Hi All, can anyone tell me if there is a site where I can find the symbols used in 16 and 17th century England, especially in the inventory in wills. I would be most appreciative. Liz Waring

In message <002401c460b9$5ab600f0$abe58690@ELIZABETH>, Ron and Liz Waring <edwaring@bigpond.com> writes >Hi All, > can anyone tell me if there is a site where I can find the symbols used in 16 >and 17th century England, especially in the inventory in wills. They tended to use li (=librae) after the figure for pounds and s and d for shillings and pence ( solidii and denarii) You also get ob. after the pennies, meaning obolus, a halfpenny In the C16, marks were used in speech, but generally written as 13s 4d ot xiiis iiijd (or ivd) -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society