Extract from Holinshead's Chronicle describing events of 1388, including a Scottish military expedition to Ireland led by Robert, earl of Fife, and William Douglas. The passage notably mentions the spoilation of the Isle of Man during their return voyage. This source is relevant to understanding the Isle of Man's position as a target for raid and plunder in the medieval period, and its strategic vulnerability prior to the Revestment.
Extract from Holinshead's Chronicle (16th-century historical compilation) describing 1388 military campaign by Scottish nobles Robert, Earl of Fife and William Douglas into Ireland, with incidental mention of the Isle of Man being spoiled during their return voyage. Included in Manx Society Vol. 4 (Monumenta de Insula Manniae Vol. 1) as a contextual primary source on medieval Manx vulnerability to foreign military action.
The great November hiring fair, held at Martinmas (12 November). The principal day in the Manx agricultural calendar when farm servants were hired for the coming year and families moved between farms. Hollantide marked the beginning of the Manx winter half-year. It was a day of reckoning, settlement, and transition. The fair combined practical economic business with social gathering, and the movement of servants between farms maintained the connections across parishes that held rural communities together.
A formal record of oaths of fealty taken by Scottish clergy, nobility, and communities to King Edward I of England in 1291, following Edward's assertion of English suzerainty over Scotland. The document includes witness testimony from Perth and other Scottish locations, and notably records Maria, Queen of Man, among those doing homage. This provides crucial genealogical and constitutional context for the Manx connection to English sovereignty prior to the Atholl/Revestment period.
A private letter from Aust (Home Office) to Lieutenant Governor Dawson clarifying that Lord Sydney's official letter to the Duke of Atholl regarding his summer visit does not confer any formal authority or control over the Island, despite the Duke's agent claiming otherwise. Includes the official letters from Lord Sydney and the Secretary of the Treasury authorizing the Duke's inspection visit.
A comprehensive finding aid and index to transcribed Home Office documents held at The UK National Archives (TNA) covering Isle of Man administration 1765–1840, including SP 48 State Papers and HO 98–99 series. Lists archive references, document summaries, and dates for c.2,000 papers relating to Governors Wood and Smith, Lt-Governor Dawson, Charles Lutwidge (Receiver General), and later Duke of Atholl's administration. Provides essential locational and contextual information for primary sources on Treasury control, revenue, civil establishment, and Island governance during and after the 1765 Revestment.
A research guide and index to Home Office correspondence documenting Crown governance of the Isle of Man after the 1765 Revestment purchase. Covers the period 1765-1840 with focus on governors' reports, administrative challenges, constitutional development, and the Duke of Atholl's ongoing disputes. Organizes key periods by governor tenure and identifies core themes for book project integration.
A meta-guide to the Home Office document collection covering Crown governance of the Isle of Man post-Revestment, spanning 1765–1840. Organises documents by gubernatorial period, identifies key themes (constitutional confusion, administrative challenges, Duke of Atholl disputes), and cross-references related Treasury and Atholl archive sources. Designed to help researchers navigate implementation and aftermath phases.
The last night of October, the Manx new year. The night the dead walked abroad. Bonfires burned on the hilltops. A calf was sacrificed. Offerings were left at the threshold. Children carry carved turnips and sing the Hop-tu-Naa song door to door, one of the oldest surviving Celtic calendar customs in the British Isles. The tradition predates Christianity but was never suppressed by the Manx church, which understood that the calendar of the older world and the calendar of the Christian year could coexist without contradiction. Hop-tu-Naa required no permission, no funding, no legislation. It required only that people remember it and continue to do it.
Official Journal of the House of Commons for 10 January 1765, recording the opening of Parliament under George III, the King's Speech on foreign and domestic affairs, and extensive Committee of the Whole resolutions on stamp duties for the American colonies and plantations. The document includes discussions of Irish provisions trade, road improvement petitions, and the detailed Stamp Act duty schedules that would precipitate the colonial crisis.
Official proceedings of the House of Commons for 10 January 1765, including the King's Speech from the Throne, parliamentary address, administrative business, and crucially, the Committee of the Whole House resolutions on stamp duties for the American colonies. This document captures the parliamentary framework and fiscal justifications for the Stamp Act of 1765, contemporary with planning for Isle of Man revestment.
