A
HISTORICAL SKETCH

AND
DESCRIPTIVE VIEW
OF THE
ISLE OF MAN;
DESIGNED AS
A Companion
TO THOSE WHO
VISIT AND MAKE THE TOUR OF IT.

DOUGLAS:

PRINTED AND SOLD BY G. JEFFERSON FOR THE AUTHOR;

SOLD, ALSO, BY LANE AND SON, WELLINGTON NEWS ROOM, PIER; AND J. TOWNSEND, RAMSEY,

1822

Contents

	PAGE
Map
Prefactory Remarks
CHAP. 1.
The Situation, Extent, Name, and Arms of the Isle of Man	1
CHAP. II.
A brief Sketch of the Civil and Ecclesiastical History of this Island, from, the earliest period to the present day	8
CHAP. III.
The Constitution, Form of Government, and Courts of Law, on the Isle of Man	76
CHAP. IV.
The Revenues of the Island, the manner in which they are collected, and the way in which they are appropriated	113
CHAP. V.
The Antiquities, Curiosities, Prospects, and Scenery, of the Isle of Man	125
CHAP. VI.
A Description of the different Towns, Gentlemen's Seats, and the Calf of Man; with an Itinerary of the Island	153
CHAP. VII.
The population of the Island, the manner in which the Inhabitants are employed, and the various Improvements which are carrying on	172
CHAP. VIII.
The Character and Customs of the Inhabitants; and the Advantages which Strangers derive from residing in this Island	185




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