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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Page 60
There are four merchants which are ever chosen by the country ; which choice is
usually made at the Tynwald court , and sworn by the deemsters to deal truly ,
and most for the country ' s profit : these , for the present , are Mr . John Stanley
and ...
There are four merchants which are ever chosen by the country ; which choice is
usually made at the Tynwald court , and sworn by the deemsters to deal truly ,
and most for the country ' s profit : these , for the present , are Mr . John Stanley
and ...
Page 91
The cheapness of law encourages strife : many a quarrel , which in England ,
would be amicably adjusted , is here brought into court . Rancour , when long
indulged , it is not easy to eradicate . Insanity among the natives is reckoned
rather ...
The cheapness of law encourages strife : many a quarrel , which in England ,
would be amicably adjusted , is here brought into court . Rancour , when long
indulged , it is not easy to eradicate . Insanity among the natives is reckoned
rather ...
Page 95
The ecclesiastical laws in force here , next after the canon law , come nearest to
the civil . No . fees are taken by the judge or the clerks of the court . The reports of
the witchmen ne craft of the people are without foundation . The Manners , fc . of ...
The ecclesiastical laws in force here , next after the canon law , come nearest to
the civil . No . fees are taken by the judge or the clerks of the court . The reports of
the witchmen ne craft of the people are without foundation . The Manners , fc . of ...
Page 97
The number of the keys was never so low as twelve ; but Chaloner says , that it
was the custom in his time to select twelve from this house to decide appeals
from inferior courts ; and it probably extended to all matters not legislative . The
Isle of ...
The number of the keys was never so low as twelve ; but Chaloner says , that it
was the custom in his time to select twelve from this house to decide appeals
from inferior courts ; and it probably extended to all matters not legislative . The
Isle of ...
Page 104
At the commencement of the pier are a court of justice and temporary prison , the
latter being only used for securing prisoners till their removal to Castletown , Very
near it , to the eastward , is an ancient tower , used for a similar purpose till this ...
At the commencement of the pier are a court of justice and temporary prison , the
latter being only used for securing prisoners till their removal to Castletown , Very
near it , to the eastward , is an ancient tower , used for a similar purpose till this ...
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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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