[from Mills' Statutes, 1821]

[Re-granting of Lordship to Earl William]

An ACTE for the Assuringe and Establishing of the
ISLE OF MANNE.

In all Humblenes beseeche Your Most Excellent Matie yor loyall and faithful Subiects William Earle of Derbie the Lady Elizabeth his Wife James Lord Stanley Sonne and Heire Apparant of the said Earle and Robert Stanley Second Sonne of the said Earle that whereas the said Earle and his Ancestors have for many ages past ever since the Seaventh Yere of the Raigne of King Henry the Fowerth held and enjoyed the Isle Castle Peele and Lordshipp of Mann with all their Rights Members and Apprtenncs as their owne proper Inheritance and bene reputed and taken to be the true and undoubted Lords and Owners of the same and forasmuch as the said Isle and Lordshipp of Mann hath long continued in the Name and Bloud of the said Earle and to the End the same may continewe still by your Highness princely Favour and Gracious Allowance in his Name and Bloud so longe as it shall please Almightie God Maie it please yor Matie that it may be ENACTED by yor Highness wth thassent of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and the Comons in this present Parliamt assembled and by the Authoritie of the same AND be it ENACTED ordayned and established by yor Highnes the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and the Comons in this prsent Parliamt assembled and by the Authoritie of the same that yor said Subjects William, Earle of Derbie and the said Lady Elizabeth his Wife for and during their Lyves and the longer Liver of them and after their Deathes the said James Lord Stanley and the Heires Males of his Body lawfully begotten and to be begotten and after his Death without such Issue the saide Robert Stanley and the Heires Males of his Body lawfully begotten and to be begotten and after his Death wthout such Issue the Heires Males of the Body of the said William Earle of Derbie lawfully begotten and to be begotten and for Default of such Issue the right Heirs of the said James Lord Stanley shall and may for ever hereafter have hould and quietly enjoye freely and cleerly aggainst your Majestie your Heirs and Successors (for vnder and vpon the Tenures Rents and Services hereafter menconed to be reserved against Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chancellor of England the Lady Alice Countesse of Derbie his Wife late the Wife of Ferdinando late Earle of Derbie deceased and against Henry Earle of Huntingdon and the Lady Elizabeth Countesse of Huntingdon his Wife Grey Lord Chandoys and the Lady Anne his Wife Sir John Egerton Knight Sonne and Heire Male apparent of the said Thomas Lord Ellesmere and the Lady Francis his Wife and the Heires of the said Elizabeth Anne and Frances wch said Ladies Elizabeth Anne and Frances are the only Daughters and sole Heires of the said Ferdinando late Earle of Derbie deceased to wch said Daughters and their Husbands the said William Earle of Derbie hath paid dyvers Somes of Money for their Clayme Right and Title to the said Isle Castle Peele and Lordship of Mann as appeareth by their Deed thereof made and now shewed forth in yor Highnes Highe Court of Parliamt bearing Date the Fowertenth Day of February in the Yeres of the Raigne of yor Matie that is to saie of England France and Ireland the Sixt and of Scotland the Two and fortith wherein and whereby they have agreed to geue their Consents for the passing of an Act of P'liament for the giving and extinguishing of such Right Title and Interest as theie pretend to the said Isle of Mann and against the Heires of the said Ferdinando late Earle of Derbie and against Thomas Ireland Esquire his Executors Administrators and Assignes all the said Isle Castle Peele and Lordship of Man wth the Rights Members and Apprtennces and all the now or late Monastery and Priory of Rushinge and Douglas and the Fryers Mynors commonly called the Grey Fryers of Brimakyn als Bymakyn and of euery of them wth their Rights Members and Appurtenncs in or wthin the said Isle of Manne and the Howses Scytes Circuits and Precincts now or sometymes to the said Monastery and Priory of Rushinge and Dowglass any Fryers Mynors euery or any of them wth all their Apprtennes in or wthin the said Isle of Manne belonging and Somtymes being Pcell of the Possessions thereof and all those Rectories and Churches of Kirkechriste in Shelding and Kirkelovan wth their Apprtenncs whatsoeuer in the said Isle of Manne sometyme to the said Monastery of Rushinge belonging and apperteyning and Pcell of the Possessions thereof somtymes being and all Islands Lordships Peeles Castles Monasteries Abathies Prioryes Nunneries Mannors Farmes Messuags Lands Tenemnts and Hereditaments whatsoeuer to the said Isle of Manne belonging or in or wthin the same scituate lying and being wth all and singular their Rights Members and Apprtenncs and the