MSS Fief Le Comte I

From a notebook in the Staff collection.

The following deed in the possession of F P Hutchesson Esq., Seigneur de Comte, Guernsey, who is descended from Mr Le Marchant named therein. It bears on dorso in handwriting of the end of the 17th, beginning of the 18th century, the following:

'Pierre, Jannequin, et Michelle Le Marchant, enfants de Denis, [l'an 1393 - effaced]'

Also, another note in a different handwriting as follows: '7 March 1772, as the writing of the act or Bill of Partage on the other side has faded so much it is barely readable, it was rubbed over with a liquid mixture recommended by Mr Milmes (sic), Warden of the Archive at the Tower of London, by which means we have been able to read it easily.'

The present state of the said document is bad, being stained dark brown in parts nearly illegible. T W M de Guerin, 11 April 1896.

1. By Royal mandate of Edward I 1294, Pierre Bernard was ordered to be put in possession of the property of his bother Pierre de Toulouse, who had been killed on the invasion of Guernsey by the French a few years previously. Pierre Bernard de Pynsole and Laurence de Gaillard were guardians of the Isles 1330/1. By a charte of Johan Le Marchant, Bailiff 1367, it appears that Johan Bernard had married Alenor, and Colin de Sausmarez Avice, daughters of Richard de St Martin, Seigneur of the Fief Cannelly in this island.

