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=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | |||
*'''1387-1439''' - Furnivall, ''The Fifty Earliest English Wills in the Court of Probate, London, A.D. 1387-1439, with a Priest's of 1454.'' [https://archive.org/details/fiftyearliesten00unkngoog Online]. | *'''1387-1439''' - Furnivall, ''The Fifty Earliest English Wills in the Court of Probate, London, A.D. 1387-1439, with a Priest's of 1454.'' [https://archive.org/details/fiftyearliesten00unkngoog Online]. | ||
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*'''1658''' - Brigg, ''Register "Wootton" 1658.'' [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabs00englgoog Vol. 1] | [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabst02chur Vol. 2] | [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabst04chur Vol. 4] | *'''1658''' - Brigg, ''Register "Wootton" 1658.'' [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabs00englgoog Vol. 1] | [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabst02chur Vol. 2] | [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabst04chur Vol. 4] | ||
=== Bank of England === | |||
*Bank of England Will Extracts Index 1717-1845 | *Bank of England Will Extracts Index 1717-1845 | ||
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= Bedfordshire = | = Bedfordshire = | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of Bedford === | |||
*'''1531-1539''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1531-1539.'' [http://www.bfhs.org.uk/#wills Online bookstore]. | *'''1531-1539''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1531-1539.'' [http://www.bfhs.org.uk/#wills Online bookstore]. | ||
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*'''1543-1547''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1543-1547.'' [http://www.bfhs.org.uk/#wills Online bookstore]. | *'''1543-1547''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1543-1547.'' [http://www.bfhs.org.uk/#wills Online bookstore]. | ||
=== Consistory Court of Lincoln === | |||
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | *'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | ||
= Buckinghamshire = | = Buckinghamshire = | ||
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=== Consistory Court of Lincoln === | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | *'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | ||
*Peck, Abstracts of Buckinghamshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry, Lincoln, England | *Peck, Abstracts of Buckinghamshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry, Lincoln, England | ||
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= Cheshire = | = Cheshire = | ||
*'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | *'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | ||
*'''1542-1661''' - Pixton, ''Wrenbury Wills and Inventories, 1542-1661.'' | *'''1542-1661''' - Pixton, ''Wrenbury Wills and Inventories, 1542-1661.'' | ||
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= Hertfordshire = | = Hertfordshire = | ||
*Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | |||
= Huntingdonshire = | = Huntingdonshire = | ||
*Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | |||
= Kent = | = Kent = | ||
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=== Consistory Court of Lincoln === | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | *'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of Leicester === | === Archdeaconry Court of Leicester === | ||
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= Lincolnshire = | = Lincolnshire = | ||
*Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | *'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | ||
*Maddison, Lincolnshire Wills [1500-1617], 2 vols. | *Maddison, Lincolnshire Wills [1500-1617], 2 vols. | ||
*Baker, Wills Beneficiary Index [Lincolnshire 1383-1900], 9 fiche | *Baker, Wills Beneficiary Index [Lincolnshire 1383-1900], 9 fiche | ||
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= Northamptonshire = | = Northamptonshire = | ||
*Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | |||
= Oxfordshire = | = Oxfordshire = | ||
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*[http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ Transcribed Wills (with everyname index)], Oxfordshire Family History Society website - free | *[http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ Transcribed Wills (with everyname index)], Oxfordshire Family History Society website - free | ||
*Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | |||
= Rutland = | = Rutland = | ||
*Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | |||
= Somerset = | = Somerset = | ||
*'''1385-1558''' - ''Somerset Will Abstracts 1385-1558.'' [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | *'''1385-1558''' - ''Somerset Will Abstracts 1385-1558.'' [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | ||
*Brown, Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills, Etc., 6 vols. | *Brown, Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills, Etc., 6 vols. | ||
*Moger and Webb, Somerset Wills II | *Moger and Webb, Somerset Wills II | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 18 April 2014
England 
England Probate Records
In England, it is rare to find abstracts of wills that index all names found in each will. Abstracts are very helpful for identifying relationships, particularly when legatees in wills do not share surnames with testators. The following is a list of probate courts that have been abstracted.
