An Historical and Statistical Account of the Isle of Man: From the Earliest Times to the Present Date : with a View of Its Ancient Laws, Peculiar Customs and Popular Superstitions ; in Two Volumes, Volume 2Quiggin, 1845 - 388 pages |
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abbey Account of Manks act of Tynwald Agriculture ancient anno Antiquities appears Appendix Ballasalla Bishop Wilson boat Braddan Britain British called Camden's Britannia Castle Castletown cattle Celto chapel church church-yard clergy coast commissioners coroner council court cross deemster Douglas duty Earl of Derby Edinburgh edition enacted England erected fairy feet fish fishery formerly Galloway Glenfaba governor harbour History Hop-tu-naa horse house of keys hundred Impropriate Fund inhabitants insular Island Isle king Kirk Kirk Michael lands Lex Scripta Lezayre London lord lord's Magnus Manks Customs Manks language Marown Maughold Mills's Laws native Note officers Olaus Magnus Onchan parish parliament Peel person poor pounds present quarterland rent revenue Robin the Bobbin Rushen says Robin Scotland Scottish sheading shillings singular spirit Statute Book stone tenants tithes town Tynwald Hill United Kingdom vessels vicar Waldron Waldron's Description yard