Ha ! Answered my own question :-) I tried a search on google for simple search National Archives of Scotland Result, first hit <g> Tracing it back I see where it is accessed now from the main site, I even tried the link below it but missed that one Oh well I will try a bit further and see what I find Many thanks Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > Hi Gavin > > Always grateful for input > > I was not after wild cards although that would be very useful, I was > asking about limiters, as in a search of google, and many other sites of > say "North Britain Militia" or *North Britain Militia* would find hits > with those words in that particular order as would North.Britain.Militia > in google > > The NAS does not seem to operate in that way (or does it?) > > To start with this is the url I am using > http://www.nas.gov.uk/