Mike: >".. lease of the Rangeworthy >Colliery will expire by [effluxien] of time" > >The word "effluxien" was not clear so our spelling might be wrong. Please >can anyone help with the meaning of "effluxien"? That would be 'effluxion', literally 'flowing out'. A more modern phrase might be 'passage of time'. Regards, John Moore