Vice and immorality prevention order for Isle of Man churches, 1704-1705
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Vice and immorality prevention order for Isle of Man churches, 1704-1705
- Description
- A letter from the Earl of Derby (dated 1 September 1704) addressing the dangers of vice and immorality becoming widespread in society, ordering clergy and laity to observe strict moral standards. The letter was subsequently ordered to be read publicly in all parish churches by the Tynwald Court on 25 June 1705, with instructions for dissemination in both English and Manx.
- Date
- September 1st 1704 / June 25th 1705
- Related To
- Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
- Type
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_142807.md
- img:20260219_142807.jpg
- Collection
- The Trading Era
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1704-09-01
- Creator
- Earl of Derby
- Audience
- Clergy and laity of the Isle of Man
- Contributor
- Derby
- Thom: Sodor
- John Parr
- Chris: Parker
- Jo: Rowe
- Will: Ross
- Provenance
- Text contains obscured/illegible passages indicated by [obscured] and [illegible] markers; margin annotation partially illegible.
- Language
- English