# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customs of Ingates and Outgates.
These are the Duties payable upon the Importation and Exportation of all Goods
Wares and Merchandize — The Royalty or Duty paid upon exporting of Flaggs
Crown (which was formerly an Article of the Revenue) is abrogated by the Statute 1736.
and latterly omitted in the Revenue Books.
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Herring Customs.
These were Duties paid to the Lords for the Liberty of fishing for Herrings on the Coasts
of this Isle — The Native pays for each Boat (if 5,000° fish and upwards are
Crown caught in the Season) ten Shillings, the Stranger double — But the Whitehaven
Chamber after the first Year pleaded the Charter of the British White herring
fishery and certain Acts of Parliament and refused paying any Acknowledgment
to the Lord for their Busses.
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seizures.
Crown Goods &c seized for not being duly entred and Duty paid.
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perquisits in Chancery.
Upon the filing every Bill there was two pence, for the first Attachment for want
Crown of Appearance four pence and for the second Attachment one Shilling payable
to the Lords and accounted for by the Comptroller or Clerk of the Rolls.
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby Spiritualties.
These are annual Rents and other Emoluments issuing out of certain
Lords Impropriations belonging to the dissolved Monastery of Rushen, the Possessions
whereof were granted to the Lords of the Isle.
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby Temporalties.
Are the Rents Issues Boons &c of the Mannor and other the landed Possessions of the
Lords said late Monastery and granted as aforesaid.
23. . . . . . . . . . . Demesnes, hitherto Sett to the Governor at a low annual
Rent — The Rents of the Mill Close — The Lords Meadow —
after accomodating the chief Officers horses — The Calf Isle.
Lords — The Land at Balladool — The Demesnes at Peel — Lane Moar
— The Northside Warren.
These are all the Lords Demesnes.
24. . . . . . . . . . . . . Peel Mill and Glankil patrick Mill.
Lords These Mills are the Lords private Property and sett at yearly Rack Rents.
25. . . . . . . . . . . . The Rents of the decayed Wash House.
An old ruined Cottage in Castletown, tho annually in Charge yet no rent appears to
Lords have been paid, nor is its Scite with certainty known.
26. . . . . . . . . . . . . Cellar in Peeltown.
[margin: Query if his Grace did not relinquish this is the Instance for delivery of possession of the Isle &c] This Cellar is the Ground floor under the Court Room built in that Town by the late Duke of
Athole [?] and sett to Tenants ever since.