# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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**Transcribed:** 2026-02-25 20:32  
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manner and the like Methods which cannot be [obscured]
[obscured] matter without your Majestys Royal assent
But as to the Civil Courtes [?] ages and formation of [obscured]
The Man[x?] [?] two Common [?] Judges or Magistrates called Deemsters [obscured]
one of them is appointed for the North Division and the other for the [obscured]
Division Namely for the Administration of Justice within their Respec[tive] [obscured]
Districts which plan of accommodation both as to the number and Di[vision] [obscured]
[?] mentioned, was and is indispensibly necessary as well from the [obscured]
[?] Isle its numerous Inhabitants Which are Continually augment[ed] [obscured]
from the Situation, having a Chain of many and high Mountains [obscured]
the Same from the one End to the Other which made it necessary to [obscured]
[assign?] a District to each Deemster and they are distinguished [in?] [obscured]
distinct Laws by the distinction of the North and South Division[s] [obscured]

That since the decease of the Late Deemster Mylrea there hath [been?] [no?] [obscured]
person appointed by your Majesty to succeed him in the Office: Th[at] [obscured]
[as was?] before mentioned and daily experience since that time [obscured]
that no one person is or can be adequate to the Duty of Officiating [as] [obscured]
[Deemster?] throughout the Whole Island. Notwithstanding that th[e] [obscured]
the only and present Deemster, hath by indefatigable assiduity Labour[ed] [obscured]
[?] [?] attempted to execute that office in general within the [obscured]
yet it is impracticable to be effected with the least degree of Satisfa[ction] [obscured]
greatest Inconveniencys do arise to the Inhabitants particularly [in the?] [obscured]
Division of this Isle who at the expense of their time and trouble [and?] [obscured]
at the Hazard of their lives, in Crossing the Mountains and [?] [obscured]
Winter Season as their incessant and Various occasions require [them?] [obscured]
to have recourse to the Deemster, to Obtain or defend the Justice their [?] [obscured]
Circumstances may intitle them to

That by the peculiar Constitution of this Isle there always [existed?] [a?] [obscured]
[great?] distinction and difference in the Value and Currency of money [from?] [obscured]
Great Brittain and Ireland — That the Lords Proprietors of th[is] [obscured]
their prerogative here tofore exercised a right and so often as th[e] [obscured]
and necessitys of the Island Required, did coin and Issue Copper [obscured]
[and?] half pence for the use thereof, which coin was [?] [obscured]
the [?] of [?] Isle as a certain distribution — And it [was?] [obscured]
[?] Such [?] [?] by [?] Laws Enacted and declared and [obscured]

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[obscured] proportion [obscured]
[obscured] That [?] [obscured]
[obscured] the Stand[ard?] [obscured]
[obscured] there of th[e] [obscured]
[obscured] utterly [?] pay [obscured]
[obscured] absolutely [?] [obscured]
[obscured] and greater Value [obscured]
[obscured] made since th[e] [obscured]
[obscured] hath become eff[ectual?] [obscured]
[obscured] insufficient and [obscured]
[obscured] Base Metal ha[s?] [obscured]
[obscured] [of?] Copper Coin [obscured]
[obscured] [?] — That under [obscured]
[obscured] your Majesty [obscured]
[obscured] [?] Currency or [?] [obscured]
[obscured] not exceeding th[e] [obscured]
[obscured] and fifty pound[s] [obscured]
[obscured] in all payments [obscured]
[obscured] [of?] fourteen pence [obscured]
[obscured] proportion con[venient?] [obscured]
[obscured] [?] — That [obscured]
[obscured] Isle became vested [obscured]
[obscured] and [?] thereof [obscured]
[obscured] [a?] Regiment of [obscured]
[obscured] of the same [obscured]
[obscured] [?] Standards [?] were of [obscured]
[obscured] Isle [obscured]
[obscured] [?] in the [?] [obscured]