In message <000701c44c79$ce106030$d68ff8d4@Buckley>, Ian Buckley <Ianbuckley@uko2.co.uk> writes >A suggestion re your 'seggni' chairs, that the word might be an adjectival >form of 'sedge' (usually 'sedgen'), which has been a common material through >the centuries for chair seats. good thinking -seggen for rushen chairs, found in many areas - where is this will based? -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society