RECORDS
OF THE

Tynwald & St John's Chapel
IN THE ISLE OF MAN

BY WILLIAM HARRISON

WITH AN APPENDIX

CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE DUKE OF ATHOLL TAKING
POSSESSION OF THE ISLE OF MAN IN 1736
ALSO
A LAY OF ANCIENT MONA

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN

PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR

MDCCCLXXI.

CONTENTS.

	PAGE
Preface
I OF THE TYNWALDS:-
Records of the Tynwald and St. John's Chapel-
Of the Tynwalds held here	3
Order of Procession at Tynwald 5th July 1733
II. OF THE OLD CHAPELS:-
The Old Chapels at St. John's	49
Of the New Chapel at St. John's	65
APPENDIX.
INTRODUCTION	97
I. James Duke of Atholl's Entry into Man, 1736	100
II. Sermon before the Court of Tynwald, 1736, by Thomas Wilson, D.D., Bishop of Sodor and Man	114
III. A Lay of Ancient Mona	121
INDEX	133

ILLUSTRATIONS.	Page
Plan of the Tynwald and St. John's New Chapel, 1849	(Frontispiece).
Kistvaen, near the Tynwald Mount	10
Tynwald Hill, drawn by Captain Grose, 1774	11
Plan of the Tynwald, by Captain Grose, 1774	12
Ancient Sword of State. Full length	20
Do. The cross	21
Do. The boss	21
St. John's Old Chapel, 1847	51
Plan of the Old Chapel of St. John's, 1845	57
New Chapel at St. John's, 1849	65
Runic Cross found in St. John's Old Chapel	79
St. John's New Chapel, 1849, Ground-plan	83
Stained Glass Window in Chancel	84
Do. ,,. South side	84




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