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Technically, church courts did not have jurisdiction over real property. Some wills and many disputes over real property were handled by the Chancery Court of England. Some of the wills in this and other national courts are listed in:  
Technically, church courts did not have jurisdiction over real property. Some wills and many disputes over real property were handled by the Chancery Court of England. Some of the wills in this and other national courts are listed in:  


''A List of Wills, Administrations, etc.'' in the Public Record Office, London, England: 12th–19th Century. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Magna Carta Book Company, 1968. (FHL book 942 S2po.)  
''A List of Wills, Administrations, etc.'' in the Public Record Office, London, England: 12th–19th Century. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Magna Carta Book Company, 1968. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=426785&disp=A+List+of+wills%2C+administrations%2C+et%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 S2po].)  


An entirely different court may have been used for the convenience of the executor.  
An entirely different court may have been used for the convenience of the executor.  
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