Late 17th Century Letter in Old Scots

[GR2]

iudgment yt [= that] ye may meit the lord with joy for I fear
yt [= that] ye sei a stormie day o get in under the shaddow of
his wings and linger not to work work qlk [= quhilk = which] the day lasts for
I feir ye night be at hand qrin [= quhairin = wherein] no man can work keep
your self in the love of god And wt [= with] all queietnes and
closnes [g...h] ye about your own busines and gather in yt [= that]
qch [= quhich = which] is owing you so soon as ye can And doe not keep up
markets nor a chop [= shop] bot a queit [= quiet] chamber And I intreat
you shew margret simsone yt [= that] I pray for the lords blising
to be upon her and her children and my poor blising for her
faithfull husbands sake yt [= that] hes [= has] proven stedfast to our
maisters cause both [   ] first and especiali now at last and
tell her ys [= this] yt [= that] his extream shall not be very great if I
can help him as for the rest they are all in health
And it is like they may sei you ere you sei us bot
we leave yt [= that] to our god remember my love and bli-
sing to all yt [=that] loves our lord jesus christ I have no
leasour for the want of time to wryt unto all yt [= that] I
would wryt unto so I committ you soull and
body unto the caire of my onli lord god
     Zour [= Your] dear and loving husband untill death
                      James Clarksone

[Caltha]

GR2 - I cant thank you emough for your time in doing this. he was clearly a very religious, god-fearing man and it gives a sense of his thoughts on that journey from Scotland to the promise land.  Thank you once again - I dont know how you managed it!

[Maiden Stone]

Mention of apples in reply #8 may be a reference to "comfort me with apples" from the Song of Solomon. They may have been metaphorical rather than literal apples.