Patronage of the Bushopprick of the said Isle of Manne and of the Bushopprick of Sodorences and of the Bushoppricks of Sodorences and Manne and also the Temporalities of the Bushopprick of the said Isle of Man and of the Bushopprick of Sodorences and of the Bushoppricks of Sodorences and Man so often as the said Bushoppricks shall happen to become voyd, and also the Archdeconries Rectories Advowsons Donacons and Rights of Patronage of all and singular the Hospitalls Churches Viccaridges Chappells and all other Ecclesiastical Benefices Tithes as well great as small. of what Kindesoever Oblacons Obventions Fruits Profits Pencons Porcons Emoluments & Hereditamts wth all and singular their Apprtencs of in or wthin the said Isle Castle Peele and Lordshipp of Mann and Prmisses or any of them and all and singuler Forrestes Parkes Chases Lawnds Warrens Asserts Purprstures Fishings Fishing Places Royalties and Regalities Franchesies Liberties Seaports and all Things to Ports duly apperteyning Lands now or heretofore overflown wth the Water of the Sea wch are now gayned from the Sea and reduced to dry Ground Lands wch the Sea now overfloweth wch hereafter shall be gayned and brought to dry Ground lying or being in or neere to the said Isle of Mann Villages Towns Granges Mills Rents Services Rents of Assize Rents and Services as well of free as customary Tennts Workes of Tennts Deodands Fynes Amercemts Ancorage Groundage Wrecks of the Sea Knights Fees Escheats Forfeitures Goods and Chattells waved Goods and Chattells as well of Fellons of themselves as of other Fellons Fugitives Outlaws attainted condemped and put in Exigent Courts Admirall Courts Portmote Courts Leets View of Frankpledge and all Forfeitures Penalties Fees Profitts Casualties and Advantages whatsoever incident happening or belonging to the said Courts Mynes of Lead and Iron Quarries Faires Marketts Toles Customes Free Customes Imposts Profitts Emoluments and Hereditarnts whatsoever as well Spirituall as Temporall of whatsoever Kynde Nature or Qualitie or by whatsoeuer Name or Names theie are knowne esteemed called or named scittuate Iying or being comyng growing renewing or happening of in or wthin the foresaid Isle Castle Peele and Lordship of Manne or wthin the Sea to the said Isle adiacent or belonging or in or wthin any other Islands Lordshippes Manors Castles Peeles Farmes or Lands to the said Isle of Manne belonging and appteyning or in to or out of the same or any of them whatsoeuer or howsoeuer incident or belonging or as Members Prtes or Pcells of the same or of any of them or of any Prt or Pcell of them at any Time heretofore had knowne accepted occupied vsed enioyed or demised letten or reputed And the Revercon and Revercons Remaynder and Remaynders of all and singuler the Prmisses and of euery or any Prte thereof and the Rentes Duties Customes and Services therevnto incident due or appertyning and all Liberties Franchises Priviledges Jurisdiccons Forfeitures Depredaries Immunities Exoneracons Acquittalls and Hereditaments whatsoever graunted or mencioned to be graunted by yor most Excellent Matie by yor Highness seuerall L'res Patents the one bearing Date the Seaventh Day of July in the Yeres of yor Highnes Raigne of England France and Ireland the Seaventh and of Scotland the Two and Fortith made to the said William Earle of Derbie and the said Lady Elizabeth his Wife for and during their Lvves and the longer Lyver of them And after their Deathes to the said James Lord Stanley and His Heires thother bearing Date the Second Day of Maye in the Yeres of your Highnes Raigne of England France and Ireland the Eighth and of Scotland the Three and Fortith made to the said William Earle of Derbie and the saide Lady Elizabeth his Wife and the Heires of the said William Earle of Derbie to hould the said Isle Castle Peele and Lordshipp of Manne and all and singuler the Premisses of yor Highnes yor Heires and Successors respectively and vnder the seuerall Tenures Rentes and Services in and by the said seuerall L'res Patents severally and respectively reserved wch said last mentioned L'res Pattents were made and graunted duringe this psent Session of Parliament AND be it further ENACTED by your Hignes the Lords Spiritual and Temporall and the Commons in this psent Priam assembled and by the Authoritie of the same That neither the said James Lord Stanley nor any the Heirs Males of his Body lawfully begotten or to be begotten nor the said Robert Stanley nor any the Heires Males of his Body lawfully begotten or to be begotten nor any the Heires Males of the Body of the said William Earle of Derbie lawfully begotten or to be begotten shall have any Power Authoritie or Libertie to give graunt alien bargaine sell convey assure or doe away the said Isle Castle Peele and Lordship of Manne Messuages Lands Tents Tithes Hereditams and other the Premisses in this