Legal opinion on Inquisition Post Mortem concerning Isle of Man dower rights (1607)
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- Name
- Legal opinion on Inquisition Post Mortem concerning Isle of Man dower rights (1607)
- Description
- A legal opinion from the State Paper Office, Scotland (c.1607) addressing whether an Inquisition Post Mortem regarding Thomas Earle of Derby's death and the Isle of Man could be used to secure dower rights for Anne Countesse Dowager of Derby. Chief Judge Brundell, with consent of Coke, Brooke, Fitzherbert and the King's Council, ruled the enquiry void on the grounds that the Isle of Man is not part of the English Realm and does not use English law, comparing it to Turney, Normandy, and Gascoine. This document establishes the constitutional status of Man as distinct from England, Wales, Ireland, and the Isle of Wight.
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Legal Opinion
- Date Created
- 1607
- Creator
- Brundell (Chief Judge) et al., King's Council
- Audience
- Anne Countesse Dowager of Derby (plaintiff); State Paper Office
- Identifier
- State Paper Office, Scotland, Vol. 27, Art. 38; also cited in Coke's Reports, fol. 20 (referencing Bellaway's report, anno 11 H.8)
- Language
- English