Some more corrections, from the beginning: In genealogical search --> In genealogical research West European countries have richer and older history of the Vital Registers --> ... have a rich and old history of vital registers Already the Lateran Council in 1137 --> Second Lateran Council?, but that was in 1139 Unfortunately duty and the reality were different things. --> Unfortunately duty and reality are different things. The duty of parishes, and parochial circuits (in Czech: farnost, fara, in German: Pfarrei, <-Kirchsprengel->) was to establish --> It was the duty of the parishes and parish districts to establish The duty of recording the information on deceased people came later. --> ...on deaths or burials came later. north west Bohemian --> northwest Bohemian (or northern West Bohemian?) boasts of the Baptismal Register --> boasts a Baptismal Register oldest book at the territory --> oldest book in the territory 30 year war --> Thirty Years' War. in the time before the war --> in the time before the Thirty Years' War in the market town, Hlinsko --> in the market town of Hlinsko and in the largest city --> and the largest city are even written in the spirit of Protestant reformation. --> I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean, but I would probably change this to were written in the spirit of Protestant reformation. The contents of the records are very simple and brief: --> The records are very simple and brief in content: is missing in most cases. --> is lacking in most cases. the baptismal date (not the date of birth !!) (den krestu) --> the baptismal date (den krestu) (not the date of birth !!) administrator of this parrochial cathedral --> probably, administrator of the cathedraly of this parish (my guess) The registers became the public document. --> The registers became public documents. concentrated in the central communities --> centralized in the central communities good idea which helps the researchers; --> good idea that helps researchers; separate parishes until today. --> separate parishes. =Jim Eggert EggertJ@LL.mit.edu