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-In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] held jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or diocese or lower court's jurisdiction, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court.
+In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] held jurisdiction&nbsp;over England&nbsp;including both&nbsp;provinces,&nbsp; York and Canterbury. From mostly&nbsp;among the wealthy but&nbsp;also occasionally from among&nbsp;even those of a little more modest&nbsp;means&nbsp;who owned property in more than one&nbsp;diocese or smaller&nbsp;court jurisdictions, and Royal Naval personnel-- often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court.
 === Appeals Courts  ===