Name

Privy Council Orders on Illiam Dhone

Description

The Privy Council — the King-in-Council, not Parliament — intervened after Illiam Dhone's execution. The Deemsters were committed, the Christian estates restored, Edward Christian reinstated to his judicial office. This was an exercise of the Crown's personal authority over a feudal subordinate, not Parliament's legislative reach. The distinction would prove crucial a century later when Parliament assumed legislative authority over the Island during the Revestment.

Date

1663

Place

Westminster

People Involved

Chapters 4, 8

Type

Constitutional / Legal