Hi Carolyn There is a Rootsweb list designed specifically to solve this problem, and they are a very helpful group, just waiting for another challenge. It's the Old English list, and here is how you can join it. OLD-ENGLISH-L Topic: A mailing list for deciphering and interpreting documents from the British Isles, from earliest times to about 1900. This list is intended for genealogists, family and local historians, etc. Subscribing. To join OLD-ENGLISH-L, [individual emails] send email to: [email protected] with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join OLD-ENGLISH-D, [digest of emails] send email to: [email protected] with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. HTH. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 1:24 AM Subject: [YORKSHIRE] FW: Transcribing Wills and a little help > HI all, > > I've just received a will from 1768, out of the 450 words there is approx > 35 > words that I can't decipher, can anyone assist please. Of the ones I can > read I'll put in context, I've tried various website to no avail. These > may > be fairly simple for most as this is the first time I've looked at a will > that old.