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 26
The flesh of these birds is nothing pleasant , fresh , because of their rank and fish
- like taste ; but , pickled or salted , they may be ranked with anchovies , caviare ,
or the like : but profitable they are in their feathers and oil , of which they make ...
The flesh of these birds is nothing pleasant , fresh , because of their rank and fish
- like taste ; but , pickled or salted , they may be ranked with anchovies , caviare ,
or the like : but profitable they are in their feathers and oil , of which they make ...
Page 27
I did not hear of any fresh - water fish except the trout . Fish of this species ,
generally small , abound in many rivers . I was in company with one gentleman ,
very fond of angling , who caught with a fly in the Peel river , in the courses of a
month ...
I did not hear of any fresh - water fish except the trout . Fish of this species ,
generally small , abound in many rivers . I was in company with one gentleman ,
very fond of angling , who caught with a fly in the Peel river , in the courses of a
month ...
Page 55
These last mentioned trades , centering in the same person , are , probably , the
chief in the island : and , judging from the quality of the ale , and the number of
people who daily get intoxicated with it , particularly in the fishing season , the ...
These last mentioned trades , centering in the same person , are , probably , the
chief in the island : and , judging from the quality of the ale , and the number of
people who daily get intoxicated with it , particularly in the fishing season , the ...
Page 57
... either with or without any native materials . Previously to this period , the laws
were still more severe . * The specula - tion was soon discovered to be vain , and
the mill - work was afterwards used in the manufacture of twine for fishing - nets ...
... either with or without any native materials . Previously to this period , the laws
were still more severe . * The specula - tion was soon discovered to be vain , and
the mill - work was afterwards used in the manufacture of twine for fishing - nets ...
Page 69
THE herring fishery , giving rise to the chief commerce of the Isle of Man , I shall a
little enlarge upon , beginning with the natural history of the fish , extracted from
the approved works of Pennant , Shaw , Bloch , and oceasionally Buffon ...
THE herring fishery , giving rise to the chief commerce of the Isle of Man , I shall a
little enlarge upon , beginning with the natural history of the fish , extracted from
the approved works of Pennant , Shaw , Bloch , and oceasionally Buffon ...
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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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