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chap._n iii_o military_a government_n governor_n the_o chief_a officer_n in_o this_o island_n he_o that_o more_o immediate_o represent_v the_o king_n person_n and_o that_o have_v the_o precedency_n of_o all_o other_o be_v the_o governor_n while_o this_o island_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o race_n the_o governor_n be_v style_v comites_fw-la and_o deuce_n i._n e._n count_n and_o duke_n thus_o loyescon_n who_o command_v here_o in_o the_o time_n of_o clothaire_n and_o charibert_n a_o 560_o be_v call_v come_v a_o count_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o compiler_n of_o the_o life_n of_o st._n magloire_fw-fr the_o apostle_n of_o this_o island_n v._n and_o amwarith_n who_o have_v the_o same_o command_n about_o 200_o year_n after_o viz._n in_o the_o time_n of_o charlemain_n be_v call_v dux_n a_o duke_n as_o appear_v from_o that_o ancient_a fragment_n mention_v before_o i._n where_o it_o be_v say_v concern_v geroaldus_n abbot_n of_o fontenelles_n that_o be_v quadam_fw-la legatione_fw-la fungebatur_fw-la in_o insulam_fw-la cui_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la augia_fw-la jersey_n cui_fw-la tempore_fw-la illo_fw-la praefuit_fw-la dux_n nomine_fw-la amwarith_n under_o the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n and_o the_o first_o english_a king_n after_o the_o conquest_n the_o government_n of_o all_o these_o island_n be_v general_o give_v to_o one_o man_n who_o be_v call_v sometime_o dominus_fw-la sometime_o ballivus_n sometime_o custos_fw-la insularum_fw-la i._n e._n lord_n bailly_n or_o warden_n of_o the_o island_n but_o k._n henry_n vi._n give_v they_o together_o with_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n to_o henry_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n with_o a_o very_a extraordinary_a title_n viz._n with_o that_o of_o king_n as_o be_v see_v from_o a_o ancient_a ms._n chronicle_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o tewksbury_n mention_v by_o mr._n selden_n 375._o where_o this_o passage_n be_v find_v obiit_fw-la dominus_fw-la henricus_fw-la nobilis_fw-la dux_n warichiae_fw-la &_o primus_fw-la comes_fw-la angliae_fw-la dominus_fw-la le_fw-fr dispenser_n &_o de_fw-fr abergevenny_n rex_fw-la de_fw-la insulis_fw-la wight_n &_o gardsey_n &_o jardsey_n dominus_fw-la quoque_fw-la castri_fw-la bristoliae_n cum_fw-la suis_fw-la annexis_fw-la 3_o id._n junii_fw-la a._n d._n 1446._o anno_fw-la aetatis_fw-la suae_fw-la xxii_o apud_fw-la castrum_n de_fw-la hanleyâ_fw-la et_fw-la sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la chori_fw-la theokesburiae_n when_o these_o island_n be_v separate_v and_o particular_a governor_n assign_v to_o each_o of_o they_o they_o be_v style_v captain_n and_o at_o last_o governor_n which_o title_n be_v fix_v by_o a_o special_a ordinance_n of_o council_n june_n 15._o 1618._o this_o office_n have_v be_v ancient_o hold_v by_o person_n of_o very_a great_a note_n and_o eminency_n and_o we_o can_v reckon_v among_o our_o governor_n the_o son_n and_o brother_n of_o some_o of_o our_o king_n as_o 1_o john_n earl_n of_o 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army_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o bologne_n governor_n marry_o of_o haure_n the_o grace_n a_o 1563._o that_o town_n be_v then_o in_o elizab._n the_o hand_n of_o the_o english_a repute_a one_o of_o the_o best_a and_o most_o experience_a captain_n of_o his_o time_n a_o zealous_a promoter_n of_o the_o reformation_n in_o this_o island_n of_o which_o he_o be_v governor_n about_o 24_o year_n be_v succeed_v by_o his_o elder_a son_n sir_n amias_n pawlet_n privy_a councillor_n to_o q._n elizabeth_n ambassador_z in_o france_z an_z 1576_o who_o have_v also_o for_o successor_n sir_n anthony_n pawlet_n his_o son_n and_o he_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n who_o very_a name_n be_v a_o honour_n to_o this_o island_n but_o the_o unfortunate_a