National[edit | edit source]
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1387-1439 - Furnivall, The Fifty Earliest English Wills in the Court of Probate, London, A.D. 1387-1439, with a Priest's of 1454. Online.
- Pre-1600 - Nicholas, Testamenta Vetusta. 2 vols. Vol. 1 | Vol. 2
- 1620 - Lea, Register Soame 1620. Online.
- 1620-1624 - Matthews and Matthews, Abstracts of probates and sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1620-4. FHL Book 942 P2ce.
- 1630-1655 - Probate Act Abstracts 1630-1655, 8 vols.
- 1630 - Morrison, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Register 'Scroope' (1630). FHL Collection.
- 1658 - Brigg, Register "Wootton" 1658. Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 4
Bank of England[edit | edit source]
- Bank of England Will Extracts Index 1717-1845
Bedfordshire[edit | edit source]
Archdeaconry Court of Bedford[edit | edit source]
- 1531-1539 - Bell, Bedfordshire Wills 1531-1539. Online bookstore.
- 1537-1545 - Bell, Bedfordshire Wills 1537-1545. Online bookstore.
- 1543-1547 - Bell, Bedfordshire Wills 1543-1547. Online bookstore.
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Buckinghamshire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
- Peck, Abstracts of Buckinghamshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry, Lincoln, England
Archdeaconry of Buckingham[edit | edit source]
- Elvey, The Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, 1483-1523. FHL Book 942.575 B4ba v. 19
- Buckinghamshire Family History Society, Wills, Archdeaconry Court of Buckingham (1680-1801). Order by post.
Cheshire[edit | edit source]
- 1500s - Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories. Online.
- 1542-1661 - Pixton, Wrenbury Wills and Inventories, 1542-1661.
Cornwall[edit | edit source]
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- Glencross, Cornish Wills in Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1383-1583. 3 vols. FHL Books 942.37 S2g v. 1-3 (Lacks an index)
Archdeaconry of Cornwall[edit | edit source]
- Orme, Cornish Wills, 1342-1540. Online bookstore
Devon[edit | edit source]
- Moger, Transcript of Devonshire Wills, 1600-1800. 44 vols. FHL Books 942.35 S2m v. 1-44 (lacks an index)
- Murray, Oswyn Murray Collection of Wills, abt. 1600-1800. 20 vols. FHL Films starting 917257 (lacks an index)
Dorset[edit | edit source]
- Abstracts of Wills of Dorset Folk from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 7 vols. (Lacks an everyname index)
Essex[edit | edit source]
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1500s - Emmison, Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Merchants Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. FHL Book 942.67 B4e no. 71.
Local Courts[edit | edit source]
- 1500s - Emmison, Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Yeomen: Preserved in the Essex Record Office. FHL Book 942.67 B4e no. 75.
- 1558-1603 - Emmison, Essex Wills 1558-1603, 7 vols. FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 1-7.
Gloucestershire[edit | edit source]
- Mahler et al, Abstracts of Gloucestershire Probate Records, Online.
Hampshire[edit | edit source]
- 1492-1653 - Hampshire Will Extracts: Extracted from the Consistory Court of Winchester [1492-1652] and the Archdeaconry Court of Winchester [1501-1653]. B2 Reference Computer, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 1378-1660 - Pedgely, An Index of Personal Names in Isle of Wight Probate Records, 1378-1600 [records from Hampshire Record Office and some from the National Archives]
Herefordshire[edit | edit source]
- 1407-1581 - Faraday and Cole, Calendar of Probate and Administration Acts 1407-1541 and Abstracts of Wills 1541-1581 in the Court Books of the Bishop of Hereford.
- 1407-1581 - Faraday, Calendar of Probate and Administration Acts 1407-1550 in the Consistory Court of the Bishops of Hereford: With an Appendix of Abstracts of Register Copy Wills 1552-1581.
