Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen

Yorkshire Probate Courts

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Jurisdiction
Acklam near Malton, North and South Anston, Firbeck, Handsworth, Laughton en le Morthen, Letwell with Gildingwells, Thorpe Slavin, Throapham St. John, Wales (the parish of that name in the West Riding of Yorkshire), and Wawne. It was inhibited six months by Episcopal Visitation by the Chancery Court and the Visitational of Dean and Chapter.

Records
No records of this court have been filmed. The original records, bonds and inventories, 1548-1858, are housed in theBorthwick Institute of Historical Research.

Indexes
Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on BritishOrigins. This is a subscription site.