Grant of the Isle of Man to William, Earl of Derby (1609)
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Grant of the Isle of Man to William, Earl of Derby (1609)
- Description
- Letters patent from James I granting the Isle of Man, Castle, Peel, and all associated rights, revenues, and ecclesiastical patronage to William Earl of Derby, Elizabeth his Countess, and James Stanley Lord Stanley. The grant revokes an earlier 21-year lease to the Earl of Salisbury and Earl of Suffolk (1609). This foundational document establishes the Stanley family's lordship of Man and is central to understanding pre-Revestment governance and property relations.
- Date
- 7 July 1609
- Related To
- King James I
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Primary Source Transcription
- Date Created
- 1609-07-07
- Creator
- James I, King of England
- Audience
- William, Earl of Derby; Elizabeth, Countess of Derby; James Stanley, Lord Stanley
- Identifier
- Rotuli Litterarum Patentium (Patent Rolls); indexed as 7 Jas. I (7th year of James I's reign)
- Language
- English