# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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18.

Ellison
&
Shimin

At Castletown 28^th Sept^r 1764.

We the Keys of Man now assembled having in Obedience to the Worship^ll
Deputy Govern^rs order of Reference proceeded to hear a certain cause as a [?]
wherein William Ellison is Plaintiff and Matthew Shimin Def^t for
a certain parcel of Abbey farm land of one penny land or thereabouts in
the parish of Kk German, which the Plaintiff alledges the Def^t wrongfully
withholds and detains from him; And having perused all the
Sheading Jury & Traverse Jury's Verdicts passed in this cause & fully
heard the parties with what was otherwise offered thereon; & upon
mature and deliberate Consid^n had thereof, say and are of opinion
that the Plt William Ellison does not appear to be intitled to that
part of the land & premisses in the possession of the Def^t Matthew
Shimin — And therefore we Reverse the Traverse Jury's Verdict, and
leave the Def^t in his possession. And this we give as our opinion
& Judgment on the premisses —
Rich^d Ambrose Stevenson John Moore George Moore
Tho^s Moore Tho^s Quine John Taubman
Hugh Cannahan W^m Cloicas Philip Moore
Tho^s [?] Math. Christian John Frissell
 W^m Qualtrough Tho: Moore
 Tho^s Radcliffe Oct. In. Heywood
 Tho^s Christian Tho^s Frighter[?]
  W^m Callow

On the Petition of Standish Christian P^lt
W^m Corlet - - - - Def^t —

At a meeting of the 24 Keys in Castletown
this 28^th Sep^t 1764. —

RESOLVED that a Committee of this House, to wit M^r John Frissell, Cap^t
Matthias Christian, Cap^t Richard Ambrose Stevenson, Cap^t Thomas
Radcliffe, M^r Thomas Frighter & M^r John Moore, do take a view of the Road
in aley in dispute on the 8^th of July next, the Pet^r giving the said Committee
six Days previous Notice, and afterwards on such other day of redeeming[?]
as they shall appoint. And in case the Committee find it is needfull to
have the Road a way Surveyed by a Juddious & proper person, such
as they shall appoint, the parties in this cause shall be at the
Expence of getting it done. And thereupon the said Committee are
to report their Opinion to this House, in writing, at our next meeting
or Country Enquiry, that so right and Justice may be Administered
on the premisses. —

George Moore.

On the Pet^n of Tho^s Taylor of Ballasalla

At a meeting of the 24 Keys this 28^th
Sept^r 1764

The Petition^r having neglected to Charge the Proper parties before us
this cause cannot be heard —

George Moore —