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 == Court Jurisdictions  ==
-Before 1858, every town and parish in Warwickshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary court.&nbsp; When looking for the will of an ancestor in Warwickshire, search the courts in the order given.&nbsp; Search indexes first.&nbsp; For indexes, click on the link for a court name above.
+Before 1858, every town and parish in Warwickshire came under the&nbsp;jurisdiction of a&nbsp;probate court, and&nbsp;under&nbsp; concurrent&nbsp;&nbsp;jurisdiction of&nbsp;one or more [secondary]&nbsp;courts.&nbsp;When looking for the will of an ancestor in Warwickshire, search the courts in the order given in the Parishes listings below (click on first letter of the parish).&nbsp;Be certain to always search indexes first, when available.&nbsp; For indexes, click on the link for a court name above.
-Here is a list of Warwickshire towns and parishes by beginning&nbsp;letter, i. e.&nbsp;"A" and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; To find the probate court you want to search for your parish,&nbsp;click on the beginning letter link below:&nbsp;
+Here is a list of Warwickshire towns and parishes by beginning&nbsp;letter, i. e.&nbsp;"A" and the pre-1858 courts that held probate jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; To find the probate court you want to search,&nbsp;click on the beginning letter of the parish link below:&nbsp;
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