THE
Ancient Ordinances
AND
STATUTE LAWS
OF THE
ISLE OF MAN:

Carefully copied from, and compared wit/i, the Authentic Records.

TOGETHER WITH COPIOUS EXTRACTS FROM THE SEVERAL
BRITISH STATUTES
WHICH HAVE REFERENCE THERETO.

PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

The Right Hon. Lord SIDMOUTH, one of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State,
His Grace JOHN, Duke of ATHOLL, Governor in Chief,
The Hon. CORNELIUS SMELT, Lieut,-Governor of the Isle of Man,
The Members of the Manks Council,
His Majesty’s Two Deemsters,
The House of Keys, and
Gentlemen of the Manks Bar, &c. &c.

BY MARK ANTHONY MILLS, ESQ.

Member of the Honourable the Society of King's Inns.

Douglas

PRINTED AT THE PHOENIX PRESS

1821.

[Thanks to K. Gumbley for the scan from which these pages are derived]

Contents

• Preface
• pp 5-29       — 1420-1430
• pp 29-32     — 1532 Indenture
• pp 32-42     — 1504, 1561 Book of Orders
• pp 43-46     — 1577 Customs Rates
• pp 46-55     — A Book of the Spiritual Lawes
• pp 55-68     — 1577 A Book of the Customary Statutes
• pp 68-81     — 1583 + 1586 Exchequer Books; 1593 Resolutions touching Causes of the Isle of Man
• pp 81-98     — 1610, 1629
• pp 98-115   — 1643 Grievances etc
• pp 115-146 — 1662-1673
• pp 147-157 — 1691 Usury, Winter fodder, Wages, Fences; Repeal of Aliens act
• pp 157-163 — 1703 Spiritual Ordinances
• pp 163-178 — 1703 Act of Settlement
• pp 178-193 — 1705-1710 Trespassing, Money; New Church for Kirk Patrick
• pp 193-212 — 1711 Customs Act (+ later repeal); Prevention of servants leaving Island; 1713 Highways
• p 212          — 1667 Tithe-free improvements (out of place ?)
• pp 213-234 — 1723-1734 Salt, New Church for Lonan, Money; Repair of Harbours, Ale Houses etc
• pp 234-249 — 1734 Revision
• pp 250-269 — 1738-1740
• pp 269-289 — 1742-1748
• pp 289-317 — 1753 Calendar, Bridges, Harbours, Deemster's Fees
• pp 317-325 — 1757 Marriage Act
• pp 325-345 — 1757 New Church Kirk Arbory, Currency, Lawsuits, Pedlars, Boundaries, Attorney's Fees, Dogs
• pp 345-358 — 1776 Post Revestment Acts
• pp 358-381 — 1777 Confirmation of Act of Settlement (Major revision of Laws)
• pp 381-402 — 1793-1797
• pp 402-416 — 1800-1813 New Churches for Andreas, Jurby; Fees
• pp 416-447 — 1813-1817 Highways, Foreign Debts + Insolvent Debtors Act
• pp 447-462 — 1817 Codification of criminal law
• pp 463-501 — 1817-1819

Appendix

• pp 501-507 — 1610 Acts re Fishing; 1650 re Compounding (Property Tax)
• pp 507-514 — 1820 Act re Customs Duties; Patent of Henry IV
• pp 514-522 — Grant by James I of Island to Earl of Salisbury
• pp 522-527 — Re-granting of Lordship to Earl William
• pp 528-557 — Abstracts of Westminster Statutes relating to Isle of Man
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