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” “T & Cod” “T & Codl” “T & Cods” “T & 2 Cs” “T & 2 Cods” “T & 3 Cods” etc	Testament plus one or more Codicils	Will
“A”, “Ad” or “Admon”	Administration	Admon
“A cu T” “A c T.”	Administration with will attached (granted when a legal defect rendered the will invalid)	Admon & will
“A de bon non ad” “A.d.b.n.”	Administration of goods not administered under a previous grant of administration	Admon 2
“A.d.b.n.c.T” “A d.b.n.cum Test” “A d b n cum Test & Codicil” [image 2882]	As previous but with will attached	Admon 2 & will
“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)