The History of Guernsey: With Occasional Notices of Jersey, Alderney, and Sark, and Biographical Sketches |
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afterwards Alderney ancient Andros appear appointed bailiff and jurats Beauvoir British Brock Captain Carey Carteret Castle Cornet Channel Islands Charles charters church coast command commissioners constables corn crown dated defence duke duke of Normandy duty Earl Edward enemy England English exported favour France French governor granted Guernsey and Jersey History of Guernsey honour hundred inhabitants insularum island of Guernsey isle Jersey John king king's land lieutenant lieutenant-governor Lihou livres tournois Lord lordships majesty in council majesty's Marchant militia Normandy officers order in council ordinance parish parliament persons Peter Carey Peter De Havilland Peter Osborne Peter-Port petition port possession present prisoners privileges quarters received regiment reign rents revenue royal court Sark Saumarez sent shillings ships Sir George Carteret Sir Peter Osborne soldiers sterling Thomas tion Torteval town trade troops Tupper vergées vessels vraic wheat
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Page 304 - A small proprietor, however, who knows every part of his little territory, who views it with all the affection which property, especially small property, naturally inspires, and who upon that account takes pleasure not only in cultivating but in adorning it, is generally of all improvers the most industrious, the most intelligent, and the most successful.
Page 231 - Hopkins to set forth, in Warlike Manner, the said . . . Brigantine, Called the Providence, under his own Command, and therewith by Force of Arms to apprehend, Seize, and take the Ships, Vessels, and Goods belonging to...
Page 120 - Wales ; we, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this realm, being here assisted with these of his late Majesty's Privy Council, with numbers of other principal gentlemen of quality, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and citizens of London, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim, that the high and mighty Prince...
Page 52 - ... place : whereas if captain Carteret had been suffered to have taken that charge, his interest and reputation in the navy was so great, and his diligence and dexterity in command so eminent, that it was generally believed,* he would, against whatsoever the earl of Warwick could have done, have preserved a major part of the fleet in their duty to the king.
Page 259 - ... frequently incapable of violating those of natural justice, and would have been, in every respect, an excellent citizen, had not the laws of his country made that a crime which nature never meant to be so. In those corrupted governments where there is at least a general suspicion of much unnecessary expense, and great misapplication of the public revenue, the laws which guard it are little respected.
Page 120 - To whom we do acknowledge all Faith and constant Obedience, with all hearty and humble Affection ; beseeching God, by Whom Kings and Queens do reign, to bless the Royal Prince Edward the Seventh, with long and happy Years to reign over Us.
Page 259 - To pretend to have any scruple about buying smuggled goods, though a manifest encouragement to the violation of the revenue laws, and to the perjury which almost always attends it, would in most countries be regarded as one of those pedantic pieces of hypocrisy which, instead of gaining credit with anybody, serve only to expose the person who affects to practise them, to the suspicion of being a greater knave than most of his neighbours.
Page 120 - Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to His Mercy Our late Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, of Blessed and Glorious Memory, by whose Decease the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is solely and rightfully come to the High and Mighty Prince Albert Edward...
Page 118 - Commonwealth, in shipping belonging to the people thereof, shall be by them shipped or brought from any other place or places, country or countries, but only from those of their said growth, production, or manufacture ; or from those ports where the said goods and commodities can only, or are, or usually have been first shipped for transportation...
Page 603 - Tecumseh received the., honor with evident gratification, but was, the next day, seen without his sash. General Brock, fearing something had displeased the Indian, sent his interpreter for an explanation. The latter soon returned with an account that...