Petition respecting the Isle of Man concerning succession and land grant (1607)

pp91 Manx Soc vol 9 Monumenta de Insula Manniae Vol 3.txt
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Name
Petition respecting the Isle of Man concerning succession and land grant (1607)
Description
A petition dated 1607 addressing a dispute over sovereignty of the Isle of Man following the death of Ferdinando, Earl of Derby. The petition traces the Stanley family's grant from Henry IV (c. 1407) through 200 years of peaceful possession, and disputes the Attorney General's challenge to the original grant on technical legal grounds. Relevant to understanding pre-Revestment feudal claims and constitutional questions surrounding Manx sovereignty.
Date
1607
Place
Isle of Man
England
Related To
Henry IV
Queen Elizabeth I
Collection
The Stanley Lordship
Type
Petition
Date Created
1607
Creator
Unknown petitioner(s), likely associated with the Stanley heirs/Derby coheires
Audience
The Crown (James I implied); referenced also the late Queen (Elizabeth I's council)
Identifier
State Paper Office, Scotland; Vol. 27, Art. 37; 5 Jac. I
Language
English