Andrea asked:- Does anyone know what the Surtees Society is/was? It's mentioned in one of the footnotes in Reaney. Answer: It is/was (not sure if still extant) one of the many societies founded in UK in the 19th and 20th centures with the principal or subsidiary aim of editing and publishing transcriptions of historical documents. Huguenot Society is another , Harleian Society, Camden Society, Selden Society, Yorkshire Archeological Society, Southampton Record Society, etc. etc. Many English counties and cities had/have record societies and publications of this type. I seem to remember the Surtees Society has a Yorkshire and/or legal interest. Sets of these publications are to be found in many large city and university libraries in UK and N.America. Regards Bob Hairsine