Thomas Taggart, 1636

The last will and testament of Thomas Taggart ---
this liffe the 17th. of may who first ---
god and his bodie to christian buriall ---
poore a ferlett malt half fer wheat ---
meale 3 muttons & geese at his exec ---
he left his _..  _. riding horse with his ---
belong to his _to _  It to his foar other ---        
boules of oats and that from his eldest of all ---
of his goods moveable and unmoveable he left ---
three sons viz Tho: Will and John whom alsoe he ---
and he to have the use of the farme and the ---
eldest child untill he be xx years ould ---
.. _.  to farme and all the goods ---
unto the (eldest?), and theese to pay the second ---
2 years after, and to the third child four ---
further he willed with _  _   cons ----
his wiffe if she did marrie and of ---
the rest of the crop of corne in ---
It he willed that if his daughter did marr(ie) ---
Left unto her were payed  _ eldest ---
Debts owing unto him that the eldest of ---
from Tho & _ son xvijij frome _ _ ---
Taggart iiijs from Robt (Chauntan?
he _ iiijs _ from Jo: Bridson ball ---
3d from Jo: Qualyle of Ballafas---
from him as he would pay it ---

_he left Tho: ffargher & Tho ---
Harison `'' was and sworne to 
see unto that -----
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                                 Juvent
                                 Court

(There are a further five lines which I cannot transcribe to make any sense, headed with the surprising date 18th. April 1661, some 25 years later.) Notes: 1. This is a fragment of a will but a substantial one. The entire right hand side is missing leaving a page which narrows towards the bottom. 2. No year date is visible in the text but the index to the microfilm gives 1636. 3. Michael would be glad to receive corrections.