L.S.A. licentiate of Society of Apothecaries.
_m._ married.
M.A. master of arts.
mag. magazine.
matric. matriculated.
M.B. bachelor of medicine.
M.D. doctor of medicine.
M.G. major general.
Med. & Chir. Soc. Medical and Chirurgical Society.
mem. member.
M.I.C.E. member of Institution of Civil Engineers.
M.I.M.E. member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
min. minutes.
min. plen. and minister plenipotentiary.
min. plenipo.
M.L. licentiate in medicine.
M.P. member of parliament.
M.R.I.A. member of Royal Irish Academy.
M.R.I.B.A. member of Royal Institution of British Architects.
M.R.C.S. member of Royal College of Surgeons.
MS. and MSS. manuscript and manuscripts.
M.T. Middle Temple.
N. and Q. Notes and Queries.
N.I. native infantry.
N.S.W. New South Wales.
N.Z. New Zealand.
Ox. and Oxf. Oxford.
p. and pp. page and pages.
P.C. privy councillor.
P.C. perpetual curate.
P.R.A. president of the Royal Academy.
preb. prebendary.
pres. president.
proc. proceedings.
pt. portrait.
pub. published.
Q.C. Queen’s counsel.
R. rector.
R. royal.
R.A. rear admiral.
R.A. royal academician.
R.A. royal academy.
R.A. royal artillery.
R.E. royal engineers.
rep. representative.
R.H.A. royal horse artillery.
r.l. royal licence.
R.M. royal marines.
R.N. royal navy.
R.S.A. Royal Scottish academician.
S.C.L. student of civil laws.
sch. school.
sec. secretary.
soc. society.
S.P.C.K. society for propagation of Christian Knowledge.
S.P.G. society for propagation of the Gospel.
sq. square.
st. street.
T.R. theatre royal.
Trans. Transactions.
U.K. United Kingdom.
U.S. United States.