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John Le Mesurier's estate, 1558

A transcript of a part of the manuscript collection that belonged to Colonel De Garis of Sous L'Eglise. There is also a companion partage for Collas son of Pierre. Both can be found in the Library's Le Mesurier files. Another copy is held in the Library's folders of Colonel de Garis MSS. The image below is a copy of the original signature (Richard De Vyek: Richard de Vic, J(?) De Lyle: J de Lisle) on the document. The other copy is signed by 'Henry' and Richard De Vic.

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 François, Seigneur de la Nouë, kindly lent to us by Mr Thomas Lenfestey, des Fontaines, for the purpose.' The illustration below is a detail from Sydney's Arcadia, published by Ponsonby in 1589, in the Library collection; the portrait above is of François de la Nouë, dit Bras-de-fer, from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

Walter St John: a background

A short introduction to the main characters in the 16th-century tragedy of Walter St John and Isaac Daubeney, pupil and teacher. The portrait is of Walter's younger brother, John, aged 17; he was very close in age to Walter. The portrait was kindly provided by Lydiard Tregoze house.

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