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Indenture concerning fugitive felons and baronial liberties in the Isle of Man

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18 January 1417

A 1417 indenture between commissioners of John de Stanley (Lord of Man and the Isles) and 24 keys of Mann (local magnates) establishing legal procedures for the extradition of felons who flee the lordship to baronial territories and penalties for baronial retention of such fugitives. Demonstrates early Manx constitutional structures and the tension between lordly and baronial authority.

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