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Charter to Thomas Ranulph, Earl of Moravia, of the Isle of Mann, 1313

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20 December 1313

A royal charter issued by Robert I (Robert the Bruce) of Scotland granting the Isle of Mann and adjacent islands (the Calfs) to Thomas Ranulph, Earl of Moravia, in fee and heredity. The grant includes full sovereignty, judicial authority, ecclesiastical patronage rights (save the episcopal see), and specifies feudal obligations: six ships annually with crews and provisions, parliamentary attendance, and an annual payment of 100 marks sterling at Pentecost. The charter is witnessed by five Scottish bishops, five earls, and other magnates at Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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