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will (aa X perceav) lies been crossed by som freinila of my nevoy Alex'' Halyburtiui to niv KTcit di^.pi.-.wur ;
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be mole-Htuous I will coiioluil e.-ii-uesllie wisliiiv,' i,'..,! tu ijrAnt me the huiipiiiess to be treuilie iiif.>riuod of Part t.
your luP hc.iltli aii.l prospciitie and M yuur l.le*oe.l umellie whom I rea.mcud untn the luUwa of the Cbap.J.
almiglitie gn.l Aiul UesU App. I.
Addiesscd oil l)Hck :— YtAir etir humbell
To his letif hoiiiratell and and oliedicnt Seri-unt
vnll reifcctid uncell
Alexandtr UatijhuH.me.
Jjoct'ir Joliene Weililerburne
DocUir of viflicin w,u Ducting [Endorsed by the recipient, " 1644. 30 August."]
in.
Thes.
II. Letter from Ur. .John Weddcrlurn in Moravin to Akwaiuler Wcdtlcrl)iirn of
Kiogennie. (1!1. 42.)
Honorable and most Wortliie Cu.sine.
The lov and favor your umquliyl father caiieil and schev towards uiie i-icklvk of your gutlier niv tutor
that Worthie man of hippie meumrie, uiaks me tliie mor contideut fi)r to rfc|uei.st you for on mngular
benefit uanilie it wil plea.s you as the primnie of our iieam for to tak thii- piotcvlion innwiiitaiiiini; in his
richts my son Villiani Wodderboni of lay scL'^nd vytf on boy of acht zuir aid.
Thie keace is as follows ; I ili.l conferr and bestov v]iou him soui 4 zcirs agoe all ihic hous.sia or lands
lean pretend in Dunilie, toi;ither with thes fev ackers caliit thie frie lands of AbcrUjthric, ami insumaall
I can pretend in Scotland for to be myn. 'I'herefter 1 wreat unto Scoll.i-.id in thi.s U'lialli. but this my
this nevoy of myn cfter thie death of my sister his mother, being on primes of on inci cli.ind in .Stockhollum
wreat to mie desyring I wald giv him on factorie for to tak up the cleutics of thi-s iaiicU lor as .^thort
tym as I p'easit, tlierefter I ansuearit him sch.arpiie that I nether vald nor culd doc it with simlrlc oilier
remonstratious etc. and not to be tedious in iiu'orming yov with manio vorils. I doe »ciid vou hcirwith
Alex^ Halyljurtoue his original letter and thie factorie liie vald hav had me to subscryv.
Therefor most respectit ciisin I iutre;it yov most earuestlie and huiialili, for to tak the pains, and
Bchav, iutiniiit, and mak knauen to the Magistratts and Counsell of thie Toun of Duiidic this inv vill, or
resignation of all quhat I can cleam ta in ticotland to my son Villinm of S zcir aid, and if vi.' haviiot thie
euideuts or chartors of thes lands a.s yit be.^yd you, mak them quha lies thoui dt-iiver tl.cm unto yov
altogither, and espeatalli also on obligation of thrie hunrdett dolors .Mathon paton and .l.inuM Vuiii; ar
restand awing me ; Al thir euidents and chartors togither with that oliligation, qulicii 1 cam lest out of
Scotland I leti't with my brother thie Bisscliup, and efter his death they vor all deliiicnt to mv sister ;
nov Alex'' H.ilyburton \ reatts to me in his letter the formal follouing vords "
: The oblicaiion of h--otor
pattone (hie meins that of the .'iOO dolors) vith tlie wretts of your housscs my mollicr Iclfl into my hands.
The quliich wretts I recomemlit vnto the cu.stodie of Me\y Wedderburn of ICengnie qulio linilli oblidgit
himaelff to restor the samen wietts to quhom your loP shall giv onler etc." 1 think sccirsiie all thir vords
be gospel], for his mother vos dead befor his i.rryvall liom. yit be fore of them vie nicy mak him |«-rform
all quhat hie has not yit performit. The m.ilic of my nevoy is so palpable and obstiiuit th.it hic ncucr
Treat ansuear sine my denyal ami admoni.smcut hie suld not mell him with any thing of myn sine go