Good resource for deciphering a 400 yr old Scottish will please.

[hurworth]

I have a Scottish will but I am not familiar with the handwriting from that time.  I can barely read any of it.  If it hadn't been indexed correctly I wouldn't even recognise his name.  It's a few pages long so I would be breaching copyright if I put it up, as I would need to put so much of it up.

If someone can guide me to a website which helps decode the letters I would be grateful.

[MonicaL]

These old documents can be such a nightmare to read 

There is this site here for guidance www.scottishhandwriting.com/

Monica

[hurworth]

Just what I needed Monica!  Thank you.

[GR2]

You can always post parts of it.

[goldie61]

There's also this site http://www.dsl.ac.uk/
Dictionary of the Scots Language which I found really useful for all those strange words in old Scottish documents. 

[hurworth]

Thanks Goldie.  I haven't got as far as actually working out any words other than his name.   

This will should keep me occupied while ScotlandsPeople is down.

[sarah]

You can always post parts of it.

As GR2 has said, you can post sections of it.

Sarah

[hurworth]

This is the first line of the will.

I think the sixth letter (with the large upper loop) is "st".  Any help will be gratefully received!

[GR2]

The testame[n]t testame[n]tar and Inve[n]tar of ye ......

The mark above the letter e is the sign that the word is abbreviated and the letter n would follow the e. As this is a testament testamentar, it will contain the wishes of the deceased as to how his goods, gear etc. should be divided. The "y" in "ye" is a form of "th" and is pronounced th. It is most commonly seen in ye = the, but also oyer = other etc.