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 *An index covering [http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Online_Probate_Indexes 1267 to 1500] includes 10,000 wills proved in the Prerogative &amp; Exchequer Courts of York.
 *The&nbsp;[http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/nei/ Durham and Northumberland probate records, 1527-1857], project will come online in 2010. The digital images will be searchable by name, place, occupation or date.<br>
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 *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of York in Hexham and Hexhamshire]]
 *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Thockrington]]
+*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
-In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br>
-*Wealthy individuals<br>
-*Interregnum, 1649-1660, because the Prerogative Court was the only court.
-*Property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury.
-*Property in both the Province of Canterbury and Province of York.
-*People who died outside England, including British citizens and others who held property in England.<br>
-==== Appeals Courts  ====
-Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:
-*[[Court of Arches]]
-*[[High Court of Delegates]]
-The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.<br>
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