Extracts from Lib Scacc

Libri Scaccarii, or Exchequer Books, containing judgments on breaches of penal statutes, appeals from the Spiritual Court, &c. (abreviated Lib Scacc) - dates (1580-1847) ; it is unindexed and is a treasure trove of information about life on the Island over near three centuries.

This set of pages is a collection of extracts along the lines of Cubons 'unpublished documents' of unrelated documents that deserve more attention.

• Earl James authorises defences 1642/3
• Report into Tenancy of Knockaloe, 1702
• Santan [Newtown works] 1717
• Depositions taken re counterfeiting at Ballasalla, 1723
• Disturbance in Ballaugh re inclosures 1724
• Water supply to Paper Mill 1764
• Ballaugh Fair 1765
• Letter from Archbishop of York 1779