LEGISLATION
BY
Three of the Stanley
KINGS OF MAN.

Editor's Introduction

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Letter of the Seventh Earl of Derby, (reprinted from Peck's Desiderata Curiosia)

5

Acts of Sir John Stanley, (printed from a MS. in the British Museum)

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Summary of the Acts of the Seventh Earl of Derby

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Two Chief Acts of the Tenth Earl of Derby

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1.–Prefatory Statements

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2.–Notices of the earliest Stanley King of Man

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3.–Power of the Papacy in Man
Paternal power – Druidical – Culdee – Papal as Feudal – Godred Cronan, captain of William the Conqueror – Benedictine Revival and Cistercian Monks – St, Bernard – King Olave's Charter to the Abbey of Furness – Cardinal Legate – Simon's Synod – King Magnus' Charter to Bishop Richard – Papal Interdict–Patriarch of Jerusalem – Man. metropolitan see, and the Pope at Avignon – Begging Friars – Seven causes of Papal decline in Man.

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4.–Notices of Sir John Stanley

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5.–The Seven Anti-Papal Proceedings of Sir John Stanley

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(1) Royal Commission

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(2) Indenture (Frontispiece to this Volume)

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(3) Code Stanley–its tenfold excellence as Anti-Papal Law

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(4) Tynwald Day–Tynwald Panorama, A,D. 1422–Analysis of the Tynwald Programme

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(5) Court of all the Country at Renurling–Rights of Nations, Popes, and Churches–Home and Foreign Commissions of Our Lord–Judge Blackstone and St. Thomas Aqninas–The Bishop does homage–Five Ecclesiastical Baronies forfeited–Hawley MacKissaok condemned todeath,

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(6) Sir John Stanley confirms the Bishop's Charter, with a reservation

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(7) Court of all the of Man–Its proceedings as the Supreme Legislative, Criminal, and Ecclesiastical Court–Catalogue of the Manx House of Commons

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6.–Subsequent Influences hostile to Sir John Stanley's Legislation English Greatness of the Stanleys–Cardinal Beaufort–Bull of Pope Calicotus – Cardinal Wolsey–Bishop Huan–Anne Boleyn.

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7.–Text of Sir John Stanley's Acts in Castle Rushen and British Museum

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8.–Legislation of the Seventh Earl of Derby
Papal Tendencies of the Stuarts–The Earl's own qualities–His Seven Legislative Steps, as related to Despotism, Oligarchy, the Church, and the Commons–Substitute for Representatives–Grave Charge D.S to the Charterlands–Allodial and Feudal Tenures–The Insular Entail Act of 1610.

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9.–Legislation of the Tenth Earl of Derby
Governor-Bishop Isaac Barrow–brigadier of King William and High Church Bishop–Rights of Charterlands restored by Act of Settlement– Episcopal Claims sanctioned by Tynwald 1703–Twenty Years' Conflict – JohnWesley – Christian Union on domestic basis for national progress

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10.–Miscellanea
A few Historical Notices bearing on previous statements.

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11.–Policy of the Ecclesiastical Constitutions of A.D. 1703, recently revived Extracts from Episcopal Charge of 1860–Specimen of Bishop Wilson's Policy, 1710 - Letter of the last Stanley King of Man.

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Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The Editor
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