Hi John, Fer, et all, I think Charles Leadbetter was an English author. One reason that some flies seem large is that they are sometimes representations of dragon flies, rather than houseflies. An example of this is the stained glass dial that was once in the chruch a Wendon Lofts, Essex.
Regards, John ------------------------------- Dr J R Davis Flowton Dials N52d 08m: E1d 05m -