Extensive historical narrative from William Draper's 1864 work on the House of Stanley, focusing on James, seventh Earl of Derby's execution (15 October 1651) and the subsequent Parliamentarian seizure of the Isle of Man under the Countess of Derby. Includes the Earl's dying speech, character analysis, letters of instruction to his son, and details of the island's capture by Duckinfield and Birch. Highly relevant to understanding the political and personal context of the Stanley lordship immediately preceding the 1765 Revestment.