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*[[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]  
*[[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]  
*[[Peculiar Court of Halton Manor]]  
*[[Peculiar Court of Halton Manor]]  
*[[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
*[[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
 
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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.
 
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=== 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]]
 
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.
 
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== Probate Records of Lancashire Courts  ==
== Probate Records of Lancashire Courts  ==
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