessof Dundee, James and William Wedderburn, his sons, Thomas Gardin and JamesAlison for their violent deforcement of Robert Marshall, officer of the burgh ofDundee, in the execution of his office, on the 21 of Oct. 1553, and for hurting andwounding of the said Robert on the same day in the time of the execution of his saidoffice. Committed on forethought felony, (xxvn, 57.)•)••>1564. Feb. 4.—At Edinburgh. Precept for confirmation of a charter granted bvJohn Wedderburn, burgess of Dundee, to John Wedderburn, his son, lawfully procreatedbetwixt him and Agnes Hoppringle, his spouse, and to the heirs of the said J ohnthe younger, of the 13 acres of land bounded as under, six of which lie between the lands