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*[[Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Yetminster|Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Yetminster]]
*[[Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Yetminster|Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Yetminster]]


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  
*Wealthy individuals<br>
*People who owned property in more than one county
*Interregnum, 1649-1660, because the Prerogative Court was the only court.
*Military and naval personnel
*Property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury.
*People who lived or owned property outside England<br>
*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  ===
=== Appeals Courts  ===
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*[[High Court of Delegates]]
*[[High Court of Delegates]]


The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also acted as an appeals court.  
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also acted as an appeals court.


== Probate Indexes Online  ==
== Probate Indexes Online  ==
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