# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The General Sumner's Office.
This Office is analogous to that of an Apparator and is held by Lease for 21 Years
Crown upon the Commencement whereof a fine was paid to the Lords.
7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fines and Amercements— Spiritual fines.
These are the fines imposed by the several Courts Judges and Magistrates of the
Crown Isle for Contempts in Nonappearance, forfeitures of Recognizances and Penalties
prescribed by Law and the like.
8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pinfold fines.
Cattle found trespassing are to be put into the pinfold appointed for the District—
—And one penny p^r Beast was payable to the Lords besides the Trespass to the
Injured before it was released— The Governor ever Licenced the erecting of—
these pinfolds— Quere is this power continued?
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alienation fines.
fines stipulated by the said Act of Settlement as payable to the Lords out of
each Tenement or parcel in proportion upon the death or Alienation of each—
Lords Land Owner — Note there are some fines of this kind payable upon renewal—
of Leases and others every seven Years.
10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for pardoning ffelons.
Ancient times furnish some Instances where Convicts have been spared their Life and
Crown punished by fine— Wherefore it has been ever kept up as an Item of the—
Charge tho' it produced nothing for Ages past.
11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ffelons Goods.
Lords The Goods and Chattles of Traytors, ffelons, fugitives, Outlaws and the like.
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . freedom of Aliens.
The Lords of the Isle had the prerogative of Infranchizing persons of any Nation in—
Crown Amity with England— And a fine was paid into the Treasury, upon each
Naturalization or Donization.
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waifs and Strays.
All Beasts &c. which have strayed a year and a day without an Owner have been
Lords taken up by the proper Officers and accounted for to the Lords.
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . forfeitures.
Lords Escheats, Manufactures and Comodities seized for not being merchantable and the like.
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasure Trove, Deodands, Wrecks of the Sea.
Lords These need no Explanation.
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mines.
All Mines of Copper, Lead and other base Metals in the Isle were Leased by the Lords
Lords Lords. And besides a certain proportion of Oar, there is also a certain annual Rent—
reserved which stands in Charge under this Item.

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[margin at bottom right:] Quere if His Grace
did not relinquish
this in the Instrument
for delivery of [illegible]