Yett have I left behinde me a nottable poynt, which I had not presently in my remembrance, until an aged man that sometyme was servant unto this old first Earle Thomas, put it in my memory, which is, that where this noble earle was disposed to ride for his pleasure a huntinge or other progress, or to visitt his friend or neighbors, whose house soever hee went unto, hee sent his officers before, who made provision all at his cost, as tho' he had bin at his owne house. And at his departure the surpleesage was left to the use of the house where he had lodged. And thus was his manner and order in all places, where and when he travelled, unless by chaunce he came unto some lord's house. I report mee if this was not too honorable to be put in oblyvion.

A

COMPLETE HISTORY

OF

THE ISLE OF MAN:

CONTAINING

The Situation and Geographical Description thereof,

THE ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVIL HISTORIES,

THE

WHOLE ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENTS

FROM THE EARLIEST ACCOUNTS,

THE NATURE OF THE SOIL,

THE

PRODUCE OF THE COUNTRY AND THE NEIGHBOURING SEA,

The Number of Enhabitants,

AND DESCRIPTION OF THEIR TRADE;

WITH

A particular Account of its Purchase from the DUKE of ATHOL, by the Government, under the reign of GEORGE III.

Manchester:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. GLEAVE,
No. 196, Deansgate.

1821.

CONTENTS

ΤΟ

THE ISLE OF MAN.

THE introduction

Description of the Isle of Man

The act of surrender made by Reginald, to the see of Rome

The continuation from the Scotch conquest to the settlement

under the House of Stanley

.........

The king's proclamation for continuing officers in the Isle of

A topographical description of the Isle of Man.

The succession of the bishops of Man.........

A catalogue of the governors of the Isle of Man since Sir

John Stanley's time, till the year 1741, with the north

and south divisions ....

Review of the state of the island under the dominion of the

House of Stanley-Excessive alarm excited by the re-

vestment in Great Britain-The revival of prosperity

and general amelioration of character and manners

resulting from a better order of things-Prejudice

against the Duke of Athol, whence it originates, and

how maintained

........

Tour round the island, commencing at Douglas-Description

of that town and neighbourhood

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61

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97

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Tour continued-Castletown-Derby haven-The Calf-

Peel town and castle-Ramsay-Lazey, and the road

returning to Douglas again.

Agriculture--Its great advance of late years in the Isle of

Man-Scale of population at different periods-State

of buildings-Advantages possessed by the Manx far-

mer over those of neighbouring countries-Roads→→→

Manure-Notice of some particular improvements ef-

fected by individuals

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