'A tous ceux... Gervaise de Clermont, Bailiff of the King in the island of Guernsey ... on Tuesday 3 June 1374 plus 13 [1387], before the jurats Colin Le Feyvre, Johan Nicolas, Pierre de St Pey, Colin de Saumares, Johan Bernard, Michel Le Feyvre, Johan --, Olivier Le Feyvre, Johan La Cornelle, and Guille Toulley, appeared in person Pierrot Le Marchant and Johan Le Feyvre, guardian of Jannequin Le Marchant his brother (of the said Pierrot) of the one part, and Jannequin Plessy, husband of Michele, daughter of Denis Le Marchant and sister to the said Pierrot of the other part, who confirmed that they had shared ... the entire succession of Denis Le Marchant ... thus: that is, that the aforesaid Pierrot and his brother Jannequin have the Manoir de Haut including the gardens of the Val Vidicoke [Vidcoq] and an enclosure in front of the south of the house belonging to Jacques de Beaucamp and to the west in front of the house of Pierre Bernard, and the hall and the high gate of the manor below the gable of the great hall for their vingtieme and the chapel and the gate towards the Town and the alley in front of [--] Robert Le Beseygne's house of the one part and Colin Bernard's house of the other part, etc. ... The said Pierre Le Marchant has for his part of the said succession the Manoir du Groignet and the land adjoining the house .. etc.  .. of the mill pond and a goose (?) that the heirs of Aubert Lohier owe. The enclosures at Forment (?) near the lands at Pleinmont, the Clos Freton and the Val Igar [Icart?] and the meadows in St Andrew, the open area near the house of Thomelin Dangevin ... the Place au Milieu ...for which Michel Le Feyvre owed for the Clos du Tremont (?) and Pierrot Rose .. The Menage Gallet, rent owed by the heirs of Johan Le Gay, the heirs of Pierre Belic the elder... Johan de Moulepied, Guillot de la Mare, the daughter of Johan Carupel, Colin Dranes, Philippin de St Martin and Philippin Le Feron, Pierre Guillemot de Pomare, Pierre Falle of the Pont Neuf, [--] Johan (?), Nicholas Falle (?), Pierre Gosse, Guille Bullein, Richard Le Tellier, Lucas de la Rue in right of his wife, Johan Gosse, Colin de Lest, Johan du  du Rohais (?) /[Rocher (?),] Thomas Raisnon [Reysnon, below written Raynon], Les Retilleys a conger. Johan Godefroy, Robert La Vesquesse, Colin de Saumares, Guillon Tiault, Johan Badier, Pierre Hamelin, Richard du Castel, Johan Le Ray, Pierre de Serk, [--] Le Pelley, Guille Godefroy, the daughter of Vinart Pagny, the wife of Pierre de Rosel, heirs of Thomas Fleres, Ralph Le Lymage, heirs of Johan de Beauvoir, Jacques de Beaucamp, Johan Careye, Johan du Val, Thomas Maindonal, Johan le Baguaize (sic, Baguays) [Le Bourgaize?], Jannequin Maindonald, Pierre des Camps, the heirs Beaumont, Johan de Moullepied, Pierre Belic, the heirs Simon, Johan Torguys [Tourgis], John Le Feyvre, Pierre L'Evesque [Le Vesque], Johan Le G--, Johan Beunas, Pierre Roger [Rougier], Johan Morel, Thomas de Vic, Pierre Le Hacquebec, Johan Mangaye [?] [Mainguy?], Nicholas Dry [Dru?], Nicholas Norman, Johan Coquerel, Olivier Lohier (?), Pierre Brehaut, Colin [Coq]uelin, Guillemot Denise (?), Samuel? de Garris, [De Garis], Benest Roussel, Colin Henry in right of his wife, heirs of Pierre de Havilland, heirs of Ralph Duhamel, Richard Coquenette [Collenette?], the heirs Renouf de Vallegerait¹, the heirs of Guille Gallienne, the heirs à la Mustent (?), Pierre Estienne, Pierre Trichard? / Bichard [?], Johan Davy of La Folie, Johan Martinet, heirs of Pierre Rougier, Pierre du Rosel, Thomas Fleres, Guillon Tiault, Richard du Castel, Johan Le Bagyes, Pierre de Helion [Hillion], Benest Roussel, Colin Henry in right of his wife, Pierre Bougourd, -- Le Genrie (sic), Nicolas Dry, Pierre Trenchard, Johan Martenot. Pierre de la Rue, Robert de St Gervaise[?], Thomelin de la Regne, Colin Alies [Allès?], Colin Le Prevost, Pierre Bacheler [Bachelet], Johan de la Roque ... Jannequin Le Marchant has for his part ... firstly the great hall and the houses in form of ... and the flat area called Place de La Porte and the flat area called Place de La Chapelle, the road .. also the farm ... and the Clos de la Pouquelaye .. .and the Fief du Pignon and the Fief des Valguereys ['Valleguerait', see above] ... the Clos du Pray [du Pré] and the Costil de Puste, Le Camps de la Taille at the house of Guillot de Garris (?) .. Mauconvenants [Fief de]: the du Comte farm and the quarry in front of the two côtils and the Clos de Valquedor [Vauqiedor] which belongs (?) to Richard Nicholas, Pierre Guillebert [Guilbert] of St Andrew. At the house of Thomelin Langevin in the Place du Milieu and the land that lies behind the flat areas. Pierre Le Marchant of the Rue de la Fontaine, Johan de la Roque. Les --oufs. The place belonging to Pierre Bernart, Richard de Rozel in right of his wife, Pierre Belic [Blicq] the elder, Gervaise de Clermont. Pierre Belyot, the heirs of Huchon (?) de la Muelle, Colin Bovard, Colin de la Bouillie, Johan du Val, Johan Galliot, Pierre Follet, Guille et(?) Thomas Denise (?), Pierre de France (?), the heirs of Guille Denys, Thomas Simon de Guyethou [Jethou], the heirs of Nicholas Mallet, the heirs à la Feronne (?), Aubert Baptiste (?), Thomelin de Vic, the heirs of Ralph [de Vic, note by de Guerin], Guillot Blondel, Johan Aubisson (sic), Philippe de St Martin, --as de la Mare de Glategny, Johan Sauney /Sanney/ Sauvey, the