Cæsarea. The island of Jersey, its history, constitution [&c.], with a tour round the coast. To which is added, its antiquities and the biography of eminent menBaker, 1840 |
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Admiral afterwards Alderney ancient antiquity appear appointed Aubin Bandinel Bouley bay British called Captain Castle Cornet cause Channel Islands chapel character Charles Christian church Clameur de Haro coast command considerable Couteur D'Auvergne dean divine Druids Duke duke of Normandy Dumaresq Durell duties early Edward Elizabeth Castle eminent England English erected favour feet formed formerly Fort Regent France French governor granted ground Grouville Guernsey harbour Helier Henry honour inhabitants island of Jersey Jerseyman jurats king known labour land Lieutenant Mont Orgueil Mont Orgueil Castle native Island Normandy observed parish persons Philip de Carteret Poindextre possession present prince principally privilege probably reader reign remarkable rents road rock Roman Royal Court scarcely sent ships shore Sir George Carteret Sir Philip sovereign stone supposed temple tion town of St trade troops vessels Wace worship
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Page 167 - banks to lie, And view thy silver stream, When gilded by a summer beam, And in it all thy wanton fry Playing at liberty, And with my angle upon them, (The all of treachery I ever learnt) industriously to try.
Page 167 - The English sportsman will not expect to find indulgence for his favourite pursuits in Jersey: the limited extent of the Island altogether precludes " Field Sports," and " good Izaak Walton" would not have endured a summer's residence there. " Oh! my beloved Nymph, fair Dove,* Princess of rivers, how I love Upon thy flow'iy banks to lie, And view thy silver stream, When gilded by
Page 302 - The Hebrew text of the parallel prophecies of Jacob and Moses relating to the Twelve Tribes, with a translation and notes, and the various readings of near forty MSS.; to which are added
Page 28 - so strict and punctual was his care of the interest of England, when he seemed abandoned by it, that he chose rather to suffer those places of great importance to fall into Cromwell's power, than to deposit them on any conditions into French hands, who he knew would never restore them to the just owner.
Page 242 - before the royal court of this Island. It is a remarkable feature in that law, that the prosecution is carried on by the crown, and that the losing party, whether plaintiff or defendant, is mulcted in a small fine to the king, because the sacred name of Haro is not to be carelessly invoked with impunity.
Page 246 - privilege, and all the premisses last mentioned, do, by these presents, indulge and grant the same, for us, our heirs and successors, as much as in us lies, to the said
Page 203 - consecrated hills Once girt with spreading oaks, mysterious rows Of rude enormous obelisks, that rise Orb within orb, stupendous monuments Of artless architecture^ such as now Oft times amaze the wandering traveller, By the pale moon
Page 130 - his property, the heirs at law may, on applying to the court, and showing sufficient cause, have a guardian appointed : in which case the proprietor loses all power over his effects ; and is considered in this, and some other respects, as in England a man would be, against whom a statute of lunacy has been issued.
Page 126 - Under the Connetable are two Centeniers : these were formerly prefects over one hundred families. In the absence or indisposition of the Connetable, the senior Centenier performs his duty, and represents him in the Assembly of the States. There are likewise several Vinteniers, each of whom has the charge of a particular vintaine, into which the parishes are divided; also Officiers du
Page 51 - the Dean shall be a master of arts, or a graduate in the civil law, at the least, and the Originaries - , or natives of the Island shall be preferred before others to the ministry."* It is also ordained that the Dean be not less than thirty years of age.