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EDWARD, SON OF JAMES. 73
and heir of nmquhill Robert Wedderburn (D.B.R. 255). From this it would seem Part i.
quite clear that he had died without male issue, and probably unmarried, before cna P- v -
the date of the cognition. Yet, 18 July 1583, there is a reference to a tack by
him of his South Cowgait yard (D.B.R. 266), and, still stronger, on 24 July 1589
there is a sasine to Robert Wedderburn, the notary, of the South Argylegait tene-
ment of Robert Wedderburn, son and heir of the late Robert Wedderburn, burgess,
and grandson of the late James Wedderburn, burgess, given by the bailie as
procurator for him, by virtue of his mandate dated at .Campheir 21 June last
(D.P.B. 276), from which it would seem equally clear that he was living on
21 June 1589, although soon after, 28 July 1590, he is again referred to as deceased
(S.W. 66). It is quite impossible to reconcile these entries, except by assuming
either that there is some error in the record, or that he was at one time, perhaps
through prolonged absence abroad, erroneously supposed to be dead. But, what-
ever the fact as to the date of his death, the Dundee records contain no reference
to any wife, children, or descendants of his, so that we may safely assume that
he died unmarried or without issue.
The other son of James Wedderburn (by his wife, Janet Logan),
2. Edward "Wedderburn [1535? — 157S] : was admitted burgess of Dundee by reason
of the liberty of his father, 3 Oct. 1559 (D.L.B. 19). 2 He is next mentioned 25 Oct. 1560
as present when James Wedderburn of Craigie made his will (Ed.T. 2), after which date
there are numerous references to him in the Dundee records, 1561-78. Thus, 1 2 Aug. 1562,
he is named as co-owner of the " Nightingale " (D.B.R. 1 15) ; 28 Aug. in the same year, he
is surety or, in modern parlance, underwriter for a cargo of merchandize (ib. 116); 6 Nov. 1564,
Sir Thomas Wedderburn (post, pp. 87-88) constitutes him his factor in respect of his claims re
his benefices of S. Michael and Our Lady in Cowgait (ib. 118); 8 Jan. 1 565, he protests that
he is not to be prejudiced by Mr. David Scrymgeour's process as to the back land of (his
father) the late James Wedderburn (ib. 141), and 19 March 1568 there is a decree
that the late Sir Thomas Wedderburn having disponed to Edward his annual-rents,
James Wedderburn and Robert Wedderburn, younger, have no title to them (ib. 159).
On 28 Aug. 1572 he gets a South Murraygait land from his nephew, Robert (D.P.B. 159),
and 10 Oct. in that year he gives evidence before the Court that he has not recovered
an annual rent due to him from the land of the heirs of the late James Wedderburn
(D.B.R. 204). There is an important entry (for it fixes his parentage) 12 Feb. 1573,
when Janet Logan, relict of the late James Wedderburn, resigns to Edward Wedder-
burn, son of the said James, 3 her life-rent in the South Murraygait property of her
late husband (D.P.B. 160). He seems to have resigned part of this property, 22 Feb. 1573,
to James Swan (R.A.D. 25), and he settled part, 17-18 March 1574, on himself and his wife,
Jauet Inglis (D.P.B. 162, 169 a). The last reference to him as living is dated 4 July 1578,
when he had an action pending (D.B.R. 241 a), and that he died between then and 20 Oct.
in that year is shown by a decree in favour of Janet Inglis, " his relict," on the latter date
(D.B.R. 243 6). After his death his South Murraygait property is sometimes referred to as
once his (D.P.B. 223 c, 288 b), and there are references to him 5 Aug. 1579, when John
Lovell receives from Peter Wedderburn " ane lang springzie rapper quhilk appertenit to
nmquhill Edward Wedderburn " (D.P.B. 248), and 21 Oct. 1597 when there is a decree v.
his heirs (D.B.R. 320). He is also named in connection with the affairs of his daughters. 4
1 Synopsis of References :— D.L.B. 19 ; D.P.B. 60, 76, 121 4, 130 a, 138, 141 d, 159, 160, 162, 169 a, 187,
197, 210, 223 c, 288 b, 290, 293 a, 328, and in orig. MS., vol. 238, fol. 65 ; D.B.R. 109, 113 c, 115. 116,
127,134 c, 135 4, 138 141,142, 146 a, 152 6, 155 c e, 156 a b, 158./, 159, 160, 164,170,177 4. 190 6,
204, 210 a c, 212, 228, 230 4, 241a, 243 4, 248, 260 c, 2!*4, 310, 319, 320, 323 ; R.A.D., 25; Ed.T. 2.
- He is also named as a witness 11 Oct. 1558. Dundee Prot. Books, vol. 238, fol. 65, not cited in vol. ii.
3 See orig. MS. I have inadvertently omitted these important words in my note of the entry in vol. ii.
(D P.B. 160.)
4 See for minor references to him : — 1561 Nov.-Dec, action v. him by Robert Wedderburn, elder (D.B.R.
109) ; 1562 June-July, action v. him by James Straquhin (ib. 113 c) ; 1563 Jan 13, by James Schiphird
(ib. 127) ; Dec. 17, by James Ferrier (t'4. 134 c) ; 1564 Feb. 21, decree namirj him (ib. 135 4) ; 1565
June 1, witness (D.P'.B. 121 4) ; Oct. 31, on an inquest (D.B.R. 146 a) ; 1566 Feb. 23, witness (D.P.B.
130 a) ; June 26, named (D.B.R. 152 4) ; 1467 Aug. 20, witness (D.P.B. 138) ; Oct. 27, decree for him
(D.B.R. 155 c); Nov. 10. action by him v. Robert Wedderburu, younger (ib. 165 c) ; 1668 Jan. 14,
surety for Thomas Wedderburn (ib. 156 a); Jan. 16, action v. him (ib. 156 4) ; March 15, decree
v. him (ib. 158 d); March 22, action by him (ib. 160) ; June 11, action v. him (ib. 164) ; July 21,
witness (D.P.B. 141 d) ; Dec. 2, witness (ib. 76) ; 1569 Jan. 5, witness (D.B.R. 170 ; July 11, discharge
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