gentleman_n hold_v the_o government_n not_o long_o it_o be_v forfeit_v together_o with_o all_o his_o other_o great_a office_n and_o preferment_n by_o his_o attainder_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o k._n james_n i._n i._n sir_n john_n peyton_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o 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advocate_n g_o the_o viscount_n h_o h_n h_n h_n etc._n etc._n the_o xii_o constable_n i_o the_o gressier_n k_o one_o of_o the_o denunciator_n attend_v l_o the_o usher_n of_o the_o court._n m_o the_o table_n n_o a_o large_a silver_n gild_a mace_n carry_v before_o the_o bailly_n and_o jurat_n o_o the_o vestibulum_fw-la the_o state_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o jersey_n chap._n vii_o privilege_n privilege_n few_o place_n can_v boast_v of_o great_a privilege_n than_o this_o island_n the_o reason_n allege_v in_o the_o preamble_n of_o our_o charter_n as_o the_o motive_n induce_v our_o king_n to_o grant_v we_o these_o privilege_n be_v especial_o these_o three_o 1._o to_o reward_v our_o loyalty_n and_o fidelity_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n we_o have_v merit_v these_o privilege_n by_o our_o good_a service_n 2._o to_o engage_v we_o to_o be_v loyal_a and_o faithful_a still_o we_o can_v have_v no_o temptation_n while_o we_o enjoy_v these_o privilege_n to_o change_v our_o master_n 3._o to_o make_v our_o condition_n easy_a and_o comfortable_a which_o under_o the_o circumstance_n and_o disadvantage_n of_o our_o situation_n will_v otherwise_o be_v most_o intolerable_a there_o will_v be_v no_o live_n in_o this_o island_n for_o english_a subject_n without_o great_a freedom_n and_o immunity_n which_o few_o will_v envy_v if_o they_o know_v at_o what_o price_n we_o purchase_v they_o our_o want_n of_o record_n beyond_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n will_v not_o let_v we_o know_v what_o be_v our_o privilege_n under_o our_o more_o ancient_a duke_n and_o king_n his_o predecessor_n from_o he_o therefore_o we_o must_v date_n the_o aera_fw-la of_o our_o liberty_n and_o franchise_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o his_o constitution_n be_v the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o our_o subsequent_a charter_n i_o shall_v set_v they_o down_o here_o at_o large_a as_o they_o be_v find_v among_o the_o record_n constitution_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n under_o this_o title_n inquisitio_fw-la facta_fw-la de_fw-la servitiis_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la &_o libertatibus_fw-la insul_n de_fw-fr gerese_n 3._o &_o guernese_n &_o legibus_fw-la constitutis_fw-la in_o insulis_fw-la per_fw-la dominum_fw-la johannem_fw-la regem_fw-la per_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la roberti_n blondel_n radulphi_n burnel_n etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la dicunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n then_o follow_v constitutiones_fw-la &_o provisiones_fw-la constitutae_fw-la per_fw-la dominum_fw-la johannem_fw-la regem_fw-la postquam_fw-la normannia_n alienata_fw-la fuit_fw-la imprimis_fw-la constituit_fw-la duodecim_fw-la coronatores_fw-la juratos_fw-la ad_fw-la placita_fw-la &_o jura_n ad_fw-la coronam_fw-la spectantia_fw-la custodienda_fw-la ii_o constituit_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o concessit_fw-la pro_fw-la securitate_fw-la insularium_fw-la quod_fw-la ballivus_fw-la de_fw-la coetero_fw-la per_fw-la visum_fw-la dictorum_fw-la coronatorum_fw-la poterit_fw-la placitare_fw-la absque_fw-la brevi_fw-la de_fw-la nova_fw-la disseisinâ_fw-la factâ_fw-la infrà _fw-la annum_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la antecessorum_fw-la infrà _fw-la annum_fw-la de_fw-fr dote_v similiter_fw-la infrà _fw-la annum_fw-la de_fw-la feodo_fw-la invadiato_fw-it semper_fw-la de_fw-la incumbreio_fw-la maritagii_fw-la etc._n etc._n iii_o two_o debent_fw-la eligi_fw-la de_fw-la