Many thanks for this Walt - I was hoping to look into Lacock Abbey's history! Regards, Lawrence Greenall, Waltham Abbey, Essex. > -----Original Message----- > From: Walt O'Dowd [mailto:walt.odowd@virgin.net] > > > While searching for some medieval ancestors... Among the books is "**Annals & antiquities of Lacock Abbey, by William Lisle Bowles, 1838", which contains information on the early earls of Salisbury and the Book of Laycock. It can be found at: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/textimage_search.php?book_no=010 The second site... Happy surfing, Walt O'Dowd Rushmere St Andrew Suffolk -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Ha Haa! Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.2/349 - Release Date: 26/05/2006