‎[MANUSCRIT GUERNESEY/MANUSCRIPT GUERNSEY].‎
‎Guernsey. Orders in Council.‎

‎circa. 1800. 1800 1 vol. in-8 manuscrit (145 x 230 mm) de: [2] ff. (table); 420 p. manuscrites numérotées. (petits manques aux pages de garde restaurés) Demi-basane d'époque, plats recouverts de papier marbré orange, dos lisse orné et titré.‎

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‎Fascinant manuscrit anonyme du début du XIXème siècle sur Guernesey. Dune écriture très soignée, le texte est divisé en 5 parties dont la première est rédigée en français tandis que les suivantes sont en anglais. Le contenu des 5 parties est ainsi composé de : I. pages 1-28 : Le Précepte d'Assise, II. pages 29-91 : Orders in Council in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, III. pages 92-286 : Orders sent down by the Commissioners in 1607, IV. pages 287-412 : Orders of Council [1627-1767], pages 413-420: Extract of an Act of parliament passed in the 4th year of the reign of king George III. La première partie en français, sorte détat des lieux juridique de Guernesey, est présentée par son auteur en préambule de la sorte : Ci sensuivent partie des libertés usages et anciennes coutumes, usées, tenues et gardés en lile de Guernesey de tout le temps dont mémoire dhomme nest du contraire et approuvées dûment yllenques par devant les justices de notre souverain et très excellent Seigneur le Roi dAngleterre.. Les parties suivantes rapportent quant à elles des débats au parlement britannique touchant à la question de Guernesey au cours des siècles passés ainsi que les décrets du conseil (Orders in Council en anglais) sur le sujet. On peut notamment y lire en préambule de la première partie : At Westminster, the XI of March 1568, the L. Keeper, the Duke of Norff, the marquis of Northampton, the L. Stewarde, the L. of Beddeforde, the L. of Leicester [...] where complainte hath been lately made onto the lords and others of the Ducenés [...] by letters as well from francis Chamberlain, Esquier captain and Governor of the Isle of Guernesey as from the Bailliffe of Juratts of the same Isle of divers quarrels and troubles latelie grow on betweene them concerninge certaine graunts, confirmations and other matters of controuversie when he had to the pacification and good quiet of that Isle, and the Inhabitants of the same, like as their Lordships thought it not fitt for good respects to suffer any such striffe or division to be any longuer nurished, speciallye amongest suche as ought chiefalie to joine together in good concorde for the well governing of the charge committed unto them.. Vestige du duché médiéval de Normandie de 1204 qui résulta en la conquête de la Normandie par les français et en la conservation des îles Anglo-Normandes par le roi dAngleterre, Guernesey et ses voisines ont toujours nourri des débats. Prise dassaut de nombreuses fois par les français mais ayant résisté grâce à ses forts, Guernesey est encore aujourdhui possédée par le monarque britannique sous le titre de Duc de Normandie sans pour autant faire partie du Royaume-Uni. Les îles Anglo-Normandes sont en effet des dépendances de la Couronne britannique. Dès lors, elles ont depuis très longtemps leur propres pouvoirs législatif et exécutif. Provenance : Ex-libris armorié dans un médaillon doré et collé au dos du premier plat : TDC Graham. Il semble sagir de Thomas Douglas Cunningham Graham (1816-1884) originaire de Dunlop dans lAyrshire, ce dernier ayant hérité d'une fortune de plus de 200 000 livres sterling de son oncle Thomas Dunlop Douglas, un marchand antillais. Précieux document bien conservé pour servir à l'histoire de l'organisation de l'Ile de Guernesey 1 vol. 8vo manuscript (145 x 230 mm) of: [2] ff. (table); 420 numbered manuscript pages. Contemporary half basane, boards covered with orange marbled paper, smooth spine decorated and titled. (small losses on the flyleaves restored) Fascinating anonymous manuscript from the beginning of the 19th century on Guernsey. With a very fine handwriting, the text is divided into 5 parts, the first of which is written in French while the following ones are in English. The content of the 5 parts is thus composed of : I. pages 1-28: "Le Précepte d'Assise", II. pages 29-91: "Orders in Council in the reign of Queen Elizabeth", III. pages 92-286: "Orders sent down by the Commissioners in 1607", IV. pages 287-412: "Orders of Council [1627-1767]", pages 413-420: "Extract of an Act of parliament passed in the 4th year of the reign of king George III". The first part in French, a sort of legal inventory of Guernsey, is presented by its author in the preamble as follows: "Here follows part of the liberties uses and old customs, used, held and kept in the island of Guernsey of all the time of which memory of man is of the contrary and approved duly yllenques by before the justices of our sovereign and very excellent Lord the King of England. (translated from French)". The following sections report on the debates in the British Parliament concerning the question of Guernsey during the past centuries as well as the Orders in Council on the subject. The preamble to the first part reads: "At Westminster, the XI of March 1568, the L. Keeper, the Duke of Norff, the marquis of Northampton, the L. Stewarde, the L. of Beddeforde, the L. of Leicester [...] where complainte hath been lately made upon the lords and others of the Ducenés [... ] by letters as well from francis Chamberlain, Esquier captain and Governor of the Isle of Guernsey as from the Bailliffe of Juratts of the same Isle of divers quarrels and troubles latelie grow on betweene them concerninge certain graunts, confirmations and other matters of controuversie when he had to the pacification and good quiet of that Isle, and the Inhabitants of the same, like as their Lordships thought it not fitt for good respects to suffer any such striffe or division to be any longuer nurished, speciallye amongest suche as ought chiefalie to joine together in good concorde for the well governing of the charge committed unto them. ". As a remnant of the medieval Duchy of Normandy of 1204, which resulted in the conquest of Normandy by the French and the retention of the Channel Islands by the King of England, Guernsey and its neighbors have always been the subject of debate. Stormed many times by the French but having resisted thanks to its forts, Guernsey is still owned by the British monarch under the title "Duke of Normandy" without being part of the United Kingdom. The Channel Islands are indeed crown dependencies. Therefore, they have had their own legislative and executive power for a long time. Provenance: Armorial bookplate in a gilt medallion and pasted on the back of the first cover: "TDC Graham". This appears to be Thomas Douglas Cunningham Graham (1816-1884) of Dunlop, Ayrshire, who inherited a fortune of over £200,000 from his uncle Thomas Dunlop Douglas, a West Indian merchant. A valuable and well-preserved document for use in the history of the organization of the Island of Guernsey.‎