 | John Feltham - 1798 - 330 pages
...with the prelate compofethe Confiftory Court. The arms of the bifhoprick are, on three- afcents thft Virgin Mary, her arms extended between two pillars; on the dexter, a church ; in bafe, the ancient arms of Man. In the grounds are two pofts, erected in 1760 by the thert bifhop, to... | |
 | George Woods - 1811 - 394 pages
...his see not being a barony, has no vote in the British house of peers. He has however, I suppose bj courtesy, a seat in the house above the bar. The arms...a-year. The bishopric of Sodor was first instituted bj Pope Gregory the Fourth in the ninth century *. It was erected in Sodor ; a little village in the... | |
 | George Woods - 1811 - 396 pages
...his Majesty's approbation, is consecrated by the Archbishop of York. He enjoys all the pre-eminences and spiritual rights of other bishops ; but, his see...ascents* the Virgin Mary, her arms extended between 86 Religious Establishment of the Island. two pillars ; on the dexter,, a church ; in base, the ancient... | |
 | Joseph Train - 1845 - 408 pages
...was Azure St. olumba at sea in a cock-boat, all proper in chief, a blazing star or.s ) The present arms of the bishopric are, on three ascents, the Virgin...two pillars, on the dexter a church, in base, the present arms of the Island, ground an ornamented shield, surmounted by a bishop's mitre. 1 Grase's... | |
 | John Feltham - 1861 - 322 pages
...two vicars-general, and an episcopal registrar ; who with the prelate compose the Consistory Court. The arms of the bishopric are, on three ascents the Virgin Mary, her amis extended between two pillars ; on the dexter, a church ; in base, the ancient arms of Man. In... | |
 | British Archaeological Association - 1863 - 414 pages
...family arms ; those of Sodor and Man being ary., upon three ascents the Holy Virgin, standing with her arms extended between two pillars ; on the dexter, a church ; in base, the ancient arms of Man upon an escutcheon ; in ancient times it is said to have been three crosses ; and, again, simply an... | |
 | William Kneale - 1866 - 238 pages
...Columba at sea in a cock-boat, all proper, in chief, a blazing star, or. The present arms of the see are, on three ascents, the Virgin Mary, her arms extended...two pillars ; on the dexter . a church; in base the present arms of the island ; ground an ornamental shield, surmounted by a bishop's mitre. The island... | |
 | Matthew Glover, Suetonius M. Tod - 1868 - 290 pages
...Germain's. The modern seal armorial of the bishopric — gules, the Virgin Mary, on three ascents, with her arms extended 'between two pillars, on the ' dexter a church : in base the three legs : the shield sur, mounted by a mitre — is conjectured, from the insertion of the present... | |
 | Henry Irwin Jenkinson - 1874 - 368 pages
...The ancient arms of the Bishops of Sodor and Man were St. Columba in a cockboat at sea. The present arms of the bishopric are, on three ascents, the Virgin...two pillars, on the dexter a church, in base, the present arms of the island, ground, an ornamented shield, surmounted by a bishop's mitre. AGRICULTURE.... | |
 | Arthur William Moore - 1893 - 298 pages
...Azure, St. Columba at sea in a cock-boat, all proper in chief, a blazing star, or. The present arms are on three ascents— the Virgin Mary, her arms extended between two pillars, dexter a church, in base the three legs. The whole being on an ornamental shield, surmounted by a bishop's... | |
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I suppose bj courtesy, a seat in the house above the bar. The arms of the bishopric are, on three ascents, the Virgin Mary, her arms extended between two pillars ; on the dexter, a church ; in base, the ancient arms of Man. The bishop's domain is between... 
