Legislation by Three of the Thirteen Stanleys, Kings of Man: Acts of Sir John Stanley, A. D. , 1417-1430; Legislation of the Seventh Earl of Derby, A. D. , 1627-1647, and His Letter As Published in Peck's Desiderata Curiosa; Acts Referring to the Clergy And

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Excerpt from Legislation by Three of the Thirteen Stanleys, Kings of Man: Acts of Sir John Stanley, A. D., 1417-1430; Legislation of the Seventh Earl of Derby, A. D., 1627-1647, and His Letter as Published in Peck's Desiderata Curiosa; Acts Referring to the Clergy and Landowners, by the Tenth Earl of Derby, 1703

The religion and constitution of the Isle of Man have been greatly influenced by the national documents of three Stanley kings, printed in this volume.

I.-the acts of Sir John Stanley, the second king Of that family, and who first reduced the laws and institutions Of the Island to writing.

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