Act mentioned to be enjoyed as aforesaid or any Part or Prcell thereof from his or their Issue or Issues or other Persons by this Act appoynted to enjoy the same but that the same shall remayne and continewe to the said James Lord Stanley and the Heires Male of His Body lawfully begotten and to be begotten and for default of such Issue to the said Robert Stanley and to the Heires Males of his Body lawfully begotten and to be begotten and for default of such Issue to the Heires Males of the Body of the said William Earle of Derbie lawfullye begotten and to be begotten and for default of such Issue to the right Heirs of the said James Lord Stanley as before by this Act is appointed and that all Gifts Grants Aliena'cons Bargaynes Sales Conveyances Assurances and Acts don or to be done or made to the contrary shall be utterly void frustrate and of none Effect SAVINGE neverthelesse that it shall and may be lawfull for them and euery of them to make such Estates of such severall Partes thereof as by the Lawes and Customes of the said Isle is vsuall and to make such Leases and Demises of such Parts and Pr'cells thereof as Tenante in Taile by the Statute made in the Two-and-thirtith Yere of the Raigne of King Henry the Eight may lawfully doe wthin this yor Highnes Realme of England. AND be it also further ENACTED by the Authoritie aforesaid That neither this Act nor any Thing herein conteyned shall in any wise extend or be construed to avoide frustrate abridge impaire diminishe or priudice the state interest and Terme of Years of Sir Thomas Leighe Knight and Thomas Spencer Esquier their Executors Administrators and Assignes of the Messuags Lands Tenements Tithes Profits Hereditaments and other Things in the said Isle of Manne made demised and graunted by yor Matie vnder your Highnes L'rs pattents bearing Date the Seaventeenth Day of Marche in the Years of your Highness Raigne of Englande Frannce and Ireland the Third and of Scotland the Nyne-and-thirtith for the Terme of Fortie Yeres And that the said Sir Thomas Leighe and Thomas Spencer their Executors and Administrators and Assigns and euery of them shall and may from henceforth peaceably and quietly during the said Terme of Forty Yeres have hould occupie and enjoye the said Messuages Lands Rents Tithes Profitts Hereditamts and other Things in the said last mencioned L'res Patents demised for vnder and vpon such yerely Rents Reserv'cons Coven'ts Provisoes and Agreements as are mencioned and expressed in the said L'rs Patents against yor Matie youre Heires and,Successors and all and every other Prson and Prsons and their Heires having or clayminge any Estate Right Title or Interest vnto the said dernised Prmisses by force and virtue of this Act SAVINGE to the Archbushopp of York and his Successors all metropoliticall Jurisdiccon in all Points and to all Purposes and Effects of the Bushopprickes and Diocesse of Manne in the said Isle of Manne as is geven united lymitted and appoynted to the Province and Archbushopprick of Yorke accordinge to an Act of Parliament made and provided in the Three-and-thirtith Yere of the Raigne of King Henry the Eighte King of England SAVINGE also to all and singular Prson and Prsons Bodies Pollitique and Corporate their Heires and Successors and the Heires and Successors of every of them and the Executors Admi'strrs and Assignes of euery of them (other then yr Hignes your Heires and Successors and the said Thomas Lord Ellesmere and the said Lady Alice Countesse of Derbie his Wife and the said Henry Earle of Huntingdon and the said Elizabeth Countesse his Wife Graye Lord Chandoys and the said Lady Anne his Wife the said Sir John Egerton and the Lady Frannces his Wife and the Heires of the said Elizabeth Ann and Frannces and the Heires of the said Ferdinando late Earle of Derbie and the said Thomas Ireland Esquier his Executors Administrators and Assignes (the Tenures Rents and Services reserved to yr Matie yor Heires and Successors alwaies reserved) all such and every and the same Estate and Estates Lease and Leases Rights Titles Interests Rents Services Tenures Jurisdiccons Priviledges Liberties Possessions Revercons Remaynders Anuities Pencons Profitts Comodities Accons Entres Condicons Claymes and Demanndes wch theie or any of them now lawfully haue or hereafter shall or may lawfully haue or clayme of into out of or for the said Isle Castle Peele and Lordship of Manne Mannors Messuags Lands Tenemts and Prmisses or of into out of or for any of them in such and the same Manner and Forme to all Intents Construccons and Purposes as if this prsent Act had never bene had or made this Act or any Thing herein conteyned to the contrary in any wise notwthstanding and yor said Subiects according to their most bounden Duties shall and will daily pray for your Hignes long happie and prosperous Raigne over vs.

GEORGE ROSE, Cler. Parliamentor.