File 1
Date(s): 1704-1825
Creator(s): Various
Scope & Content: A file of papers revolving around issues and matters concerning the House of Keys, including: the Keys' role as part of the Court of General Gaol Delivery, and a dispute over whether they have the right to sit on that court; the past judgements of the Keys in various legal appeals; their petition against the conduct of the Duke of Atholl, as Governor of the Isle of Man; and the High Road Bill; also present is an exhortation from the 10th Earl of Derby, asking the Manx clergy to encourage their parishioners to 'live soberly' and refrain from vice; along with a document listing the duties of the island's Coroners, and the fees and privileges granted to them in consequence of their office; the majority of the file's content is dated between 1822 and 1825 or relate to matters from that period.
Language: English
Extent: 29 items
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: FILE
ID number: MS 09707/9/919-947
Retrieval number: AP 39A
Record class: Private
Access conditions: No regulations or restrictions are implemented on this material.
Comments
Archive catalogue
Linked Records
Archives:
- Proclamation from the Earl of Derby to the Governor and Council
- Index to the judgements of the House of Keys 1422 to 1736
- Index to judgements of the Keys 1803 to 1822
- Index to Keys judgements previous to the year 1765
- Mem[orandum] of as to the leading members of the Keys
- Statute of limitation queries to the 24 Keys on the Sta[tute] 1593 and thereon answer thereto
- Observations on the petition of the Keys
- Petition to the House of Commons of the House of Keys of the Isle of Man, with observations
- Petition of the House of Keys with observations
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