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 == Jurisdiction<br> ==
-Most of the parishes in the counties are covered by this court. The earliest original will was proven in 1476. Registered copies wills are sparse.<br>
+This court had jurisdiction over roughly the sounthern half of the old (pre-1974) county of Westmorland. The earliest original will was proven in 1476. Registered copies wills are sparse.<br>
 [[Category:Westmorland]] [[Category:Cumberland]]