Petition of Bishop Phillips to Earl of Salisbury regarding dispossession of Turfebery
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Petition of Bishop Phillips to Earl of Salisbury regarding dispossession of Turfebery
- Description
- A 1610 petition from the Bishop of Sodor and Man (Phillips) to the Earl of Salisbury, complaining of his dispossession of turfbog rights (Turfebery) by the Lieutenant of the Isle of Man (Mr Ireland), and requesting permission to travel to England. The document illustrates early 17th-century ecclesiastical-administrative conflicts on the Isle and provides context for property rights and governance structures predating the 1765 Revestment.
- Date
- 1 June 1610
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1610-06-01
- Creator
- Bishop Phillips, Bishop of Sodor and Man
- Audience
- Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, Lord High Treasurer of England
- Identifier
- State Papers Office, Scotland, Vol. 55, Art. 1
- Language
- English