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
In the reign of King James it belonged to the crown ; but in 1611 it was granted to
Lord Derby and his heirs , to hold for ever under the manor of East Greenwich ,
paying the accustomed rents to the King as Lord thereof . All the abbey lands ...
In the reign of King James it belonged to the crown ; but in 1611 it was granted to
Lord Derby and his heirs , to hold for ever under the manor of East Greenwich ,
paying the accustomed rents to the King as Lord thereof . All the abbey lands ...
Page 129
... that no more might suffer by their temerity . But about some fifty or fifty - five
years since , a person who had an uncommon boldness and resolution , never
left soliciting permission of those who had power to grant it , to visit those dark
abodes ...
... that no more might suffer by their temerity . But about some fifty or fifty - five
years since , a person who had an uncommon boldness and resolution , never
left soliciting permission of those who had power to grant it , to visit those dark
abodes ...
Page 181
... what power was granted to them ; or how long the institution itself lasted , are
points which we are without the means of ascertaining . Their name , indeed ,
would imply that they rea had no power at all , but were merely On the
Constitution .
... what power was granted to them ; or how long the institution itself lasted , are
points which we are without the means of ascertaining . Their name , indeed ,
would imply that they rea had no power at all , but were merely On the
Constitution .
Page 182
... property , granting it to his followers on his own conditions , it was not to be
expected that the previously existing laws would be much , if at all , attended to .
From the year 1270 , in which it was taken 182 On the Constitution .
... property , granting it to his followers on his own conditions , it was not to be
expected that the previously existing laws would be much , if at all , attended to .
From the year 1270 , in which it was taken 182 On the Constitution .
Page 183
Whatever power might be granted to the people in the execution of the laws , it is
not probable that they had any voice in making them . The House of Keys seems
to have been in existence , during at least the latter part of this period , but to ...
Whatever power might be granted to the people in the execution of the laws , it is
not probable that they had any voice in making them . The House of Keys seems
to have been in existence , during at least the latter part of this period , but to ...
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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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