daughters of Tardivel, Pierre de St Pey, Johan Le Vrac, Johan Le Breconnel, Johan Thomas, Pierre Le Marquand, the daughter of Pierre Gosse, Richard Le Goubey, the daughter of Johan du Rogier [du Rocher?], Richard Gosse, Richard Belle, Guille Le Cucuel, the heirs of Richard Le Cucuel, Ralph Martin, the heirs of Richard Mauger, Pierre Anquetil, Thomas Raynon, Robert Le Roalley, Johan Ameline [Emeline, Hamelin?], the heirs of Pierre Le Cucuel, the heirs of Colin Guyelle, Guille Guyelle, the heirs of Johan Osmond, the heirs of Nicolas Le Maistre, Johan Aufard [Effart?], Janette Basue, the heirs of Philippe Larchier, Pierre Hunger (?), Colin Breton, the heirs of Mathieu de la Court, Pierre de St Pey, Pierre Belic [Blicq], Jehannet Bailleul, Johan Le Forest, Philippe Le Poytevin [Le Poidevin], Nicholas Le Poitevin, the heirs of Philippe de St Martin, the heirs of Pierre Blondel, Johan Allerye, Ralph Osmond, Colin Davy, Othes Malter [Malletrant?], Johan des Isles, Johan Bertrand, Thomas de Vic, the heirs of Matthew du Castel, Pierre Cohu, Matthew, son of Johan de la Court, the daughter à la Mylende (sic), Colin Thoumes (?), the heirs of Pierre Belet, the heirs of Colin Lestornel, Pierre de Biaucamp [de Beaucamp], the heirs of Denis Le Cocq, the wife of Richard Murie (?), the heirs of Philippe Astebasse, Johan Le Goubey, Johan Martin, Pierre Grese, Pierre B[ernar]d, Pierre de St André, the heirs of André de Putrain [de Putron], Pierre Sarclier, Colin Guillon, Johan L[...]t, Colin Thoumes, [..] Cohu, the heirs of Colin Lestournel, the heirs of Pierre de Beauvoir, Ralph/Robert Les Mancoys (?), Johan de la Court, Ralph Robin, the heirs of Ralph Le Goubey, Rauline du Hurel, Guillot Auostin, Philippot Pain, Cardin Aufart [Effart], Pierre Toulley, Pierre de la Rue, Jordan Langlois in right of his wife, Johan Le Feryon, Guillot Blondel, Colin Blondel, Pierre Blondel, the heirs of Colin Davy [David], the heirs of Pierre Hunger, the heirs of Guillaume Alexandre, Robert Le Serquais, Richard du Roquier, Johan du Moulin, the said Jannequin Plessy and the said Michelle his wife. The house [en terroir?], the farm, the garden and two courtils attached. The house of Jacques des Naons [Nant], the Pillot farm, the Clos du Genêt above the house of Robert de St George(?), The fief des Maucovenants. The fief de la Bellouse. The fief au Ch-- and the fief Thomas Néel (?). Thomas Le Huray, the heirs of Johan Quertier. The house of Philippe Rogrart. The Grand Courtil de --. The house ... of the place Ralph du Val. La terre des Maindonnaux [Maindoneuls]. Jacques de Beaucamp. Pierre Blic the elder, Pierre de Beauvoir, Guille Le Mière, the heirs of Pierre le Belic, Johan Bernard, Holequin Le Marquand, Pierre le Roc, Pierre Dumaresq, Martin Marbiot, Jordan Vinard, Johan Machaon [Machon], Johan Mal[letran]t, Jannequin [Au]dair [Audoire], Philippot Malcovenant(?), Dom Nicholas Le Mesurier, Johan Baillonbé, the woman de la Mare, the heirs of Aubert Arquais, Johan Le Mesurier, Guille Tourgis, Johan Benest [owes un chapeau (chapel) de roses au foire St Johan], Pierre Nicholas, Jacques de Beaucamp, Nicholas de la Foust, Johan Bouteiller, Ranouf Gaudion and his brother, Mathot Mach[on?], the heirs of Pierre Jolis, Guille Le Boeuf. Jannequin Vineur, Johan Faison, the heirs of Johan and Robert Durel, the heirs of Pierre de Perron(?) the heirs of Guilliot Tourgis, Pierre Tourgis, Pierre de Guytthehou [de Jethou], Johan Du Mont and Richard Du Mont, Johan de la Rue, Ranulph Martin, the heirs of Guille Le Baguaize [Bourgaise?], Johan Langlois, Johan Patris, Johan Le Queneste, Robert Doyen, Johan Le Feyvre, Johan de Ner--, Pierre Janin, Guille Le Miere son of Guydfert (?). Oliot Bailleul, Colin du Moulin, Johan Boullent, the heirs of Johan [Carupel] Queripel, Matthew de Bertrand (?), Jenet Robin, the heirsof Guille Le Jeune, the wife of Rob--, the heirs of Johan and Simon Le Guyon, Pierre Guyon, Thomas de France, the hers of Maththew de [..]  and Olivier de beaucamp, the heirs of Richard Richart, Pierre Buenes, Johan Roger for Colin Tanquetil, Johan Lucette, the heirs of Robert Olivier, Matthew de Vic, the heirs of Pierre Aubrey, the heirs of Johan Pain, Johan Le Vecheulx and Johan Hamelin, André Aufart [Effart], Thomas Denise, Guille Perrin, the heirs of Guille de St Pey, Le Quesne Caritéz (?), Richard Agnes, Philippot Perrelle, Pierre du Castel, the heirs of Ralph Halouvris, the heirs of Richard de la Capelle, Michielle des Basers (?), Colin de Saumarez and the heirs of Johan Le Moigne, the heirs of Jordan Le Miere, Colin Gervaise, Henri Perrin, the heirs of Guille Lucas, Johan Le Goubey son of Ralph, Thomas de la Roque in right of his wife, Colin Le Carpentier, the heirs of Johan de Leséant, Johan Mal[letran]t, his sister Philipotte, the heirs of Pierre Roquais [Rocher?], Guille Le Boeuf, the heirs Jolis [Jolie], Pierre Couteur, Robert Olivier, Guillot Le Miere, Colin du Moulin, Guillot Estur [Etur], Pierre du Castel, Pierre Buenes, Guille Tourgis,  Guillot Colleton and Richard Belassey, Pierre Le Breton, the heirs of Johan Aouating, Pierre Le Lorot(?), the heirs of Nicholas Aufart [Effart], the heirs of Guyf[ar]d de Sorbey, the heirs of Guille Guyepin, the heirs of Johan Aousting, Matthew de la Court, Richard de Beaucamp, Matthew de Bertrand, Robert Du Quesne, Janequin Plessy in right of his wife etc.

94 lines.

Finsihed 26 October 1896. TWM de Guérin