# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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an appointment.

The Manks people are uncommonly sus
ceptible of kind attentions, and am convinced that
was the Head of the noble family of Athol, the
descendant of their Ancient Sovereigns, but to reside
occasionally amongst them, acquire a few words of their
esteemed Chengey ny Mara, or Native Language, and
condescend to humour their little prejudices he might
do with them whatsoever he pleas'd, instance the
strong attachment evinced by them to the great
Earl of Derby in the time of the Civil Wars when no
less then Five Hundred Manksmen, left their Native
Isle to follow his fortunes in the defence of the
Royal cause, a great Number considering the extent
of the population at the time — The Manks people
are enthusiastically attached to their Native Isle, and
the banishing them from it for any crime, is viewed
by them as the severest punishment - they have also
the greatest horror at being accessory to the Capital
conviction of any person, the consequence is, that
petty thefts have of late years been extremely common
among the lower orders. This aversion to capital
punishment, arises probably, from the great super-
stition of the people, being always afraid of their
being haunted in such cases, by spirits or Lannan shi
(Fairies)