Legal memorandum on the rights and governance of the Isle of Man under the Stanley family.
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- Legal memorandum on the rights and governance of the Isle of Man under the Stanley family.
- Description
- A comprehensive legal document outlining the historical grants, constitutional structure, and rights of the Isle of Man as a feudatory kingdom. It details the 1406 grant to Sir John Stanley and subsequent re-grant by King James I in 1607, describes the tripartite government structure (Lord, Governor and Council, and the Keys), and enumerates the extensive rights conveyed including maritime jurisdiction, customs duties, and judicial authority.
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- md:20260219_101843.md
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- Legal Opinion
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- Text contains obscured/illegible sections near the end of the transcription. Some archaic typography (long 's') normalized in transcription.
- Language
- English