Royal letters patent granting Isle of Man to John Stanley, 1405 · Revestment 1765

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Name: Royal letters patent granting Isle of Man to John Stanley, 1405
Description: A royal grant (letters patent) from Henry IV to William Stanley (Knight, Lieutenant of Isle of Man) commanding delivery of the Island, Castle of Peel, and all dominions, royalties, franchises and profits to John Stanley for life. This document exemplifies early feudal-style governance of Man before the Revestment period, establishing the Stanley family's claim to the island and providing constitutional context for later 18th-century disputes over sovereignty.
Date: 4 October 1405
Place: Isle of Man; England
Related To: Henry IV; Sir John Stanley
Collection: Scottish and English Contention; The Stanley Lordship
Type: Primary Source Transcription
Date Created: 1405-10-04
Creator: Henry IV, King of England
Audience: William Stanley, Knight, or his Lieutenant in the Isle of Man
Identifier: 7 Hen. IV (Foedera reference)
Language: English and Latin (dual text)