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 46
... half with stones , and on them a layer , either of straw , or neatly pared turf , to prevent the mould from getting in . On stiff clayey land they have been constructed , and found to answer , without stones , the drain being narrower ...
... half with stones , and on them a layer , either of straw , or neatly pared turf , to prevent the mould from getting in . On stiff clayey land they have been constructed , and found to answer , without stones , the drain being narrower ...
Page 49
... half to four and a half bushels , and the average return , thirty - six . Nearly the other half of corn land is used in the cultivation of oats . Two sorts are sown , the white and the Poland . The first , being hardy and not very ...
... half to four and a half bushels , and the average return , thirty - six . Nearly the other half of corn land is used in the cultivation of oats . Two sorts are sown , the white and the Poland . The first , being hardy and not very ...
Page 51
... half of an acre . It is always sown on land in good condition , often after potatoes , but never after corn . April is the time for sowing it , and the usual allowance of seed is eighteen gallons per acre . The weeds should be removed ...
... half of an acre . It is always sown on land in good condition , often after potatoes , but never after corn . April is the time for sowing it , and the usual allowance of seed is eighteen gallons per acre . The weeds should be removed ...
Page 55
... half the price which they cost in England . These last mentioned trades , centering in the same person , are , probably , the chief in the island and , judging from the quality of the ale , and the number of people who daily get ...
... half the price which they cost in England . These last mentioned trades , centering in the same person , are , probably , the chief in the island and , judging from the quality of the ale , and the number of people who daily get ...
Page 65
... their one - shilling , half - a - crown , three - shilling , five - shilling , and seven - shilling tickets or cards . One of these is usually accom- F panied with the motto , " pro bono publico ; On the Trade of the Island . * 65.
... their one - shilling , half - a - crown , three - shilling , five - shilling , and seven - shilling tickets or cards . One of these is usually accom- F panied with the motto , " pro bono publico ; On the Trade of the Island . * 65.
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acre act of Tinwald afterwards appear Bailiff Ballaugh barrel bill Bishop boat British called Castle Rushen Castletown Chaloner chief chiefly church 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 respecting revenue rocks Scotland sheading sheep shillings side slate Sodor soil Statute-book statutes stone strata sufficient supposed Tinwald tion tithes town trade usually vessels yards
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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...