Order of Lord Derby on Cathedral Repair Funds, Peel Castle (1686)
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Order of Lord Derby on Cathedral Repair Funds, Peel Castle (1686)
- Description
- An order issued by the Earl of Derby directing that funds (£43 19s 10d) collected for repairs to the chancel of Peel Castle Cathedral be held in trust by the Bishop of Man until fuller church repairs or legislative provision can be arranged. The document illustrates the administrative interplay between the temporal and ecclesiastical authorities on the Isle of Man, and the infrastructure challenges faced by the island's governing structures in the late 17th century.
- Date
- 18 October 1686
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Interregnum and Restoration
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1686-10-18
- Creator
- William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby (Lord of Man)
- Audience
- Baptist (Bishop of the Isle of Man); implied circulation to Manx Records
- Identifier
- Episcopal Registry (Isle of Man)
- Language
- English