17th century

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17th century

The Legge Report, or King's Survey of the Channel Islands, 1680

Sue Laker, our Deputy Chief Librarian, tells us about a wonderful book, of which a magnificent facsimile has been donated to the Library by the publishers. The beauty and interest of the illustrations alone make it well worth a look.

Will of Richard de Beauvoir

21st October 2015

Balmes House, Hackney, Environs of London II, Cadell and Davies, 1795

'From MSS in possession of Mrs Fred. Dobrée, The Laurels, Candie. Notes taken 20 November 1909.' From the de Beauvoir files in the Library, which include a full copy of this will and others from this branch of the de Beauvoir family; and a letter of 1681 in French (here translated) from Richard to his brother James in Guernsey, taken from an undated newspaper cutting. The illustration of Balmes House is a figure from the Rev. D. Lyson's Environs of London &c, Vol. II. the County of Middlesex, London: Cadell and Davies, 1795, in the Library Collection.

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17th century

The Legge Report, or King's Survey of the Channel Islands, 1680

Will of Richard de Beauvoir

Will of Thomas de Lisle, 1627

Job de Jersey's estate, 1671

Jean Falla's Eldership, 1688

The will of Suzanne L'Homme, 1668

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