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In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] held jurisdiction&nbsp;over England&nbsp;including both&nbsp;provinces,&nbsp; York and Canterbury. From mostly&nbsp;among the wealthy but&nbsp;also occasionally from among&nbsp;even those of a little more modest&nbsp;means&nbsp;who owned property in more than one&nbsp;diocese or smaller&nbsp;court jurisdictions, and Royal Naval personnel-- often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court.  
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] held jurisdiction&nbsp;over England&nbsp;including both&nbsp;provinces,&nbsp; York and Canterbury. Mostly the wealthy but occasionally from among&nbsp;even those of modest&nbsp;means&nbsp;who owned property in more than one&nbsp;diocese or smaller&nbsp;court jurisdictions, as well as Royal Naval personnel--often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court.  


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