An Historical and Statistical Account of the Isle of Man, from the Earliest Times to the Present Date: With a View of Its Ancient Laws, Peculiar Customs, and Popular Superstitions, Volume 1M. A. Quiggin, 1845 - Isle of Man |
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Page iv
... Sir John Stanley , nearly a century afterwards , was the first to call upon the Manks for a similar purpose ; and from the opposition which was raised to that measure , it may be confidently inferred that the fiefs of the ancient ...
... Sir John Stanley , nearly a century afterwards , was the first to call upon the Manks for a similar purpose ; and from the opposition which was raised to that measure , it may be confidently inferred that the fiefs of the ancient ...
Page viii
... Sir John Stanley , they were pro- mulgated on the Tynwald Hill in 1417 , after which they continued to be committed to writing . About the end of the seventeenth century , the statute laws and ancient ordinances of the Island were ...
... Sir John Stanley , they were pro- mulgated on the Tynwald Hill in 1417 , after which they continued to be committed to writing . About the end of the seventeenth century , the statute laws and ancient ordinances of the Island were ...
Page xx
... Sir William Scroope - Reverts to the King of England , who grants it first to Percy , Earl of Northumberland , and afterwards to Sir John Stanley - Appendix · CHAPTER VII . 138 KINGS AND LORDS OF MAN OF THE HOUSE OF STANLEY , FROM A.D. ...
... Sir William Scroope - Reverts to the King of England , who grants it first to Percy , Earl of Northumberland , and afterwards to Sir John Stanley - Appendix · CHAPTER VII . 138 KINGS AND LORDS OF MAN OF THE HOUSE OF STANLEY , FROM A.D. ...
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... Lord of the Manor , and by his Grace presented to the College Museum . ' Lead ore has been found in different parts ... Sir John Stanley at the castle of Rushen , on the vigil of St. Mary , 1422 , it was ordered , " That my mine be sett ...
... Lord of the Manor , and by his Grace presented to the College Museum . ' Lead ore has been found in different parts ... Sir John Stanley at the castle of Rushen , on the vigil of St. Mary , 1422 , it was ordered , " That my mine be sett ...
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... Sir Juan Stanley cosney Bwoid ; Myr by - vannee haink er y Laa , Lesh e Chliwe geyre ve sheer goll trooid . 44 My ... John Stanley , well fitted ; As that day proved a blessing to him , As he went by with his sharp sword . 44 My King ...
... Sir Juan Stanley cosney Bwoid ; Myr by - vannee haink er y Laa , Lesh e Chliwe geyre ve sheer goll trooid . 44 My ... John Stanley , well fitted ; As that day proved a blessing to him , As he went by with his sharp sword . 44 My King ...
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Page 258 - ... make and subscribe, the Declaration mentioned in an Act of Parliament made in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, " An Act for preventing dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants...
Page 258 - Intituled An Act for the further Security of His Majesty's Person and Government and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia being Protestants and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales and his open and secret Abettors...
Page 386 - CHARLES the Second by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c.
Page 303 - ... he penetrated, he perceived he went more and more on a descent ; till having travelled, as near as he could guess, for the space of a mile, he began to see a...
Page 20 - ... if it failed in any of these qualities, the seller was to forfeit to the buyer the third part of its value. If any one stole or killed the cat that guarded the prince's granary, he was to forfeit a milch ewe, its fleece and lamb ; or as much wheat as, when poured on the cat suspended by its tail (the head touching the floor) would form a heap high enough to cover the tip of the former.
Page 232 - ... shall have the same force and effect to all intents and purposes as if such assent had been filed within one year after the passage of said act...
Page 369 - carrying into effect the reports of the Commissioners " appointed to consider the state of the Established " Church in England and Wales, with reference to " ecclesiastical duties and revenues, so far as they " relate to episcopal dioceses, revenues, and patronage...
Page 257 - Act to enlarge the time limited for the redemption of the land tax, and " to explain and amend an Act made in the last session of Parliament, intituled...
Page 233 - ... stone, franchises, liberties, privileges, and jurisdictions whatsoever, as now are, or at any time heretofore have been invested in the said James, Earl of Derby, or in any of his ancestors, lords of the said isle...
Page 312 - And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.