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 *[[Court of the Bishop of London|Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of London]]
-In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br>
+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.
-=== Appeals Courts  ===
-Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the&nbsp;lower courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:
-*[[Court of Arches]]
-*[[High Court of Delegates]]
-The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] was also an appeals court.
-<br>
-==  ==
 == Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Kent  ==