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After the reformation in 1560, fifteen (eventually 22) commissariats were established by royal authority. The principal commissariat court was in Edinburgh, and it had both local and general jurisdiction. The territorial extent of the commissariat courts paid little attention to county boundaries. This system stayed in force until the end of 1823. | After the reformation in 1560, fifteen (eventually 22) commissariats were established by royal authority. The principal commissariat court was in Edinburgh, and it had both local and general jurisdiction. The territorial extent of the commissariat courts paid little attention to county boundaries. This system stayed in force until the end of 1823. | ||
To help you determine which commissariat court had jurisdiction over which parishes and counties, go to the [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/research-guides/searching-place ScotlandsPeople County Guides] for a list of each county's court jurisdictions. The County guides will be the most beneficial in finding the correct court. | To help you determine which commissariat court had jurisdiction over which parishes and counties, go to the [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/research-guides/searching-place ScotlandsPeople County Guides] for a list of each county's court jurisdictions. (Scroll down to the heading County Guides to find the links to each county page). The County guides will be the most beneficial in finding the correct court. You can then search the wills and testaments index on ScotlandsPeople for that court's records. | ||
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