Declaration of Bishop, Abbot and Clergy Against Claim of Sir Stephen Lestrop, 1408 · Revestment 1765

Media: Manx_Soc_Vol._IV._VII._IX._Monumenta_de_Insula_Manniae_Declaration_of_Clergy_1408.txt

Name: Declaration of Bishop, Abbot and Clergy Against Claim of Sir Stephen Lestrop, 1408
Description: A formal declaration by the Bishop of Sodor, Abbot of Russyn, and senior clergy of the Isle of Man, issued at Tynwald Hill, denying that they acknowledged Sir Stephen Lestrop as heir to William Lestrop's lordship of Mann or transferred any lands, offices, or franchises to him. The document establishes ecclesiastical and civil witness to succession disputes on the island in the early 15th century.
Date: 23 June 1408
Place: Tynwald Hill; Isle of Man; England
Collection: The Stanley Lordship
Type: Primary Source Transcription
Date Created: 1408-06-23
Creator: Bishop of Sodor, Abbot of Russyn, Archdeacon, Prioress, Rectors, Vicars, and Justices of the Isle of Man
Audience: All faithful in Christ; public record at Tynwald Hill
Language: English, Latin