A page from the 1764 Liber Vastarum

The image below is one page of the 1764 Liber Vastarum which details the land transfers made at the May Sheading Court. It has essentially the same format as Libri Vastarum from the 17th and late 16th centuries, but is easier to read.

This image by courtesy of Manx National Heritage and also of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which produced the microfilm from which it is taken.

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My transcription is given below. The numbers following the Intacks and Cottages headings refer to the position of the land within that category in the corresponding Liber Assed. In 1704 an alienation fine become due on the transfer of composed land and this explains the comment at the end of each entry. (5s in the first entry is the fine paid, and the "not compd" comment for the others indicates that the land was not composed). I have replaced sums of money in Roman numerals with numbers throughout.

            
            At a Sheading Court holden at []
            for Michael Sheading the 2d day
            of May 1764

            KK Michael

                  {  John Kaighen  }
   Setting Quest  {  John Cain     } Jur
                  {  Jo Quiggin    }
                  {  Wm Cannon     }


Ballafadine        
             John Cain & John his son | John Cain  }               
             _________________________|            }  37s
                                                   }
             his son prd - - - - - - - - - - - - - }
 
                The father is dead & the son entred as right Heir
        X       according to Law 5s



Intacks 20      
             John Cain & John his son | John Cain  }               
             _________________________|            }  6d
                                                   }
             his son prd - - - - - - - - - - - - - }
       X
                 Entred as before. not compd


Cottages 17      
             John Cain & John his son | John Cain  }               
             _________________________|            }  12d
                                                   }
             his son prd - - - - - - - - - - - - - }
       X
                 Entred as before. not compd


Intacks 44
             John Cannel | Wm Gell - - - - - - - - } 1d
             ____________|

             Entred by virtue of a Bill of Sale bearing date
       X     the 17th Novr 1755 lawfully confirmed.
                                   not compd