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Gift of Ecclesiastical Benefices by Edward I in the Isle of Man, 1291
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16 June 1291
Royal letters of presentation from Edward I gifting ecclesiastical benefices in the Isle of Man to Alan of Wygeton (church of St. Carber) and Odo the clerk (church of St. Santan) in 1291, asserting the King's authority over vacant churches by reason of the land being in royal hands. Demonstrates early English Crown sovereignty claims over Manx ecclesiastical appointments.
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- Latin and English