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*[[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York|Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | *[[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York|Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York|Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York|Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
*[[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York|Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | *[[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York|Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
<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, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court. | |||
=== 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]] | |||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts of Durham == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts of Durham == | ||