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 122
Lord ' s court , and have his guilt or innocence decided by a jury of his own
vassals . The abbey was plundered in the year 1316 by Richard le Mandeville ,
who , with his followers , having remained a month here , returned to Ireland .
Lord ' s court , and have his guilt or innocence decided by a jury of his own
vassals . The abbey was plundered in the year 1316 by Richard le Mandeville ,
who , with his followers , having remained a month here , returned to Ireland .
Page 128
They are twenty four in number : they call them the parliament ; but in my opinion
they more resemble our juries in England , because the object of their meeting is
to adjust differences among the common people , and they are locked in till they ...
They are twenty four in number : they call them the parliament ; but in my opinion
they more resemble our juries in England , because the object of their meeting is
to adjust differences among the common people , and they are locked in till they ...
Page 194
In all actions real , and in appeals , their decision is coạclusive between the
parties , unless the cause be carried before the king in council . They determine
in all cases by a majority ; and herein differ essentially from a jury , whose verdict
must ...
In all actions real , and in appeals , their decision is coạclusive between the
parties , unless the cause be carried before the king in council . They determine
in all cases by a majority ; and herein differ essentially from a jury , whose verdict
must ...
Page 205
He has the impanelling of all juries , the care of executing the sentences of the
courts of law ; and some other civil duties to perform : but he does not in any
instance act as judge . The bailiffs are his officers ; and the constables are peace
...
He has the impanelling of all juries , the care of executing the sentences of the
courts of law ; and some other civil duties to perform : but he does not in any
instance act as judge . The bailiffs are his officers ; and the constables are peace
...
Page 252
The trespass jury is , properly speaking , composed of four arbitrators , who , if
they cannot agree , sometimes choose a fifth person , or um . pire , and herein
they differ from other Manks juries , who are obliged to give an unanimous verdict
.
The trespass jury is , properly speaking , composed of four arbitrators , who , if
they cannot agree , sometimes choose a fifth person , or um . pire , and herein
they differ from other Manks juries , who are obliged to give an unanimous verdict
.
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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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