1626 Testament Testamentar & Inventar - need help deciphering some words

[Zacktyr]

Hello Rootchatters,

This is a 1626 Scottish document that I have tackled and have been able to complete 95% of the transliteration. But, there are 41 words I just can't seem to be able to decipher on my own.  I have highlighted the troublesome words in yellow. Any help is greatly appreciated.  There are 8 parts in total that I need help with so I'll post 4 in this post and 4 in my next post.  Some of the parts only need one word deciphering. 

Thank you.

[Zacktyr]

Hello Rootschatters,

Here are the remaining four sections. 

Many thanks for all help, which is greatly appreciated.

[GR2]

First bit:

Jaj v c and Twenty four zeirs [ffaithfullie maid &]
gevin vp be his awin mouth as his La[tter] will [= his last will] and
Testa[men]t of ye daite vnderw[ritt]in mair [= more] fullie proports

[GR2]

Second bit:

xj li. Item the sawing [= sowing] of xij b[oll]s [      ] m[e]r[k]land corne
estimat to the thrid corne pryce of ye boll wt [= with] the

[GR2]

Third bit:

ITEm yair [= there] was awand [= owing] to ye defunct ye tyme foirs[ai]d
The sowmes of money following Be the p[er]sones eftir
spec[ifie]d [= after-specified] viz Be Jonet Wilsoune [= Wilson] in braidfeild viij li.
xvj s Be Jonn wilsoune in b[  ]lhill pr[incip]all [= principal, the person owing the debt] & w[illia]m
wilsoun cau[tione]r for him sex [= six] li. vj s viij d Be wm barbor
tailzeor [= tailor] xxiiij li. xiij s iiij d and ane [= one] zeir [= year] a[nn]uell [= annual = interest]
                                                                                                                yrwth [= therewith]
xlviij s Be nicoll craig zounger [= younger = junior] v li. vj s viij d
Be Ro[ber]t snodgerss [= Snodgrass] in castelwalls xxvj s viij d

[GR2]

Fourth bit:

Debts awand Out

ITEm thair was awand be the defunct ye tyme foirsaid
The sowmes of mo[n]ey following To ye p[er]sones eftirspe[cifie]d
viz To ye Laird of Johnnestoun his maister for [t]hrie
s[t]ane cheiss [= three stones cheese] ye zeir of god 1624 zeirs [ ] iij li. vj s viij d
mair to him for ane quick [= living] stirk [= a bullock 1 - 2 years old] & ane deid [=
                                                                                                                        dead] stirk
v[j?] li. vj s viij d for twa geiss [= two geese] xxvj s viij d Item
of six f[irlot]s teynd [= teind = tithe] corne meill [= meal] to ye Conlesmes [= Candlemas]
feir* following vij li. x s Item to wm hendersoun [= Henderson]
his sone in law restand [= still owing] of his tocher [= dowry] geir Twa
hundreth [= hundred] punds [= pounds] mo[n]ey

* feir - the fixed price of grain set in February each year [Candlemas = 2nd February]

In earlier times rent was paid in actual cheese, geese, stirks etc., but by the 16th century it was growing common to accept the rent in the money equivalent, as here.

[GR2]

Fifth bit:

adame in bowfeild & Jonn barbour In [       ] tutors [= guardians of underage children] gyders [=
                                                                                                                                 guiders]
& oversiers [= overseers] to his haill [= whole = all] bairnes Induring [= during] y[air] [= their]
                                                                                                                              minoritie &
Les aige [= less-age = the state of being a minor]and ay and q[uhi]ll [= always and until] Ilk [= each]
                                                                                           ane of yame [= them] be of the aige
of fyftein zeirs co[m]pleitt [= complete, fully] Item the said David barbor
Levis [= leaves] his haill guids & geir abonewrittin [= above-written] forasmekel [= forasmuch] Ass
                                                                                                                                       [= as]
all salbe [= shall be] frie [= free] debts being payit [= paid] To be equallie devydit [= divided]

[Zacktyr]

Hi, GR2

Thank you so much once again for your generous assistance.  Out of the 951 words in this Testament Testamentar and Inventory I couldn't make out the 41 words highlighted.  You have helped tremendously in cracking this man's penmanship. 

I went back and looked again at the fourth part and I wonder if the three words highlighted that you had difficulty with at the beginning of the line could be "mair to him"?  He's penmanship really is tricky and not helped by the very long tails he added to some words that confuses the word below.  What do you think?

[GR2]

I think you are right and have added mair to him to my transliteration above.

Sixth bit:

And that be his saids ex[ecuto]rs & Tutors abonewritin [= above-written] [     ] they
Will [ad[vi]ss?] to [god?] and this ye said David [           ] his
La[tte]r will In ma[nn]er abonewritin Befoir [= before] yir [= thir = these] witnes[se]s
Wm Hendersoune his sone In law Johnne Smyt[h] in [     ]

I'm not 100% certain about adviss to god. Adviss togidder would have been better. The word after David seems to begin ov... and must mean something like "administer".