Approximately 5,000 Chancery bills and Answers, survivals from pre-1922 collection. They date mainly to the period, c.1570-c.1635. They include bills presented by women as well as bills and answers concerning disputed property involving women as widows, heiresses and daughters entitled to marriage portions. There is a detailed transcript in the Reading Room.

Examples:
A6 Richard Asboll of Killenyn, County Dublin and Margaret Walsh his wife versus George Walsh of Carrigmaine, Rose Asboll of the Litell Newtowne widow and others regarding a castle etc. in Dalkey, which descended to Margaret Walsh, no date

H7 Mable, Countess of Kildare versus Simon Lutterell of Lutterellstowne, regarding a rent of Kelistowne and Ballystrowane, County Dublin, after 1585

S13 Richard Fitzharris to Marie Fitzharris, regarding will of Marcus Fitzharris of Macmaine, County Wexford, deceased, and marriage of defendant to Anstas Strange, sister of Richard Strange of Dunkett, County Kilkenny, damaged, no date

T27 'Onora ny Mulrian and John Boork to William Boork. The said Onorna says that she was lawfully married in face of the holy church to the said Richard Boork at Anaghory co Limerick and so is by law entitled to a 3rd part of all the lands whereof her husband was seised of inheritance during the coverture vizt. the 3rd part of Caherkenlishe, Knockisanyekislanee, half Downmony Estermoy, Garrynoe, Knockrobeggs, (La)bynemocke of all which lands the said Richard was seised and she is justly seised of a 3rd aprt of all the said lands as her dower, but as for the lands in the bill, being in co Galway, the said Onora and John say that the said Richard was never seised thereof to their knowledge and therefore they disclare, therein. And the said John being an infant within the age says that the said Richard his father was seised of the Castles, towns, lands, of Labbynemucke, Grenane, cont. 4 ploughlands and of the 4th part of a ploughlandcalled Donymonie and of the said Castle and lands of Castleknock', etc., no date

I1221 'Joane Brenn als Maynwaringe widow and admrix of George Brenn of ( ) King's County v Henrie Staines', regarding debt, damaged, no date

J192 ' William Pentney of Dublin, merchant and Richard Pentney of Cabraghe gentleman v Katherin Handcock, widow of Nicholas Pentney of Dublin, deceased, regarding a house in Dublin', no date

K78 'Maude Dalton and Margery Dalton of the Skyhy, county (Westmeath). Tey were seised of inheritance of 6 houses, gardens and 3 cartons of land cont. 70a in the Skyhy and one carton cont. in [?]ysky in said co., until Philbyn Dalton of the Skyhy aforesaid and Edmond Dalton of Lysneguilla in said co gents. wongfully entered therein and disseised them', no date

M2 'Agnes Jordann of Alcon Jordan of Tredathe, widow deceased v Garrott Delahyde and Elizabeth Fleming' regarding goods of said Alcon, after 1601

N16 'Margaret Power, widow of Nicholas Power of Ballylanine, co Waterford, gent. v. Nicholas Power of Kilmedon, esq. and Walter his son', regarding a mortgage of Ballingarran, County Waterford, no date

O6 'Dame Elizabeth St Leger, exr. of Sir William St. Leger knt. deceased versus Henry Doddington and Margaret his wife, admrs. of Anthony Hungerford', regarding debt, no date

Q13 [?] to Connor O'Brien regarding a marriage between 'Honora ny Brien, daughter of Donogh O'Brien and sister of complt.' no date

A11 'Thomas Barnwell and Marie his wife v [?] John son and heir of Edmond Nugent of Rochonel, gentleman,' regarding damages due to Marie for her seduction by John Nugent under promise of marriage, no date

A40 'Joan ny Cormick, widow, as tutor of Barnaby Quyn her son a minor aged 3 years.Melaghlen Quyn, her late husband was seised of Tenecrosse and Ballemcshane in Co Longford. After his death Fergusse O'Farrell of Tenelicke, esq, entered therein and disseissed suppliant and her children', no date

A287 'James Rysim of Dublin, gent. v Margaret Dongan and Walter Dongan (widow and son of John Dongan)' regarding lands called Kilmacargin near 'Donobrook', in the liberties of Dublin, no date

B40 'William Butler of Ballybothy, co. Tipperary, gent. v John Keating, re marriage Ellan, daughter of William Butler, and Nicholas Keating, son and heir of John Keating, contracted in 1602'

B60 Ann Cowenton of Dublin 'a poore mayde' v John Sheirvan of the Grange, County Dublin, farmer regarding debt, no date

C23 Katherine Brook, widow. 'On petition made by her to the justices of assize in Connaught, she was ordered to be put in possession of the Castle town and lands of Artdmelevone, County Galway, by the sheriff. Gilleduff O'Shaghnes had procured a countermand of the said order, until the case be heard in Chancery. She begs a revocation of it, because of her poverty', no date

V16 Answers
Donnell O Suylevan to Lady Joan Fitzgerald, regarding settlement on the marriage of Dermot O Suylevan son and heir of Owen O Suylevan of Bearehaven, 1624

AA7 Answers
Sir Arthur Savage to Osborne Itchingham, regarding a proposed marriage between plaintiff and defendant's daughter, Ellyner, May 1618

BB68 'Hester Lady Lambert to Malby Brabazon, William O Moloy and Robert Wawe', regarding wardship of George Malby, 31 May 1622.

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See K. Nicholls, 'Some Documents on Irish Law and Customs in the sixteenth century' in Analecta Hibernica, no. 6 (1970), pp 103-129; Mary O'Dowd, 'The Irish chancery court in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries' in Irish Historical Studies, November 1999.