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Elizabeth, at Castle Rushen. At Bishopscourt are two 

 small cannon from ships' longboats taken from Thurot 

 in an engagement off Ramsey at the end of the 18th 

 century, and others in Jurby and Bride are of the same 

 period. Iron swords and daggers from Manghold Church- 

 yard, and a broadsword and spear from Ballaugh village 

 are in the Edinburgh Museum. " A basket-handled 

 sword of great size and battle-axe " were found in a stone 

 coffin in Patrick ; swords were found at Grlen Meay, and a 

 sword and spear-head at Ballachrink, Jurby, but we do 

 not know where these now are. An iron dagger-handle 

 from Michael is in the collection at Castle Rushen. A 

 pike-stafl found in Ballaugh curragh about 1889 is now 

 lost. Yery likely other such articles are in private collec- 

 tions of which we have not heard, and many no doubt 

 have been taken off the Island or lost. 



At Peel Castle have been found stores of granite 

 cannon balls, most of which have been recognised by Mr. 

 Lamplugh as of Foxdale granite. A few stone, and one 

 or two small iron cannon balls have been found also at 

 Peel and in the north of the Island. The most notable 

 historic weapon is the sword of state which used to be 

 carried in procession before the sovereigns of Man, and is 

 still borne before the Governor in the ceremonies at 

 Tynwald. This was submitted to the authorities at the 

 British Museum and considered to be of the 12th centuiy. 

 It is said to be exactly similar to that on the tomb of King 

 John, and was thus described (Manx Society, vol. XIX., 

 p. 21) : — " Near the rest on each side are the arms of Man 

 with armour on the three legs, and in the centre of this is 

 a curious triangle ... In its present state it is three 

 feet six inches and one-eighth in length, but the point 

 having been at some time broken off by improper usage, 

 it was no doubt some four or five inches longer originally," 



