unpublished document 109

The Manx Magna Charta.

Two hitherto unpublished documents (103 and 104) relating to the election in A.D. 1700 of selected men of the Sheadings to 'make known our requests and treat with our Honble Commissionrs touching our houldings,’ were given in our last issue. The account of the election in Garff Sheading showed that there were several women voters. it is now proposed to include in the series the accounts of the elections in the other Sheadings, namely, Glanfaba (109), Rushen (110), Kirk Michael (111), Ayre (112).

From the Castle Rushen Papers.

Document No. 109.

ELECTION IN AD. 1700 BY THE VOTERS OF GLENFABA SHEADING.

Honrble Gov^r,

Wee the Inhabitants of Glanfaba Sheading being this day mett in observance of yo’ Honts derection to chuse and elect a man for this Sheading have accordingly made choice of and elected the minister of our parishes Mr. Sam Wattleworth to treat with our Honrble Lord’s Commissinrs touching ye settlement of our respective tenemts and humbly desireing he may be accepted. In testimonie whereof wee have subscribed our names and mrks this 25th June. 1700.

KK. Pattricke.
Sill. Ratcliffe Rich. Quay phillip Quirke phillP Kelley John Quillam Wilim Killey John Karran Phillp Cubbon Tho. Ratcliffe Will. Knikell Will. Quicke Tho: Ratcliffe Jo: Killey Tho: Moare Tho: Cosnahan	Hen Killey Will. Halsall Rich Clucas Jo: Quirke patt Quaile Jo: Kewne Jo: Clucas Jo: Leace Jo: Quirke Will. Gell Tho. Quine Hen Quillam Jo. Quirke Will. Cotter Jo. Cotter

German.
Tho. Woods Robt. Cannell Jo: Woods Jo. Kaghen Jo: Caine Jo. Tayler Jo. Cowley Jo. Cowley Will. Cannell Will, Killey Will. Mclecries Will. Quirke Hugh Shimmin Jo. Saile Char. Shimmin philip Gell Sill. Gell patt Crellin Gilbt Kelley Hen: Crellin Will Craine Gilbt Craine Tho. Mclecriest phillip Crellin Jo: Shimmin phillip Crosse patt. Kewley Jo: Kewley Hen. Crellin Jo. Gell Nich. Gell	Will Kaghen Tho. Gawn Jo. Quay Gilbt Cowin Will. Craine Tho. Gell patt. Kewley Nich. Kewley phillp Kelley Will. Kelley Gilbt Mclecriest Will. Quine phin Gell Jo. Quirke Jo. Killey Dan Mcleworey Jo: Craine phillip Clucas James tunman patt. Crellin Jo. Crellin Sill. Mclecreist Will Corras Will. Clarke Tho. Dawson Oates Clucas Sill Crosse Will Quirke Sill. Caine Jo. Caine Jo. Shiminin

The signatures were those of landowners only. All attached their marks excepting Sill : Radcliffe, Jo : Woods, and Will : Craine. The Rev. Samuel Wattleworth was not a landowner and his election was not confirmed by the twenty-four Keys. He was vicar of Kirk German from 1682 to 1710, and from that date to 1718 he was Archdeacon and Rector of Kirk Andreas. His remains lie in St. German’s Cathedral, where there is a mutilated headstone with the words:

‘ In memory of Mr. Sam Wattleworth, Arch-deacon of this Island and Lover of his country, ‘ who was interred Dec. 23, 1718, aged 72 years.’


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