indigenis_fw-la insularum_fw-la per_fw-la ministros_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o optimates_fw-la patriae_fw-la scilicet_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la vnius_fw-la eorum_fw-la alter_fw-la fide_fw-la dignus_fw-la vel_fw-la alio_fw-la casu_fw-la legitimo_fw-la debet_fw-la substitui_fw-la iv._o electi_fw-la debent_fw-la jurare_fw-la sine_fw-la conditione_n ad_fw-la manutenendum_fw-la &_o salvandum_fw-la jura_n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o patriotarum_n v._o ipsi_fw-la duodecim_fw-la in_o quâlibet_fw-la insulâ_fw-la in_fw-la absentiâ_fw-la justiciariorum_fw-la royal._n &_o unà _fw-la cum_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la part_n illas_fw-la venerint_fw-la debent_fw-la judicare_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la casibus_fw-la in_o dictâ_fw-la insulâ_fw-la qualitercunque_fw-la emergentibus_fw-la exceptis_fw-la casibus_fw-la nimis_fw-la arduis_fw-la &_o siquis_fw-la legitimè_fw-la convictus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la à _fw-la fidelitate_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la tanquà m_fw-la proditor_n recessisse_fw-la vel_fw-la manus_fw-la injecisse_fw-la violentas_fw-la in_o ministros_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la modo_fw-la á¸ebito_fw-la ossicium_fw-la exercendo_fw-la vi_o ipsi_fw-la duodecim_fw-la debent_fw-la emendas_fw-la sive_fw-la amerciamenta_fw-la omnium_fw-la praemissorum_fw-la taxare_fw-la praedictis_fw-la tamen_fw-la arduis_fw-la casibus_fw-la exceptis_fw-la aut_fw-la aliis_fw-la casibus_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la secundùm_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la insularum_fw-la merè_fw-la spectat_fw-la redemptio_fw-la pro_fw-la voluntate_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o curiae_fw-la suae_fw-la vii_o si_fw-mi dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la velit_fw-la certiorari_fw-la de_fw-la recordo_fw-la placiti_fw-la corà m_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la &_o ipsis_fw-la duodecim_fw-la agitati_fw-la justiciarii_fw-la cum_fw-la ipsis_fw-la duodecim_fw-la debent_fw-la recordum_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o de_fw-la placitis_fw-la agitatis_fw-la corà m_fw-la ballivo_fw-la &_o ipsis_fw-la juratis_fw-la in_o dictis_fw-la insulis_fw-la ipsi_fw-la debent_fw-la recordum_fw-la facere_fw-la conjunctim_fw-la viii_o item_n quod_fw-la nullum_fw-la placitum_fw-la infrà _fw-la quamlibet_fw-la dictarum_fw-la insularum_fw-la coram_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la inceptum_fw-la debet_fw-la extrà _fw-la dictam_fw-la insulam_fw-la adjornari_fw-la
ea_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la quantum_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la est_fw-la praefatis_fw-la ballivo_fw-la &_o juratis_fw-la ac_fw-la caeteris_fw-la incolis_fw-la habitatoribus_fw-la mercatoribus_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la tà m_fw-la hostibus_fw-la quam_fw-la amicis_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la cuilibet_fw-la per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la indulgemus_fw-la &_o elargimur_fw-la authoritate_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la regiâ_fw-la renovamus_fw-la reiteramus_fw-la &_o confirmamus_fw-la in_fw-la tà m_fw-la amplis_fw-la modo_fw-la &_o formâ_fw-la prout_fw-la praedicti_fw-la incolae_fw-la &_o habitatores_fw-la insulae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la ac_fw-la praedicti_fw-la indigeni_fw-la &_o alienigeni_fw-la mercatores_fw-la &_o alii_fw-la per_fw-la anteà _fw-la usi_fw-la vel_fw-la gavisi_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la vel_fw-la uti_fw-la aut_fw-la gaudere_fw-la debuerunt_fw-la universis_fw-la igitur_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la magistratibus_fw-la ministris_fw-la &_o subditis_fw-la 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