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1765, terms were come to with the Duke of Athole and his wife, 
Baroness Strange, and these terms are set forth in the Deed which 
Major Simpson’s courtesy has enabled the Club to examine. 
The Deed begins by reciting that—By Act of Parliament 12th 
of George the lst to enable his Majesty to prevent the Fraudulent 
Trade then carried on between Great Britain and the Isle of Man 
‘it was enacted that it might be lawful for the Crown and James 
then Earl of Derby John Lord Ashburnham for and on behalf of 
his daughter Henrietta Bridgett Ashburnham Bryan ffairfax 
Trustee for the said Infant to treat contract and agree for the abso- 
lute purchase or sale release or surrender of all or any Estate Right 
Title or Interest in or to the said Island or Lordship of Man in or 
to any Regalities Powers Honours Superiorities Jurisdictions 
Rights Privileges -Duties Customs Revenues Profits or other 
advantages whatsoever in over or about the said Island of Man or 
its Dependencies” for such sum as should be agreed upon. ‘ And 
whereas the most Noble James late Duke of Atholl Right Heir of 
James Lord Stanley on failure of Heirs male of the Body of 
William Earl of Derby by the death of the said James Earl of 
Derby became seized to him and his Heirs of the said Island 
Castle Peel and Lerdship of Man and all other the premises 
aforesaid and whereas the said James Duke of Atholl departed 
this life on or about the 8th day of January 1764 leaving Charlotte 
(wife of John now Duke of Atholl) now Duchess of Atholl and 
Baroness Strange his daughter and only child” who thereupon 
became entitled to the said Isle “ under and by virtue of a certain 
Indenture or Deed of Feeofment with Livery and seizin thereon 
indorsed and whereas a Treaty having been set on foot for the 
absolute purchase of their Estate and Interest in the said Island 
and Premises or such part thereof as should be found expedient 
to vest in His Majesty for the Public Service” they the said Duke 
and Duchess did by letter of 27th February 1765 enclose an 
Abstract of the clear Revenue of the Isle of Man for ten years 
(from 1754 to 1763) “and did declare that they were ready if it 
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