I found this link which gives an overview of help with research, including the usage of Old Scots. ww.scotlandsfamily.com/scots-dictionary.htm Just for the fun of it I clicked on to this link and found a poem in Old Scots in the Wedderburn Pages: The Wedderburn Pages: a glossary of archaic terms used in old Scots documents, including legal terms linked to property, wills and testaments. Quhat ane art thow, sa terribill to vew ? Evin deid, that kend in erd is weill anew. Quhy sa deformit, with hollow eis in heid ? To schaw men how and quharof thai ar maid. Thir clattering banis, quhat do thai signife ? Mirrores to men, to schaw that thai man de. This fedderit flane, thow beris in thi left fist ? Schawis that na staitt my power can resist. This round ball quhat, that is in thi rycht hande ? Schawis that the warld Is all at my commande Onder thi feitt quhat representis this grene ? As ye ar now, It schawis sa haif I bene Thairfoir recompt youre race ye that heir be And mende youre miss, for nain sall eschaip me. quod R. Wedderburn 1546-1611 Most of the words I “jaloused,” others, even in context, such as fedderit flane, are beyond my ken. (jaloused --- Scots for inferred.) ------------------------------------------------------------------ This link includes resources for further research: AVAILABLE SCOTTISH GENEALOGY RESOURCES Births and baptisms data Marriages data Deaths and Burials data Censuses Directories & Lists Poorhouses Ships & Passenger lists Occupations Diseases & Medical terms DNA Testing Map of Scotland County map Parish maps Gazetteer Books Photographs & Film Surname origins and histories Statistical Accounts of Scotland Scots Dictionary Research help Genealogy Forum Contact us Links