Court of Arches

The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal for both the Province of York and Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York was the Chancery Court of the Province of York. However, the royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt.

Location of records
These records are held at:

Lambeth Palace Library

Lambeth Palace Road

Lambeth

Probate Indexes
ACT BOOKS 1635-1818 ASSIGNATIONS 1763 APPEALS 1661-1803 MUNIMENT BOOKS 1554-1815 DEPOSITIONS 1660-1803

Printed Indexed
Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society, vol. 85) and is available at some of the major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A.

Indexes at The Family History Library
Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, 1660-1913 on FHL microfiche #6066891