A petition from the Bishop of Sodor and Man (Phillips) to the Earl of Salisbury, Lord High Treasurer of England, dated June 1610, complaining of his dispossession by the Lieutenant (Mr Ireland) of traditional turfery rights belonging to the Bishopric. The Bishop describes his efforts to repair the ruinous Bishopric and his financial losses, and requests leave to travel to England for redress and to attend to his personal affairs.