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Memorial of Ecclesiastical Officers to Royal Commissioners on Council Exclusion and Church Repairs
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21 October 1791
A formal petition from the Bishop of Sodor and Man and the Vicar-General to the 1792 Royal Commissioners of Inquiry, protesting their exclusion from Tynwald Council since 1776–1777 and seeking restoration of their constitutional rights and church properties. The document includes extensive historical precedent from Statute Books (1422–1765) demonstrating ecclesiastical participation in the Legislature, transcripts of oaths of office, and complaints regarding the deterioration of the cathedral and St. John's Chapel.
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