Transcript:Ireland. Public Record Office. Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records in Ireland/26/Appendix 4

Appendix to the twenty-sixth report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records and Keeper of the State Papers in Ireland.

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[Appendix IV.]
Index to the Act or Grant Books, and to Original Wills, of the Diocese of Dublin to the year 1800.

Contents : Introductory Material | Index A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

Introductory Note.

The following Index is not confined to the Act or Grant Books of the Consistorial Court of the diocese of Dublin, now of record in the Public Record Office of Ireland, and to the Original Wills not entered therein, prior to the year 1800, but has been supplemented by references to the following :—(1.) Grants in a Registry Book of the same diocese kept in the times of Michael Tregury and John Walton, archbishops of Dublin, for the period 1467 to 1484, and now in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin (E. : 3 : 32) ; (2.) A volume at present in the custody of the Registrar of the diocese of Dublin, called a Title Book, 1638–1648,^a containing entries of Marriage Licence Acts and Caveats (the page reference is marked by the letter D, thus 34 D) ; (3.) The Will Books of the diocese, where there is no reference to the Will in the Grant Books or no Original Will (reference to these are marked by an asterisk as * 50) ; (4.) The Marriage Licence Bonds Where the Licence itself is wanting (reference M.L.B.) ; (5.) Wills from 1270 included amongst the Christ Church Deeds calendared in the 20th, 23rd, and 24th Reports of the Deputy Keeper (reference Ch. Ch.) ; (6.) Wills from 1388 included amongst the Archives of the Corporation of the city of Dublin, published by the authority of the Municipal Council under the editorship of John T. Gilbert, esq., LL.D., F.S.A., M.R.I.A., in 1889 (reference D.C.R.) ; and (7.) Wills copied in the Chancery and Exchequer Inquisitions of Dublin, Kildare, and Wicklow (references D.C.I., K.C.I., W.C.I., D.E.I., K.E.I., and W.E.I., as the case may be).

^a The references to this book for the letters A and B are entered in the “ Addenda ” as these letters were in print when permission was granted to refer to the volume. See “ Addenda ” also for Marriage Licences, 1665 to 1746. [page vi]

The Registry Books of the Consistorial Court of Dublin now of record in the Public Record Office of Ireland, containing Acts of Probate, Administration, Marriage Licences, &c., and Copies of Wills, are as follows :—

It will thus be apparent that the Grants of Administration run fairly regularly from 1638, with an interval from 1657 to 1661, to the year 1800. The lacunae in the series of Grants of Probate are from 1648 to 1652, 1654 to 1661, 1708 to 1712, 1721 to 1727, and 1730 to 1746 ; whilst the intervals in the series of Volumes containing Proved Wills alone are from 1654 to 1715, 1720 to 1727, 1730 to 1746, and 1749 to 1779.

The Original Wills in a great measure supply the gaps in the latter series.

On a comparison of the above Records with those detailed in the return dated 29 January, 1811, made by the then Deputy Registrar, Mr. Thomas Clark, to the late Record Commission (vide p. 272, Supplement to 2nd Report), it would not appear that the gaps, in the Administration and Probate Acts, which then existed, have increased. In the Marriage Licence Acts on the other hand it will be seen that there are chasms in the Archbishop's Grants from 1648 to 1661, and from 1672 to 1746. A comparison of these with the return of 1811, which noted gaps from 1697 to 1713, and 1741 to 1746, shows that there have disappeared since then, the licences from 1672 to 1697, and from 1713 to 1746. These gaps have been largely filled through the kindness of H. Farnham Burke, esq., Somerset Herald, who has kindly permitted reference to a copy which he possesses of a transcript of these Grant Books made by or for the late Sir William Betham (the reference to which I have marked by the letters B.C. (Betham's Copy)). The original transcript is understood to be in the Private Library of the late Sir Thomas Phillips, bart. J. Ribton Garstin, esq., D.L., who possesses extracts from this same transcript referring to the Marriage Licences of the clergy, very kindly lent them for insertion, but as they are covered by Mr. Farnham Burke's copies it was not deemed advisable to make two references, but thanks are not the less due him. It has been necessary to put the references to the Betham Copy and to the [page viii] Diocesan Title Book, 1638–1648, for the letters A and B, as addenda to this Index, commencing at page 943. Any entries in the Betham Copy which are also in the Original Records, either in the Grant Books or amongst the Marriage Licence Bonds, are not repeated in the Addenda.

Explanation of Contractions in Reference Columns.

Abs. Absolution.

Admin. Administration.

A.P.L. Administration Pendente Lite.

Apos. Apostles.

App. Appeal.

Assign. Admor. Assignment Administrator.

Cav. Caveat.

Cav. M.L. Caveat Marriage Licence.

Cert. Certificate.

Ch. Ch. Christ Church Deed.

Cit. Citation.

Com. Commission.

D. Diocesan Book.

D.C.I. Dublin Chancery Inquisition.

D.C.R. Dublin Corporation Records.

D.E.I. Dublin Exchequer Inquisition.

Dec. Decree.

Den. Denunciation.

Dep. Deputation.

Dep. & Sus. Deprivation and Suspension.

Disch. Discharge.

Dispn. Dispensation.

Div. Divorce.

Exc. Excommunication.

Exem. Exemplification.

I. Intestacy.

Ind. Induction.

Inh. Inhibition.

Inst. Institution.

Intimn. Intimation of Appeal.

Inv. Inventory.

K.C.I. Kildare Chancery Inquisition.

K.E.I. Kildare Exchequer Inquisition.

L.A. or Acq. Letters of Acquittance.

L.Ap. Letters of Appeal.

L.C. Letters to Collect.

L.Exmp. Letters Exemplificatory.

L.Ref. Letters Refutatory.

L.R. or L.Rev. Letters Reverential.

L.S. or L.Sig. Letters Significatory.

L.T. Letters of Tutelage.

L.Test. Letters Testimonial.

Lic. Licence.

M.L. Marriage Licence.

M.L.B. Marriage Licence Bond.

M.L.C. Marriage Licence Caveat.

Mid. Midwifery Licence.

Mon. Monition.

O.W. Original Will (unentered in Will and Grant Books).

Par. Pardon.

P.A. Power of Attorney.

Purg. Purgation.

Q.E. Quietus Est.

Rel. of Seq. Relaxation of Sequestration.

Ren. Renunciation.

Req. Requisition.

Revoc. Revocation.

Seq. Sequestration.

Sign. Significamus.

S.A. Special Administration.

S.P. Special Probate.

Sur. Lic. Surgeons Licence.

Suspen. Suspension.

W. Will, Probate or Grant connected with Will.

W.C.I. Wicklow Chancery Inquisition.

W.E.I. Wicklow Exchequer Inquisition.

** Will and Grant Book.

* Will Book.