From Manx Soc vol IV,VII & IX

KING JOHN PROTECTS THE TERRITORY OF THE KING OF MANN. - A. D. 1214.

 

THE King to his mariners of Ireland, etc. We forbid you to enter into the territory of the king of Mann, to the damage and loss of the said king, whom, together with his possessions, we have taken. under our protection. In testimony whereof, etc., we send to you. Witness ourself at the Tower of London, 3rd January, in the 15th year of our reign.

ROTULI LITTERARUM PATENTIUM.

AN 15 JOHANN.

[note the given latin script kept the abbreviated hand and used characters not representable within the HTML latin alphabet - as the resulting scan is not usable I have decided to omit it ]

 


 

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