Dear Listers, I hope you'll find these National Archives pages useful: Palaeography: reading old handwriting -- 1500 - 1800 -- A practical online tutorial: <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/default.htm> Quick reference: Dating (including regnal years), Numbers, Money, Measurements, and Counties: <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/quick_reference.htm> Best wishes, Lynne List Admin.