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The paucity of Manks history , throws only a faint gleam of light on the first
legislators of this country , for the most ancient records were removed to
Drontheim in Norway by Maude or Matilda , a princess of the ancient race , in the
year 1292 ...
The paucity of Manks history , throws only a faint gleam of light on the first
legislators of this country , for the most ancient records were removed to
Drontheim in Norway by Maude or Matilda , a princess of the ancient race , in the
year 1292 ...
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This record is dated in the ancient style of the court rolls , “ Anno quarto regalitatis
nostrę ; ” and is in the following words : “ Our doughtful and gracious Lord , this is
the constitution of old time , the which we have given in our days , . year 1417 ...
This record is dated in the ancient style of the court rolls , “ Anno quarto regalitatis
nostrę ; ” and is in the following words : “ Our doughtful and gracious Lord , this is
the constitution of old time , the which we have given in our days , . year 1417 ...
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9 SETOVN110910 ST The ceremonies of this grand Tynwald As . sembly being
so solemnly and minutely arranged and settled , the record proceeds to explain
the ancient laws and the duty of the people : The power and authority of the king's
...
9 SETOVN110910 ST The ceremonies of this grand Tynwald As . sembly being
so solemnly and minutely arranged and settled , the record proceeds to explain
the ancient laws and the duty of the people : The power and authority of the king's
...
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Notwithstanding the feudal tenures of the barons t , it is manifest , from the
following data , that the ancient nativi originally held their lands in purum
villenagium , or absolutely at the will of the king , not being permitted to hold them
against his ...
Notwithstanding the feudal tenures of the barons t , it is manifest , from the
following data , that the ancient nativi originally held their lands in purum
villenagium , or absolutely at the will of the king , not being permitted to hold them
against his ...
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| Title | A View of the Jurisprudence of the Isle of Man, with the History of Its Ancient Constitution, Legislative Government, and Extraordinary Privileges |
| Author | James Johnson |
| Publisher | Thomas Bryce and Company, 1811 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 11 Nov 2014 |
| Length | 234 pages |
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