. Annals of some of the British Norman isles constituting the bailiwick of Guernsey : as collected from private manuscripts, public documents and former historians. n force in theisland. The States having been regularly convened, came to theresolution of sending a Deputy to Parliament to settle tlic terms ofunion, and agreed, by a special declaration, to submit to such actsas should be framed for the purpose of cfletling it. On tlie 7tli ofOctober, 1663, the answer of the Council of Stale was registered ; itstates that Parliament would, as soon as tlie weiglil of the affair andthe mul tiplicit
. Annals of some of the British Norman isles constituting the bailiwick of Guernsey : as collected from private manuscripts, public documents and former historians. n force in theisland. The States having been regularly convened, came to theresolution of sending a Deputy to Parliament to settle tlic terms ofunion, and agreed, by a special declaration, to submit to such actsas should be framed for the purpose of cfletling it. On tlie 7tli ofOctober, 1663, the answer of the Council of Stale was registered ; itstates that Parliament would, as soon as tlie weiglil of the affair andthe mul tiplicity of olher public business could admit, take such resolu-tions as would he most consistent with thewelfareofllie island. Jeremiesays, should any further proof be required that Parliament did notanciently claim the right generally to legislate for Guernsey, it wouldbe found in the above document.—Account of Guernsey, p. 77. , sciiooiii. 343 CHAPTER XIV. ? A pearly gem lies hid witliiii the humflu m Educations skilful powrcan only find * From ednrntion as the leading cause,The public character its colour draws. Cowp$y. THE COLLEGE •iiSiSk*^^^ If a man has passed the meridian of his youtli, Avliether hehas glided on smoothly do^vn the stream of time, or has been 344 GlIliRNSEY. tossed on the troubled ocean of life, if he have any recollectionof his former days, he may witli satisfaction reflect on the greatchange Avliich has taken place in the mode and manner of in-structing the youthful mind. The grandfather may in these days congratulate his grand-children on the present advantages they possess over theirancient parents, both as to the printing, type, and paper, aswell as in all the elementary books for education, now expresslywritten to suit the taste and tender age of the infant character;whilst in former times the child was first sent to an old madamsschool to learn his alphabet from a horn book. Neatly securd from being soiled or torn, Beneath
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