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 97
... keys was never so low as twelve ; but Chaloner says , that it was the custom in his time to select twelve from , this house to decide appeals from inferior courts ; and it probably extended to all matters not le- gislative . The Isle of ...
... keys was never so low as twelve ; but Chaloner says , that it was the custom in his time to select twelve from , this house to decide appeals from inferior courts ; and it probably extended to all matters not le- gislative . The Isle of ...
Page 155
... house upon the wall . Waldron tells the following curious story of an apparition in the shape of a dog . " They say ... keys to the Captain , to whose apartment the way led through a church , they agreed 4 From Peel to Kirk Michael . 155.
... house upon the wall . Waldron tells the following curious story of an apparition in the shape of a dog . " They say ... keys to the Captain , to whose apartment the way led through a church , they agreed 4 From Peel to Kirk Michael . 155.
Page 182
... House of Keys , or of any share which the people had in the government . We have , on the contrary , every reason to believe that it was an absolute monarchy . Under a go- vernment so arbitrary that the monarch claimed and took ...
... House of Keys , or of any share which the people had in the government . We have , on the contrary , every reason to believe that it was an absolute monarchy . Under a go- vernment so arbitrary that the monarch claimed and took ...
Page 183
... House of Keys seems to have been in existence , during at least the latter part of this period , but to have had its jurisdiction confined to the deter- mining of the laws , and to the petitioning of the lord for new ones : not to the ...
... House of Keys seems to have been in existence , during at least the latter part of this period , but to have had its jurisdiction confined to the deter- mining of the laws , and to the petitioning of the lord for new ones : not to the ...
Page 186
... House of Keys . The first new law after this æra was in 1609 , ( unless , indeed , the Lord's resolutions of 1593 , confirmed by the Council and Keys be so termed , ) when the Keys were consulted upon the subject . The oppressive ...
... House of Keys . The first new law after this æra was in 1609 , ( unless , indeed , the Lord's resolutions of 1593 , confirmed by the Council and Keys be so termed , ) when the Keys were consulted upon the subject . The oppressive ...
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abbey act of Tynwald afterwards ancient anno appear Bishop Wilson boat Britain British called castle Castle Rushen Castletown cause church clay-slate clergy coast court crown customs death Deemster Douglas Duke of Athol duty Earl of Derby England English erected estates feet felony fish former formerly four Goddard Godred Godred Crovan Governor granted harbour heirs held honour House of Keys hundred imprisonment inhabitants Ireland island Isle John jury King of Norway King of Scotland king's kingdom Kirk Michael labour land late Laxey Lord Manks Manx Maughold ment miles misdemeanor natives nearly offence officers Olave parish parliament Patrick Peel Peel Castle person possession pounds present prince prison punishable Ramsey Reginald reign revenue Rushen Scotland sheading shillings side Stanley Statute-book statutes stone strangers tion tithes town trade Tynwald usually vessels whilst whole