Memorial of Ecclesiastical Officers to Royal Commissioners on Council Exclusion and Church Repairs · Revestment 1765

Name: Memorial of Ecclesiastical Officers to Royal Commissioners on Council Exclusion and Church Repairs
Description: A formal petition from the Bishop of Sodor and Man and the Vicar-General to the 1792 Royal Commissioners of Inquiry, protesting their exclusion from Tynwald Council since 1776–1777 and seeking restoration of their constitutional rights and church properties. The document includes extensive historical precedent from Statute Books (1422–1765) demonstrating ecclesiastical participation in the Legislature, transcripts of oaths of office, and complaints regarding the deterioration of the cathedral and St. John's Chapel.
Date: 21 October 1791
Place: Westminster; Great Britain
Related To: Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby; Mark Hildesley
Collection: Crown Administration
Type: Petition
Date Created: 1791-10-21
Creator: Claudius, Lord Bishop, and Evan Christian, Vicar-General, on behalf of ecclesiastics constitutionally members of the Council
Audience: John Spranger, William Osgoode, William Roe, and David Reid, Esquires, His Majesty's Commissioners of Enquiry
Language: English