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  Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Correspondence and Papers of Officials

  Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of officers of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, mainly registrars, record keepers, clerks and proctors, together with some commissions of appointment and accounts. Many of the papers relate to the unofficia…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1659-1857

  Reference

  PROB 39

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  Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Exhibits: Volumes

  Exhibits in volume form brought into the registry of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury as evidence in causes. They mainly consist of account books, affidavits with scripts, bibles, and other miscellaneous volumes. There are also two plastercasts of…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  c1686-1849

  Reference

  PROB 49

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  Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Files of Commissions and Requisitions for Wills...

  Files of commissions which were issued by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury to authorise local officials to administer the oaths of executors who were unable to visit the Court in London. Period covered 1796 to 1857 Commissions addressed outside th…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1796-1857

  Reference

  PROB 52

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  Will of William Shakespeare 25 March 1616. Proved 22 June 1616.

  Will of WilliamShakespeare25 March 1616. Proved 22 June 1616.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  22 June 1616

  Reference

  PROB 1/4

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  Chancery and Supreme Court of Judicature: Patent Rolls

  Letters patent were letters issued open or 'patent' expressing the sovereign's will on a variety of matters of public interest, sealed with the sovereign's great seal pendent. The patent rolls record the issue of letters patent from the reign of King…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1201-2012

  Reference

  C 66

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  Series

  Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Diplomatic Documents

  The series includes many of the surviving original treaties, ratifications, powers, letters of credence and notarial exemplifications of formal documents which were deposited for safe keeping in the Treasury of the Receipt of the Exchequer prior to t…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  c1100-c1625

  Reference

  E 30

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  Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Other Probate Jurisdictions: Miscellaneous Inventories,...

  Inventories, executors' and administrators' accounts, and associated documents including commissions to appraisers to make or receive inventories and accounts. It is likely that most of the documents in this series were produced as a result of litiga…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1643-1836

  Reference

  PROB 5

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  Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Court for Probate of Wills and Granting Administrations:...

  Original calendars and indexes of wills and administration grants.The indexes were compiled on a daily basis in the registry of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and the Court for Probate of Wills and Granting Administrations as grants of probate a…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1384-1800

  Reference

  PROB 13

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  Chancery: Fine Rolls

  A series of rolls which were begun in order to record offerings made to the king or his justiciar for royal favour in such matters as the disposal of lands and offices, succession to fiefs and liberties, or simply to assuage the king's anger.Miscella…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1199-1648

  Reference

  C 60

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  Series

  Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Court for Probate of Wills and Granting Administrations:...

  Answers of respondents sworn by commission and depositions of witnesses taken by commission in causes heard by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, or during the Commonwealth period, the Court for Probate of Wills and Granting Administrations. The de…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1641-1722

  Reference

  PROB 28

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  Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills of Selected Famous Persons

  The wills in this series were removed from their positions in the files of original wills, which now form the series PROB 10, on account of the celebrity of the testators. They include the wills of Drake, Shakespeare, and Nelson. Nelson's will is acc…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1552-1854

  Reference

  PROB 1

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  Series

  Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice: Probate, Divorce and Admiralty...

  This series consists of ships' files of the Admiralty Marshal's Office.The files relate to the execution of warrants for the arrest of ships, and include surveys and orders and commissions for their appraisement and sale. In a few cases the files con…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1956-1987

  Reference

  HCA 64

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  Palatinate of Lancaster: Court of Chancery, Liverpool District Registry: Case Files

  This series consists of a selection of case files of the Liverpool District Registry which reflect the business of the Chancery Court.The case files include cases dealing with wills and probate (contentious probate actions and inheritance), trusts an…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1880-1971

  Reference

  PL 50

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  Item

  Will of Howell ap Jenn or Ap Jeny, of Llanddewi Ystradenny, Radnorshire

  Howellap Jenn or Ap JenyLlanddewi Ystradenny, Radnorshire

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  05 November 1617

  Reference

  PROB 11/130/478

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  Item

  Will of Robert Knighte or Knight, Sailor in the Ship Royal James of

  RobertKnighte or KnightSailor in the Ship Royal James

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  09 November 1621

  Reference

  PROB 11/138/377

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  Item

  Will of Thomas Hewlett or Hewlet, Yeoman of East Pennard, Somerset

  ThomasHewlett or HewletYeomanEast Pennard, Somerset

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  10 October 1621

  Reference

  PROB 11/138/245

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  Item

  Will of Robert Bathurst, Merchant of Bombay, East Indies

  RobertBathurstMerchantBombay, East Indies

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  28 September 1693

  Reference

  PROB 11/416/223

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  Item

  Will of Mary Smithe or Smythe, Widow of Crewkerne, Somerset

  MarySmithe or SmytheWidowCrewkerne, Somerset

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  07 March 1617

  Reference

  PROB 11/129/278

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  Item

  Sentence of William Sherrington or Sherington

  WilliamSherrington or SheringtonSaint Andrew Holborn, Middlesex

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  19 October 1711

  Reference

  PROB 11/524/29

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  Item

  Will of Robert Wyatt, now belonging to His Majesty's Ship or Sloop Badger of

  RobertWyattnow belonging to His Majesty's Ship or Sloop Badger

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  20 May 1756

  Reference

  PROB 11/823/32