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Manx Genealogy

Setting Quest Juries

Can anyone explain how the setting court juries were selected ? I expected them to include the Moar and Coroner and I have a little evidence for the latter. The same names tend to crop up a lot however. (How long did the Moar and Coroner serve for ?)

Below are the names of the setting quests for Michael as taken from the corresponding Liber Vast entries.

1656 Gilbt Quayle Will Curlood Jo Quayle Jo Teare
1657 Will Cannon John Cannell Don Cayne Patr Qartiage
1658 Will Cannon John Teare Tho Cannell Doll Quayle
1659 Jo Cannell Wm Caighen Gilbt Quayle John Quayle
1660 Henry Woods Wm Caighen Gilbt Quayle John Curlod
1661 Jo Cannell Wm Caighen Jo Quayle Jo Quayle
1662 Jo Cannell Wm Caighen Donald Cayne Tho Cannell {Jo Cannell ballagawne}
1663 Jo Quayle Jo Cannell Gilbt Quayle Wm Caighen
1664 Wm Caighen Jo Cannell Jo Quayle Wm Cannon
1665 Gilbt Quayle Jo Quayle Jo Cannell Jo Quayle
1666 Jo Cannell Robt Cannell Gilbt Quayle Doll Cayne
1667 Jo Cannell Gilbt Quayle Jo Quayle Wm Caighen
1668 Jo Cannell John Quayle Phill Cannell John Cayne
1669 Jo Cannell Gilbt Quayle Jo Caighen Phill Cannell
1670 No Sheading Court ? (no Liber Vast entry found)
1671 Jo Quayle Fin Cannell Wm Quayle Jo Cannell
1672 Jo Cannell Wm Cannon Wm Quayle Cha Cannell
1673 Wm Cannon Wm Cannell Jo Cannell John Quaile
1674 John Caighen Wm Canon Charles Cannell John Cannell
1675 Jo quaile Phill Cannell Wm Cannell John Caighen
1676 Phill Cannell Wm Cannell Wm Cannon Wm Quayle
1677 Jo Quayle Wm Cannell Jo Caighen Wm Cannon
1678 Wm Cannell Wm Cannon Wm Quayle Phill Cannell
1679 Wm Cannon Jo Quayle Wm Quayle Wm Cannell
1680 Wm Quayle Wm Cannon Wm Cannell Jo Cannell
1681 Jo Caighen Jo Cannell Jo Quayle Wm Cannell
1682 Wm Cannon Jo Cannell Jo Quayle Jo Cannell
1683 Jo Caighen Wm Cannell Wm Quayle Jo Cannell
1684 Wm Cannon Wm Quayle Jo Cannell Wm Cannell