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Declaration of Bishop, Abbot and Clergy Against Claim of Sir Stephen Lestrop, 1408
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23 June 1408
A formal declaration by the Bishop of Sodor, Abbot of Russyn, and senior clergy of the Isle of Man, issued at Tynwald Hill, denying that they acknowledged Sir Stephen Lestrop as heir to William Lestrop's lordship of Mann or transferred any lands, offices, or franchises to him. The document establishes ecclesiastical and civil witness to succession disputes on the island in the early 15th century.
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- English, Latin