An Account of the Past and Present State of the Isle of Man: Including a Topographical Description; a Sketch of Its Mineralogy; an Outline of Its Laws, with the Privileges Enjoyed by Strangers; and a History of the Island |
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Since the writing of this preface I have met with a book , published in 1808 ,
entitled , “ A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Isle of Man , with a view of
its society , manners , and customs ; partly compiled from various authorities , and
...
Since the writing of this preface I have met with a book , published in 1808 ,
entitled , “ A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Isle of Man , with a view of
its society , manners , and customs ; partly compiled from various authorities , and
...
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Some suppose it to be derived from Mona , a word which they imagine , but
without sufficient authority , to have been used by Cæsar to denote this island . *
Mona and Monoida are classed by Ptolemy under the head of Irish islands : Pliny
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Some suppose it to be derived from Mona , a word which they imagine , but
without sufficient authority , to have been used by Cæsar to denote this island . *
Mona and Monoida are classed by Ptolemy under the head of Irish islands : Pliny
...
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That my relation of the practice may not to any one appear chimerical , I shall
merely transcribe the words of my authority . “ There are four merchants which
are ever chosen by the country ; which choice is usually made at the Tynwald
court ...
That my relation of the practice may not to any one appear chimerical , I shall
merely transcribe the words of my authority . “ There are four merchants which
are ever chosen by the country ; which choice is usually made at the Tynwald
court ...
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One of these takes up a stone , and having marked it , gives it to the plaintiff as
his authority for summoning the witnesses and the defendant . Should the cause
be difficult or of great consequence , it is referred to the hearing of twelve men ...
One of these takes up a stone , and having marked it , gives it to the plaintiff as
his authority for summoning the witnesses and the defendant . Should the cause
be difficult or of great consequence , it is referred to the hearing of twelve men ...
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The prioress of Douglas nunnery was anciently a baroness of the islę ; held
courts in her own name ; and possessed temporal authority equal to a baron .
Here the trees grow with great luxuriance , particularly at the back part , where
there is a ...
The prioress of Douglas nunnery was anciently a baroness of the islę ; held
courts in her own name ; and possessed temporal authority equal to a baron .
Here the trees grow with great luxuriance , particularly at the back part , where
there is a ...
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Page 257 - AB do swear that I will, without respect of favour or friendship, love or gain, consanguinity or affinity, envy or malice, execute the laws of this isle justly, betwixt our Sovereign Lord, the King, and his subjects within this isle, and betwixt party and party, as indifferently as the herring's back bone doth lie* in the midst of the fish.
Page 72 - ... ocean. It is divided into distinct columns of five or six miles in length and three or four in breadth, and they drive the water before them with a kind of rippling...
Page 130 - That after having passed through a great number of vaults, he came into a long narrow place ; which, the farther 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 little gleam of light, which, though it seemed to come from a vast distance, was the most delightful object he ever beheld.
Page 85 - The arms of the bishopric are, on three ascents, the Virgin Mary, her arms extended between two pillars ; on the dexter, a church ; in base, the ancient arms of Man.
Page 200 - Day. First, you shall come thither in your royal array, as a king ought to do, by the prerogatives and royalties of the land of Mann. And upon the Hill of Tynwald...
Page 271 - I, AB do swear, That I will truly and honestly demean myself in the Practice of an Attorney [or Solicitor] according to the best of my Knowledge and Ability. So help me God.
Page 257 - By this book, and by the holy contents thereof, and by the wonderful works that God hath miraculously wrought in heaven above and in...
Page 62 - Report of the Commissioners, appointed by His Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales.
Page 201 - Glanfaba, shall make Affence, upon Paine of Life and Lyme, that noe Man make any Disturbance or Stirr in the Time of Tinwald, or any Murmur or Rising in the King's Presence, upon Paine of Hanging and Drawing. And then shall let your Barrons and all other know you to be their King and Lord, and what time you were here you received the Land as Heyre Apparent in your Father's Days.
Page 308 - English government : that his father had the power of increasing the duties with the consent of the...
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| Title | An Account of the Past and Present State of the Isle of Man: Including a Topographical Description; a Sketch of Its Mineralogy; an Outline of Its Laws, with the Privileges Enjoyed by Strangers; and a History of the Island |
| Author | George Woods |
| Publisher | R. Baldwin, 1811 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 365 pages |
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