# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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and which ^(conduct) frequently adhered
to — He lived M^rs George after
[illegible] never able to bear the subject to be named
the contract had, during which
time His Former Servant Gov^r Wood
being the Kings Gov^r (and who
had no thance in
no appear to have disposition
The Islands (so prevailed was Letter
[illegible] he the Isle) prevented Athol
M^r Quayle in all matters
relative to the formerly ^(as far as pr Members) ~~Islands~~
and prevented many Inconveniences
which have been since so
severely felt — when my
Succeſsor opened in 1774 the
Guardians who acted for one
then under age in a stated
Oficers drewe up, set down the
Isle of Mann at 1200 P. Ann. Clear
and this farm rather Exceeded.
the reality ——

Up to 1776 the Legislature
had never been called together on
if appears ^(after the Revestment) and it appears that
Gov^r Wood had considered the
~~under~~
former Constitution of ^(virtually)
destroyed by the Revesting Act
~~and intended to~~ ^(a new one would be necessary)
on which he would have to act and
in the mean time called no ^(passed)
to propose any Legislative act
& and so matters stood up to the ^(1776) period
of his Death in 1777 ~~with the~~ ^(the [illegible])
when leaving the Island little or no^t.
of health ~~[illegible]~~
~~see act~~

[margin, rotated:]
Papers Athol
Anicer [?] Petition of Keys
& c Deemsters
Letter
1824

[right margin, rotated:]
Priface [?] Hist
Conster [?] of Keys [?]