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=== Consistory Court of Lincoln  ===
=== 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]
*'''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]  
*'''1601-1652''' - Peck, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry Lincoln, England.'' {{FHL|132268|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 S2p}}
*'''1601-1652''' - Peck, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry Lincoln, England.'' {{FHL|132268|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 S2p}}


=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ===
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ===


*'''1383-1548''' - McGregor, ''Bedfordshire Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1383-1548.'' {{FHL|1325102|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 58}}.<ref name="pratt"/>
*'''1383-1548''' - McGregor, ''Bedfordshire Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1383-1548.'' {{FHL|1325102|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 58}}.<ref name="pratt" />


= Berkshire =
= Berkshire =


=== Archdeaconry of Berkshire ===
=== Archdeaconry of Berkshire ===


*'''1480-1710'''. ''The Snell Collection.'' {{FHL|92147|item|disp=FHL film 416129 (1st of several films)}}
*'''1480-1710'''. ''The Snell Collection.'' {{FHL|92147|item|disp=FHL film 416129 (1st of several films)}}


=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ===
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ===


*'''1391-1737'''. ''The Snell Collection.'' {{FHL|92147|item|disp=FHL film 416135 (1st of several films)}}. Includes some abstracts for 1631-1807.
*'''1391-1737'''. ''The Snell Collection.'' {{FHL|92147|item|disp=FHL film 416135 (1st of several films)}}. Includes some abstracts for 1631-1807.


=== Court of the Dean of Windsor ===
=== Court of the Dean of Windsor ===


*'''1369-1638''' - Deale, ''The Manuscripts of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.'' {{FHL|128604|item|disp=FHL book 942.29/W2 H25b no. 11}}.<ref name="pratt"/>
*'''1369-1638''' - Deale, ''The Manuscripts of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.'' {{FHL|128604|item|disp=FHL book 942.29/W2 H25b no. 11}}.<ref name="pratt" />


= Buckinghamshire  =
= Buckinghamshire  =
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*Buckinghamshire Family History Society, ''Wills, Archdeaconry Court of Buckingham (1680-1801).'' Order by [http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/index.php/database-searches/36-requested-searches/53-wills-searches post].
*Buckinghamshire Family History Society, ''Wills, Archdeaconry Court of Buckingham (1680-1801).'' Order by [http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/index.php/database-searches/36-requested-searches/53-wills-searches post].


= Cambridgeshire =
= Cambridgeshire =


=== Consistory Court of Ely ===
=== Consistory Court of Ely ===


*'''1592-1620''' - Peck, ''Abstracts of Administrations, 1592-1620.'' 3 vols. {{FHL|191778|item|disp=FHL book 942.59 P2p v. 1-3}}. Volume 1 (1592-1600) is {{FSbook|920284|disp=online}}.
*'''1592-1620''' - Peck, ''Abstracts of Administrations, 1592-1620.'' 3 vols. {{FHL|191778|item|disp=FHL book 942.59 P2p v. 1-3}}. Volume 1 (1592-1600) is {{FSbook|920284|disp=online}}.
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= Cornwall  =
= Cornwall  =


*'''1500s-1800s''' - Moger, Abstracts of Cornish Wills 16th-19th centuries. Archdeaconry of Cornwall, Exeter courts, PCC; incomplete. {{FHL|279264|item|disp=FHL films 317547-317548}}.<ref name="pratt"/>
*'''1500s-1800s''' - Moger, Abstracts of Cornish Wills 16th-19th centuries. Archdeaconry of Cornwall, Exeter courts, PCC; incomplete. {{FHL|279264|item|disp=FHL films 317547-317548}}.<ref name="pratt" />


=== Archdeaconry of Cornwall  ===
=== Archdeaconry of Cornwall  ===
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*'''1342-1540''' - Orme, ''Cornish Wills, 1342-1540''. [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DCRS/Publications.html Online bookstore]
*'''1342-1540''' - Orme, ''Cornish Wills, 1342-1540''. [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DCRS/Publications.html Online bookstore]


=== Peculiars of the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of Exeter ===
=== Peculiars of the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of Exeter ===


*Moger, Extracts of Cornish Wills and Administrations. Index in ''Cornwall Family History Society Journal,'' Vol. 49 (Sep. 1988):24. {{FHL|1185521|item|disp=FHL book 942.37 B2cf}}.<ref name="pratt"/>
*Moger, Extracts of Cornish Wills and Administrations. Index in ''Cornwall Family History Society Journal,'' Vol. 49 (Sep. 1988):24. {{FHL|1185521|item|disp=FHL book 942.37 B2cf}}.<ref name="pratt" />


=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury  ===
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury  ===
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*'''1442-1578''' - Raine, ''Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond''. [https://archive.org/details/willsinventories00richrich Online].
*'''1442-1578''' - Raine, ''Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond''. [https://archive.org/details/willsinventories00richrich Online].


=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ===
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ===


*''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the PCC.'' {{FHL|501760|item|disp=FHL book 942.8 P2i}}.
*Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the PCC.'' {{FHL|501760|item|disp=FHL book 942.8 P2i}}.


