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John Ingrouille, hangman, 1818
From L'Independance of 24th January 1818.find out more
How Katherine Bertrand went through the roof
In her Report to the Folklore section of the Société Guernesiaise in 1928, Edith Carey drew attention to an interesting custom connected with suicides.find out more
Rene Le Porc de la Porte de Vezins, 1590
A well-known tale of intrigue in Renaissance Brittany, in one of its earliest and near-contemporary versions, from The Monthly Illustrated Journal (Guernsey Magazine), February, 1873. The Editor describes this as 'a free translation of an interesting account of a disputed identification case, which occurred in the latter part of the 16th century, and in which Guernsey figures; it is taken from a work entitled La Vie de Francois, Seigneur de la Noue, kindly lent to us by Mr Thomas Lenfestey, des Fontaines, for the purpose.' The illustration is from Sydney's Arcadia, published by Ponsonby in 1589, in the Library collection.find out more
Muskets, 1744
Distribution of muskets by the British Government to the inhabitants of Guernsey, October 1744. Said to come from a manuscript in the hand of George Syvret, dated 1817.find out more
Acts of the Ecclesiastical Court: I
List of names taken from Edith Carey's full-text extracts of the Acts of the Ecclesiastical Court, Library 41B. 17/18th centuries. I: Those charged with Breaking engagements; Paillardize; Incontinence: Seduction under promise of marriage; and Cohabitation.find out more
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