Hi Alec,I haven't an answer... but was the letter "s" in those times sometimes written similar to a looped "f"? regards, Kevin, Co Cork > > Hi! > > I have peroblem with a will of 1750. There is a reference to a street in > Presteigne. The word 'Street' is clear enough but the actual name is > unclear. It is short, probably four letters. The only possible on the web > Multimap is 'High Street'. However the last letter has a curved descender > and so is 'g' or less probably 'y'. The penultimate letter is a small > circle and so 'a', 'e' or 'o'. > > Any suggestions are very welcome. I can then see if there is a fit with the > remains of the first letter or two. > > Thanks in advance, Alec Whitfield from North Herefordshire UK > [email protected] > > ---- ENG-HEREFORD Mailing List ---- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > K.McCormack Co Cork,Ireland ----------------------------------------------------------------- Find the home of your dreams with eircom net property Sign up for email alerts now http://www.eircom.net/propertyalerts