AN

HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL

ACCOUNT

OF THE

ISLE OF MAN,

FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DATE;

WITH A VIEW OF ITS

ANCIENT LAWS, PECULIAR CUSTOMS, AND POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS.

BY JOSEPH TRAIN, F. S. A. SCOT.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN :

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY MARY A. QUIGGIN, NORTH QUAY; LONDON, SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO., STATIONERS' HALL COURT; LIVERPOOL, CHEGWIN & HALL, AND G. PHILIP;

GLASGOW, J. LUMSDEN & SON.

MDCCCXLV.

ACENSIS.

CONTENTS.

VOLUME THE SECOND

CHAPTER XIII.

MISCELLANEOUS CHURCH HISTORY.

Singular Fealty performed by the Bishop and other Ecclesiastical Dignitaries—

Abbots' Right of holding Courts of Leet and Baron-Peculiar Enactments-

Clergy exempted from Insular Imposts-Tithes, Corpse-presents, and Mortuaries

-Duties and Fees of the Parish Clerk-Rapacity of the Manks Clergy-Re-

strained by Act of Tynwald-Modern Appropriation of Tithes-Jurisdiction of

the Bishop-Of the Archdeacon-Ecclesiastical Courts-Ancient Form of proving

a Debt on Deceadant's Grave-Appeal from Spiritual Court-Appendix.

CHAPTER XIV.

ECCLESIASTICAL ANTIQUITIES.

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Temples appropriated to Religious Worship-Cursory view of the Cairns, Altars,

and Druidical Circles in the Island-Druidical Stones decorated with Symbols of

Christianity-Crosses set up at an early period as Landmarks-Battle, Market,

Begging, Weeping, and Monumental Crosses described-Runic Inscriptions—

Girth Cross-Consecrated Wells-St. Maughold's Spring-Old Chapels-

Cronk-na-Keilan-The Treen Places-St. Mary, St. Trinian, St. Patrick, and

St. Germain's Churches in Holm Peel-The Nunnery-Chapel of Rushen-

Friary of Bowmaken-Abbey of Rushen-Privileges of the Monks-Eminent

Persons interred in the Abbey of Rushen-Image Tombs-Rushen the last Mon-

astery dissolved by Henry VIII-Account of the Episcopal Palace-Appendix. 25

CHAPTER XV.

MONUMENTS, TREASURE TROVE, AND MINTAGE.

Monumental Effigies-Image Tombs of Danish Warriors-Monumental

Inscriptions--Relics of Brass and Gold-Treasure Trove-Ancient Coins-

Leather Currency-Ducketoons-Butcher's Brass Money-Johnnie Murray's

Pennies-The Eagle and Child-Promissory Notes-Present State of the Cur-

rency-Armorial Ensign of the Island-Arms of the Bishopric-Appendix

CHAPTER XVI.

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.

Review of the Manners and Customs of the Scandinavians, when Masters in

Man-Singular Treatment of their Children-Military Education-Dress,

Weapons, and Accoutrements of the Danish Infantry-Appointments of the

Cavalry-Construction of their Gallies-Number of their Vessels occasionally

employed in hostile Expeditions-Sports and Military Exercises instituted by

Olaus, a Norwegian Vikingr-Mountebank Performance-Fire Dance-Ring

Dance-Use of the Bow-Hawking-Forest Laws-Appendix

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