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*[[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory)<br> | *[[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory)<br> | ||
*[[Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]]<br> | *[[Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]] | ||
*[[Courts of the Archdeaconry of Winchester (Episcopal Consistory)]]<br> | |||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or lower court's jurisdiction, people who died outside of the country but had property in England, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court. | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or lower court's jurisdiction, people who died outside of the country but had property in England, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court. | ||