= Derbyshire  =
= Derbyshire  =


=== Consistory Court of Lichfield ===
=== Consistory Court of Lichfield ===


*Spencer, ''Derbyshire Wills 1525-1928.'' Incomplete; focuses primarily on town of Wirksworth; available [http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/wills.htm online].
*Spencer, ''Derbyshire Wills 1525-1928.'' Incomplete; focuses primarily on town of Wirksworth; available [http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/wills.htm online].
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= Dorset  =
= Dorset  =


*'''1383-1700.''' Fry, ''Abstracts of Wills of Dorset Folk from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 7 vols.'' (Partial index) {{FHL|294872|item|disp=FHL films 476212-476215}}.<ref name="pratt"/>
*'''1383-1700.''' Fry, ''Abstracts of Wills of Dorset Folk from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 7 vols.'' (Partial index) {{FHL|294872|item|disp=FHL films 476212-476215}}.<ref name="pratt" />


= Durham  =
= Durham  =


=== Consistory Court of Durham ===
=== Consistory Court of Durham ===


*'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Managers, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards.'' 4 vols. {{FHL|246496|item|disp=FHL books 942 B4s v. 2, 38, 112, and 112}}. Volume 2 is {{FSbook|3653019|disp=online}}.
*'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Managers, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards.'' 4 vols. {{FHL|246496|item|disp=FHL books 942 B4s v. 2, 38, 112, and 112}}. Volume 2 is {{FSbook|3653019|disp=online}}.  
*'''1500-1725''' - Neasham, Wills extracted from the originals and early volumes of enrollments of Durham Co., (About 1500-1725). Indexed in Robinson. {{FHL|224742|item|disp=FHL films 574977-574978}}.  
*'''1500-1725''' - Neasham, Wills extracted from the originals and early volumes of enrollments of Durham Co., (About 1500-1725). Indexed in Robinson. {{FHL|224742|item|disp=FHL films 574977-574978}}.  
*'''1540-1800''' - Robinson's Collections, 1540-1800. {{FHL|270602|item|disp=FHL films 574951-574958}}.  
*'''1540-1800''' - Robinson's Collections, 1540-1800. {{FHL|270602|item|disp=FHL films 574951-574958}}.  
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= Gloucestershire  =
= Gloucestershire  =


=== Consistory Court of Gloucester ===
=== Consistory Court of Gloucester ===


*Mahler et al, ''Abstracts of Gloucestershire Probate Records,'' [http://willsdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS/index.html Online].
*Mahler et al, ''Abstracts of Gloucestershire Probate Records,'' [http://willsdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS/index.html Online].
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=== Great Orphan Books of Bristol  ===
=== Great Orphan Books of Bristol  ===


*'''1379-1612''' - Wadley, ''Notes or Abstracts of the Wills Contained in the Volume Entitled the Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills, in the Council House at Bristol,'' [https://archive.org/details/notesorabstract00wadl online].<ref name="pratt"/>
*'''1379-1612''' - Wadley, ''Notes or Abstracts of the Wills Contained in the Volume Entitled the Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills, in the Council House at Bristol,'' [https://archive.org/details/notesorabstract00wadl online].<ref name="pratt" />


= Hampshire  =
= Hampshire  =
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= Hertfordshire  =
= Hertfordshire  =


=== Archdeaconry Court of St Albans ===
=== Archdeaconry Court of St Albans ===


*'''1415-1451''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1415-1451, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 3 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis01briggoog Volume 1]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3].<ref name="pratt"/>
*'''1415-1451''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1415-1451, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 3 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis01briggoog Volume 1]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3].<ref name="pratt" />


=== Archdeaconry Court of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division) ===
=== Archdeaconry Court of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division) ===


*'''1580-1609''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1580-1609, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3].<ref name="pratt"/>
*'''1580-1609''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1580-1609, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3].<ref name="pratt" />


=== Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex ===
=== Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex ===


*'''1563-1599''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1563-1599, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis01briggoog Volume 1]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2].<ref name="pratt"/>
*'''1563-1599''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1563-1599, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis01briggoog Volume 1]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2].<ref name="pratt" />


=== Consistory Court of London ===
=== Consistory Court of London ===


*'''1592-1628''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1592-1628, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3].<ref name="pratt"/>
*'''1592-1628''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1592-1628, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3].<ref name="pratt" />


=== Commissary Court of London ===
=== Commissary Court of London ===


*'''1725-1858''' - Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/700013?availability=Family%20History%20Library ten microfilm reels].  
*'''1725-1858''' - Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/700013?availability=Family%20History%20Library ten microfilm reels].  
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=== Consistory Court of Lincoln  ===
=== Consistory Court of Lincoln  ===


*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills &amp; 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]
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills &amp; 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]  
*'''1601-1652''' - Peck, S. Allyn. ''Abstracts of Huntingdonshire Wills, 1601-1652, in Lincoln Consistory Court at Lincoln, England.'' {{FHL|400069|item|disp=FHL book 942.56 P28pa}}.
*'''1601-1652''' - Peck, S. Allyn. ''Abstracts of Huntingdonshire Wills, 1601-1652, in Lincoln Consistory Court at Lincoln, England.'' {{FHL|400069|item|disp=FHL book 942.56 P28pa}}.


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*'''1442-1578''' - Raine, ''Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond''. [https://archive.org/details/willsinventories00richrich Online].
*'''1442-1578''' - Raine, ''Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond''. [https://archive.org/details/willsinventories00richrich Online].
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury  ===
*Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' {{FHL|501760|item|disp=FHL book 942.8 P2i}}.<ref name="pratt"/>


= Leicestershire  =
= Leicestershire  =
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*'''1442-1578''' - Raine, ''Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond''. [https://archive.org/details/willsinventories00richrich Online].
*'''1442-1578''' - Raine, ''Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond''. [https://archive.org/details/willsinventories00richrich Online].


=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ===
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ===


*Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' {{FHL|501760|item|disp=FHL book 942.8 P2i}}.
*Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' {{FHL|501760|item|disp=FHL book 942.8 P2i}}.<ref name="pratt"/>


= Wiltshire  =
= Wiltshire  =
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