On 28/05/2013 16:38, johnfhhgen wrote: > Are you sure it is not L.S.? > L.S. (sometimes enclosed in a circle) was/is the abbreviation for Locus > Sigilli, the place of the seal, used in pre-written/pre-printed > originals to indicate where the seal was to be placed, and in copies to > indicate where it had been placed. You're right! It's not actually written in a circle but enclosed between slashes. Looking at it again I realised the two letters were very similar but not identical and I wouldn't have thought the first letter was an L, but fortunately the testator lived in West Lulworth so I was able to compare the letter with the first letter of Lulworth and it is indeed identical. Thank you. -- Jenny M Benson