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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... rock on which they rest , as they approach it . The sides of Snawfel are generally covered , to the depth of several feet , with turbary , the surface of which is green with mosses and rushes . The verdure continues to the top , and is ...
... rock on which they rest , as they approach it . The sides of Snawfel are generally covered , to the depth of several feet , with turbary , the surface of which is green with mosses and rushes . The verdure continues to the top , and is ...
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... rock is a clay- slate similar to that of Pen - y - pont . From these facts it is highly probable that the nucleus of this mountain consists of granite . This arrangement may also be considered as that of the great mass of the island ...
... rock is a clay- slate similar to that of Pen - y - pont . From these facts it is highly probable that the nucleus of this mountain consists of granite . This arrangement may also be considered as that of the great mass of the island ...
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... rocks denominated by Werner " rocks of tran- sition . " This lime - stone , in colour and in the organic remains which it contains , very much resembles the lime - stone of transition found on the mountains near Crook - Inn , on the ...
... rocks denominated by Werner " rocks of tran- sition . " This lime - stone , in colour and in the organic remains which it contains , very much resembles the lime - stone of transition found on the mountains near Crook - Inn , on the ...
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... rock , like that at Langness : but these are the only places where I have ob- served it . Continuing our descent , we find a small quantity of compact brown iron - stone , lying immediately under the breccia . It crosses the bed of the ...
... rock , like that at Langness : but these are the only places where I have ob- served it . Continuing our descent , we find a small quantity of compact brown iron - stone , lying immediately under the breccia . It crosses the bed of the ...
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... rock on the main . I was told that marble was to be found in the Calf ; but it proved to be whitish quartz , found sometimes in detached masses ; and frequently forming veins in the slate . There 1 . are several huge masses of slate ...
... rock on the main . I was told that marble was to be found in the Calf ; but it proved to be whitish quartz , found sometimes in detached masses ; and frequently forming veins in the slate . There 1 . are several huge masses of slate ...
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acre act of Tinwald afterwards appear Bailiff Balasalla Ballaugh barrel bill Bishop boat British called Castle Rushen Castletown Chaloner chief chiefly church clay clay-slate common consent Coroner court crown custom Deemster Douglas dozen Duke of Athol duty Earl of Derby English estates feet fish former formerly four Godred Godred Crovan Governor granted grey wacké-slate half harbour House of Keys hundred inhabitants Ireland island Isle jury King of England King of Norway Kirk Michael land Laxey licence Lord Lord's Malew Manks Marown ment miles natives nearly northern Norway obliged offender officers Olave parish parliament party Peel Peel castle person possession pounds present prison punishment Ramsey Reginald reign revenue rocks Scotland sheading sheep shillings side slate Sodor soil Statute-book statutes stone strata supposed Tinwald tion tithes town trade usually vessels yards
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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 129 - They say there are a great number of fine apartments under ground, exceeding in magnificence any of the upper rooms ; several men of more than ordinary courage have, in former times, ventured down to explore the secrets of this subterranean dwelling-place, but none of them ever returned to give an account of what they saw...
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 128 - A little further is an apartment which has . never been opened witiiin the memory of man. The persons belonging to the castle are very cautious in giving you any reason for it; but • the natives, who are excessively superstitious., assign this, that there is something of enchantment in it.
Page 86 - The inhabitants are remarkably gross, and remarkably neglected : I know not if they are visited by any minister. The island, which was once the metropolis of learning and piety, has now no school for education, nor temple for worship, only two inhabitants that can speak English., and not one that can write or read.
Page 200 - The ancient manner of holding a court was much more ceremo'•Feltbam'íTour.' e 2 nteui, nious; and I copy from the beginning of the statute-book the following regulations and instructions : " Our doughtful and gracious Lord, this is the constitution of old time, the which we have given in our days how yee should be governed on your Tinwald day. First, you shall come thither in your royal array, as...
Page 85 - I suppose bj courtesy, a seat in the house above the bar. 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. The bishop's domain is between three and four hundred acres; and the revenue of the see is supposed to be between twelve and fifteen hundred pounds a-year. The bishopric of Sodor was...
Page 317 - Manor, with all courts-baron, rents, services, and other incidents to such courts belonging, their wastes, commons, and other lands, inland waters, fisheries, and mills, and all mines, minerals, and quarries, according to their present rights therein, felons...
Page 308 - Day of under and by virtue of an Act made in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled An Act...
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...