# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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**Transcribed:** 2026-02-25 19:26  
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and the Water Bailiff do exclusively constitute
the Court of Exchequer and are as the
Four Barons of the Court of Exchequer
in England the Governor being the ChiefBaron
and the Deemsters and Water Bailiff the
puisne Barons of Exchequer, And these
puny Barons of Exchequer have actually
proceeded to sign the Acts and Judgements
of the Court accordingly. It is true that our
Barons do in point of number resemble
the Barons of the Exchequer in England,
but in no other respect— I do not
know whether this new fangled System be
more absurd or more dangerous it has
rendered it a matter of Doubt who are the
Constituent and essential members of a
Court which has existed in this Island as
far back as the Records of the Island go In
short it is another of the new lights which
produceth Darkness—

The Book called Liber Scaccar or
Exchequer Book contains the proceedings of