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*[[Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton]]


<br>In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] held jurisdiction&nbsp;over England&nbsp;including both&nbsp;provinces,&nbsp; York and Canterbury. Mostly the wealthy but occasionally from among&nbsp;even those of modest&nbsp;means&nbsp;who owned property in more than one&nbsp;diocese or smaller&nbsp;court jurisdictions, as well as Royal Naval personnel--often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court.  
<br>In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] held jurisdiction&nbsp;over England&nbsp;including both the &nbsp;provinces of&nbsp;York and Canterbury. Mostly the wealthy but occasionally from among&nbsp;even those of modest&nbsp;means&nbsp;who owned property in more than one&nbsp;diocese or smaller&nbsp;court jurisdictions, as well as Royal Naval personnel--often had their estates proven through one of the Archbishop's court.  


=== Appeals Courts  ===
=== Appeals Courts  ===
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