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134 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.Scrymgeour- tenement to whoever shall buy the same at the sight of and for such price as may be"Wedderburn fixed by Mr. Alexander Wedderburn of Kingennie, and Patrick Murray, servitor to thePapers.Earl of Kinghorne. (One leaf, fair.) VIII, ii, 44.271. 1637. Dec. 15. — Special retour of Alexander Wedderburn of Kingany as heir tothe deceased Alexander Wedderburn of Kingany his father in all and haill the half ofthe town and lands of Wester Gourdie, called the sunny half, with the pertinents andteiud sheaves thereof. John Scrymgeour of Kirkton and Mr. Alexander Wedderburn,clerk of Dundee, are on the inquest. n, ii, 9.271 a .1637. Dec. 18.—Sasine on resignation by .lames Kyd, merchant burgess of Dundee,and Margaret 1'uncan, his spouse, to Patrick Kyd of Grange of Barrie and WilliamKyd, son to the said Patrick by Isobell I (urham his spouse, of a S. Seagate land..James Wedderburn, merchant burgess of Dundee, is procurator for .lames Kyd.vin, xxi, 6.'272. 1638. Feb. 6.— Precept from Chancery following on the above retour (No. 271)for infefting Alexander Wedderburn in the said lands. II, ii, 10.273. 1638. March 2.3.—Sasine on resignation -by Alexander Wedderburn, merchant,burgess of Dundee, as procurator for Alexander, Thomas, and Patrick Jack, and forAlexander Kyd, of a tenement therein named, in favour of Mr. James Kyd, portionerof Craigie. Mr. Alexander Wedderburn is notary and adds his symbol, and JohnWedderburn, merchant, is witness but does not sign. (Latin, parchment.) vin, i, 27.274. 1638. March 27.—Extract instrument of sasine in favour of Alexander Wedderburnfollowing on the precept of 6 Feb. 1638 (ante No. 272). Registered 2 April 1638.u, ii, 11.275. 1638. Oct. 13.—Tack by Alexander Wedderburn of Kingany to Gilbert Thaynein Wester Gourdie, of all and haill that half of the town and lands of WesterGourdie with the pertinents, presently occupied by the said Gilbert, lying within theparish of Liff and lordship of Scone, together with the teind sheaves of the saidlands, and that for the space of five years. II, ii, 12.276. 1639. Jan. 26.—Discharge of Mr. Archibald Pearsone, sheriff depute of Forfar,in name of David Grahame of Fentrie, sheriff principal, to Alexander Wedderburne ofKingennie for £27 16. 8. for his " entrie silver " as heir to the late Mr. AlexanderWedderburn of Kingany, his father, in Wester Gourdie. vm, ii, 45.277. 1639. May 24.—Instrument of sasine en precept of clare constat granted byJames Scrymgeour apparent of Dudop, as commissioner for Sir John S. of Dudop,Knt., constable of Dundee, his father, for infefting Alexander Wedderburn now ofKingany as heir of the late Mr. Alexander W. of Kingany, clerk of Dundee, his fatherin ( ) a tenement of land of old belonging to Peter and Alexander Wedderburn,burgesses of Dundee, on the S. side of the Marketgate between the lands of ThomasGray (E), Thomas Clayhills (S), St. Clement's Cemetery, &c. (W), and the saidMarketgate (N). — (2) a feu ferme of £8 yearly furth of a tenement of land of thelate James Ferriar, burgess of Dundee, lying on the N. side of the Murraygate,between the lands of the heirs and successors of the late Robert and Thomas Jack(W), the lands of the heirs of the late Thomas Gairdyne (E), the common meadow(N) and the lands of the heirs of the late James Lovell (S). Sasine having beengiven to Alexander Wedderburn elder, merchant burgess of Dundee, as attorney forthe said Alexander W. of Kingany, the bailie in obedience to the precept gave sasineof the same subjects in liferent to Elspet Ramsay, spouse of the said AlexanderWedderburn of Kingany and daughter of John Ramsay, bailie of Dundee, who actedas attorney for her. (Latin parchment,) vm, iii, 24.S"278 1640. Nov. 21.—Testament dative and inventory of the goods &c. of the late Mr.Alexander Wedderburne of Kingennie, who died within the burgh of Dundee, inSeptember 1637, given up by Alexander Wedderburne of Kingennie, his only lawful