A View of the Jurisprudence of the Isle of Man, with the History of Its Ancient Constitution, Legislative Government, and Extraordinary Privileges |
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... Kings and Lords . THE laws and institutions of Cæsar's Mona * , derive their origin from the aristocratical learn- ing of the Druids , in the remote periods of Celtic antiquity , It is asserted by historians , that , in the year 277 ...
... Kings and Lords . THE laws and institutions of Cæsar's Mona * , derive their origin from the aristocratical learn- ing of the Druids , in the remote periods of Celtic antiquity , It is asserted by historians , that , in the year 277 ...
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... king or lord , seated on the summit of a mount , or venerated barrow , and attended by the chiefs and elders of the land , promulgated his laws and ordinances , which were received by the surrounding multitude with awful si- lence and ...
... king or lord , seated on the summit of a mount , or venerated barrow , and attended by the chiefs and elders of the land , promulgated his laws and ordinances , which were received by the surrounding multitude with awful si- lence and ...
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... king of Ulster , and brother to Fergus the Second , who restored the kingdom of Scotland in 422. The subjects of this Manks prince entertained so great an * * Macqueen on the Western Isles . + Hume , Hist . Eng . * opinion of his ...
... king of Ulster , and brother to Fergus the Second , who restored the kingdom of Scotland in 422. The subjects of this Manks prince entertained so great an * * Macqueen on the Western Isles . + Hume , Hist . Eng . * opinion of his ...
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... King Arthur conquered the Isle of Man , which he afterwards restored to the native prince . These chronicles do not men tion the name of this prince , but it is highly probable he was father to Brennus , or , as he is styled by Buchanan ...
... King Arthur conquered the Isle of Man , which he afterwards restored to the native prince . These chronicles do not men tion the name of this prince , but it is highly probable he was father to Brennus , or , as he is styled by Buchanan ...
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... kings who row- ed Edgar on the Dee , and he was next , after the King of Scotland , a subscribing witness to Edgar's confirmation of the charter of Glas- tonbury . But whatever may have been the meritorious conduct and abilities of ...
... kings who row- ed Edgar on the Dee , and he was next , after the King of Scotland , a subscribing witness to Edgar's confirmation of the charter of Glas- tonbury . But whatever may have been the meritorious conduct and abilities of ...
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