Prerogative & Exchequer Courts of York Probate Index – Abbreviations
The table below includes abbreviations which may appear in the original, manuscript indexes or in the present computerised, online index.
| Abbreviation in original indexes | Meaning | Abbreviation in online index |
|---|---|---|
| “T” “W” [rare] | Testament (will) | Will |
| “T & C” | Testament plus one or more Codicils | Will |
| “T & Cod” | ||
| “T & Codl” | ||
| “T & Cods” | ||
| “T & 2 Cs” | ||
| “T & 2 Cods” | ||
| “T & 3 Cods” etc | ||
| “A”, “Ad” or “Admon” | Administration | Admon |
| “A cu T” | Administration with will attached (granted when a legal defect rendered the will invalid) | Admon & will |
| “A c T.” | ||
| “A de bon non ad” | Administration of goods not administered under a previous grant of administration | Admon 2 |
| “A.d.b.n.” | ||
| “A.d.b.n.c.T” | As previous but with will attached | Admon 2 & will |
| “A d.b.n.cum Test” | ||
| “A d b n cum Test & Codicil” [image 2882] | ||
| “Tuo” or “Tuon” | Tuition agreement; granted when the children of the deceased are under 21 | Tuition |
| “Curon” | Curation; granted when the children of the deceased are under 21 | Curation |
| “2nd Probate” | 2nd probate | |
| “Prog” or “Prerog” | probate granted in Prerogative Court | P |
| “Ren” or “Renunc” | Renunciation: A document from one or more of the executors, or prospective administrators, renouncing their executorship or right to administer. | |
| Wo. | Widow | |
| Spr. | Spinster | |
| Bachr. | Bachelor | |
| Tp. | Township | |
| P. | Parish | |
| Co. | County | |
| rpt | respited (delay allowed before the production of an inventory or statement of estate) | |
| inf[ra] .. li | below £ .. (refers only to personal estate) | |
| ul[tra] .. li | above £ .. (refers only to personal estate) |