Extract from the official House of Commons Journal for 14 February 1766, recording parliamentary proceedings including orders for colonial trade statistics (sugar colonies commodities 1757–1764), various local petitions for enclosure and road improvement bills, and testimony on smuggling of gloves and leather goods. Contains evidence from manufacturers and traders on illicit imports affecting British revenue and domestic industries.
Official parliamentary record documenting House of Commons proceedings during May-September 1766, including committee resolutions on duties for brandy, rum, and spirits; regulations on colonial trade and American plantations; and notably, a bill permitting importation of bugles from the Isle of Man. Covers trade policy, revenue measures, and colonial regulation during the post-Stamp Act period.
Official record of House of Commons debates, committee reports, and parliamentary business from the 1765–1766 session. Covers multiple bills on road maintenance, naturalization, ecclesiastical land exchanges, Westminster paving, and military supply resolutions. Includes detailed committee testimony on road conditions in Somerset and Devon. Contains financial data on military regiment pay and Sinking Fund appropriations.
Extract from the published House of Commons Journal for 1765-1766 (Vol. XXX, Part 4), recording proceedings on 20 March 1765. The opening passage reports amendments to 'the Bill for more effectually preventing the Mischiefs arising to the Revenue and Commerce of Great Britain and Ireland, from the illicit and clandestine Trade to and from the Isle of Man.' This is a primary record of the parliamentary handling of the Revestment Bill during the 1765 legislative session.
Extract from the House of Commons Journal for 20 March 1765 (50 Geo. III), recording parliamentary proceedings including the report and passage of amendments to the Bill for preventing illicit trade to and from the Isle of Man. The opening section directly addresses the Manx smuggling bill; the remainder of the extract covers routine parliamentary business (road bills, petitions, longitude commission, and Newcastle River navigation).
Official record of House of Commons proceedings from February 1766, covering Parliamentary bills, petitions, and resolutions on road improvements, land enclosure, duties, and colonial matters. Contains debate records and committee reports relevant to parliamentary procedure and fiscal policy during the period of the Revestment crisis.
Official parliamentary record of House of Commons proceedings from March 1766, documenting debates on revenue collection, duties, and various local bills. Includes proceedings on 11 March and 15 April 1766 relating to duties, excise, and Cyder/Perry taxation. Contains extensive committee appointments and petitions regarding road repairs, canal navigation, and municipal improvements across England.
Excerpt from the House of Commons Journal (Vol. XXX) covering proceedings from March–April 1766, primarily recording committee appointments, bill readings, and petitions on diverse matters including revenue collection, road repairs, canal navigation, local improvements, and comparative trade regulations from Tuscany and the Grand Duchy. Includes parliamentary debates on duties, excise management, and a curious appendix with Italian wool and silk trade restrictions (1745–1749), possibly included for comparative revenue/regulatory analysis.
Extract from the official House of Commons Journal (Volume XXX) covering proceedings from May to September 1766. Documents extensive debates and resolutions on colonial trade duties, spirit and brandy imports, hemp cordage bounties, sugar duties, and the Stamp Act repeal/indemnification. Includes instructions to bill committees and references to Isle of Man bugles importation. Concludes with Royal Speech on colonial regulation and prorogation proceedings.
Official parliamentary record of House of Commons proceedings from 1765–1766, documenting legislative business including road repair bills, naturalizations, ecclesiastical land exchanges, military pay resolutions, and various petitions. Contains procedural records, committee assignments, and financial data relevant to mid-18th-century governance and revenue matters.
Parliamentary Journal recording testimony before a House of Commons committee examining petitions regarding River Tyne navigation problems, ballast disposal, and sanding of Tynemouth Harbour. Witnesses include ship masters, pilots, water bailiffs, and attorneys. Also includes petitions for canal construction linking Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield, and Knutsford.
Extract from the official Journal of the House of Commons covering parliamentary proceedings from 1765. Contains detailed resolutions of the Committee of the Whole House establishing stamp duties on various documents and instruments in British colonies and plantations in America, alongside numerous local road and enclosure bills. Includes the revenue scheme for the Stamp Act and its disposal 'towards further defraying the necessary Expences of defending, protecting, and securing the said Colonies and Plantations.'
Official parliamentary proceedings from the House of Commons covering January-February 1766, including petitions, orders, committee reports, and accounts presented to Parliament. Contains records of trade accounts (exports/imports from colonies and overseas territories), petitions for road repairs and enclosure bills, and parliamentary business during the Stamp Act crisis period.