Hertfordshire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Huntingdonshire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Kent[edit | edit source]
- de Launay, The Weald of East Kent: Will Abstracts from the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Kent, Volumes 21-50 (KAO: PRC 17), Index of Will Abstracts [1536-1597]
- de Launay, Abstracts of Cranbrook Wills Proved in the Diocesan Courts of Canterbury ... 1396-1640. FHL Book 942.23/C6 P28d.
Lancashire[edit | edit source]
- 1500s - Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories. Online.
Leicestershire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Archdeaconry Court of Leicester[edit | edit source]
- Abstracts of Proven Wills Formerly Kept at the Leicester District Probate Registry, 1563-1802, with Some Missing Years. FHL film 800668 (1st of 27 films)
Lincolnshire[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
- Maddison, Lincolnshire Wills [1500-1617], 2 vols.
- Baker, Wills Beneficiary Index [Lincolnshire 1383-1900], 9 fiche
London[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1704 - London and Middlesex Wills Abstracts 1700-1704. Online.
Commissary Court[edit | edit source]
- 1558-1603 - Emmison, The Bishop of London's Commissary Court 1558-1603, 5 vols. FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 8-12.
- 1621-1643, 1645-1646 - Mahler, Commissary Court of London 1621-1643, 1645-1646. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
Middlesex[edit | edit source]
- 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667 - Mahler, Westminster Wills 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
- 1700-1704 - London and Middlesex Wills Abstracts 1700-1704. Online.
Northamptonshire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Oxfordshire[edit | edit source]
- Transcribed Wills (with everyname index), Oxfordshire Family History Society website - free
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Rutland[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Somerset[edit | edit source]
- 1385-1558 - Somerset Will Abstracts 1385-1558. Online.
- Brown, Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills, Etc., 6 vols.
- Moger and Webb, Somerset Wills II
- Rawlins, Somerset Wills from Exeter
- Weaver, Somerset Medieval Wills [1383-1558], 3 vols.
- Weaver, Wells Wills: Arranged in Parishes, and Annotated online
Suffolk[edit | edit source]
- Suffolk Probate Index (Testators and Beneficiaries) 1847-1857. Online.
Archdeaconry of Suffolk[edit | edit source]
- Allen, Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1626, 2 vols. FHL Books 942.64 B4s v. 31 and v. 37
- Allen and Evans, Wills from the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1629-1640, 2 vols. FHL Books 942.64 P2w v. 1-2
Archdeaconry of Sudbury[edit | edit source]
- 1439-1474 - Northeast and Falvey, Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1474, Part II, 1461-1474. Online bookstore
- 1630-1638 - Evans, The Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1630-1638, 2 vols. FHL Books 942.64 B4s v. 29 and v. 35
Surrey[edit | edit source]
- Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1470-1856. Online.
- Commissary Court of Surrey 1470-1856. Online.
- Surrey PCC Wills Abstracts 1736-1794. Online.
Sussex[edit | edit source]
- Sussex Wills (Testators, Beneficiaries, Witnesses)
Wiltshire[edit | edit source]
- Wilson and Trace, Wiltshire Wills Beneficiaries Index, 1800-1858 [includes 14 peculiar courts], 2 CDs
Yorkshire[edit | edit source]
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1383-1558 - North Country PCC Abstracts 1383-1558. Online.
- 1558-1604 - North Country PCC Abstracts 1558-1604. Online.
- 1640s-1650s - Clay, Abstracts of Yorkshire Wills in the Time of the Commonwealth: At Somerset House, London, Chiefly Illustrative of Sir William Dugdale’s Visitation of Yorkshire in 1665-6. Online.
Prerogative Court of York[edit | edit source]
- 1316-1550 - Raine, Raine, and Clay, Testamenta Eboracensia, or Wills Registered at York: Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, Etc., of the Province of York, from the Year MCCC Downwards [1316-1550], 12 vols. Online.