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-== Yorkshire&nbsp;Probate Courts  ==
+== Yorkshire Probate Courts  ==
 Yorkshire is the largest county in England and has more than 1,000 parishes. More than [[Yorkshire Probate Courts|'''''60 Courts''''']] had jurisdiction over Yorkshire before 1858 (click on the link to read about them).
-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<br>
-* Interregnum, 1649-1660, because the Prerogative Court was the only court.
-*Property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury.
-*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  ====
-Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:
-*[[Court of Arches]]
-*[[High Court of Delegates]]<br>
-The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.
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 == Some Explanatory Notes on the Yorkshire Probate Courts  ==