On 02/05/16 17:34, Tompkins wrote: > If it were possible to trace the subsequent ownership of the author's lands down to the 20th century, when landowners began to deposit their muniments in record offices, then one might hazard a guess as to the current whereabouts of the Peck deeds, which might include the MS in question. The C18th might be sufficient. The West Yorks archives have a land registry going back to 1710. -- Hotmail is my spam bin. Real address is ianng at austonley org uk