# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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**Transcribed:** 2026-02-25 20:32  
**Method:** Automated (Claude Batch API — claude-opus-4-6)

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[Top of page — end of a House of Keys judgment, partially obscured at top and right margin]

Verdicts afs^d respe[obscured]
they declare the Def^t. presented for [obscured]
and obstructing the said River or Stream in its [obscured] Traverse Jury proceeded inform[obscured] by, a[obscured]
and are of Opinion that the said Inquest & Traverse Jury [obscured]
that the Damhead or Stoppage made by the Def^t. ought to be demolished and taken [obscured]
and the finding of Losses or Damages to the Plaintiffs thereby and we do reverse the [obscured]
& Traverse Jurys Verdicts in the s^d two particulars for informality accordingly And [obscured]
we give as our Judgement in the Premisses.

Sam^l Wattleworth     George Mo[obscured]
Tho^s Radcliffe       John Taub[obscured]
W^m Qualtrough        Will^m Mur[obscured]
Rich^d Tyldesley      John Frizell[obscured]
W^m Christian —       Hugh Cornah[obscured]
                      W^m Drayl[obscured]
                      W^m Quayl[obscured]
                      W^m Callow
                      William Ca[obscured]
                      W^m Cubbon[obscured]

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[Second document — Petition]

To the Honorable Rich^d Dawson Esq^r. Lieuten^t Govern^r. of this Isle.

The Humble petition & Complaint of John Taubman of the Bowling [obscured]
Gent.

Sheweth/ That your petit^r was early introduced into the House of Keys the Represe[ntatives?]
of the people of this Isle whereof he hath been (and now is) a Member for these 25 [obscured]
past in which publick Character your petit^r flatters himself that his upright C[obscured]
and Behaviour has ever had the approbation of his Brethren the Keys, and tha[obscured]
publick in general.

That your petit^r had also the Honour of holding many other publick offices of [obscured]
under the late Lord Proprietors of this Isle with the like Creditt and Satisfaction —

That John Lace of Castletown, who practices as an Attorney in the Court[obscured]
Isle hath of late taken upon him to traduce and abuse your petit^r in a most il[obscured]
false and Scandalous manner and particularly on the 20^th Day of July Instant on the[obscured]
hearing of certain Cause in Chancery before your Honour, wherein M^r. John Qu[obscured]
your petit^r are Compl^ts and Nicholas Grimshaw Def^t the said John Lace did the[obscured]
open Court and in the face of the Country publickly reflect "and say" That your p[obscured]
had made oath that he had witnesses to examine in the said Cause in and abou[obscured]

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