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account_n of_o a_o court_n of_o justice_n which_o be_v fix_v here_o on_o the_o east-side_n where_o it_o look_v towards_o the_o city_n constantia_n over-against_o it_o stand_v a_o very_a strong_a castle_n situate_v upon_o a_o steep_a rock_n call_v by_o the_o proud_a name_n of_o mont-orgueil_a repair_v by_o henry_n the_o 5_o thiâ—â—_n mont_fw-fr oâ—gueâ—_n 〈◊〉_d iâ—_n to_o say_v a_o p_o oud_a thiâ—â—_n and_o command_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o isle_n who_o be_v former_o style_v the_o keeper_n of_o the_o isle_n and_o in_o henry_n the_o 3d_n time_n have_v a_o yearly_a salary_n of_o 200_o l._n on_o the_o south_n but_o at_o great_a distance_n lie_v s._n malo_n which_o take_v this_o new_a name_n from_o maclovius_n a_o man_n of_o great_a piety_n be_v former_o call_v the_o city_n diablintum_n and_o aletum_fw-la aletum_fw-la aletum_fw-la in_o the_o old_a notitia_fw-la for_o in_o a_o manuscript_n of_o isiodorus_n mercator_n it_o be_v express_o read_v civitas_n diablintum_n quae_fw-la alio_fw-la nomine_fw-la aletum_fw-la i_o e_o the_o city_n diablintum_n otherwise_o call_v aletum_fw-la the_o people_n apply_v themselves_o to_o fish_v but_o especial_o to_o agriculture_n the_o woman_n make_v great_a gain_n by_o knit_a hose_n which_o they_o call_v gersey_n stockes_n as_o for_o the_o state_n and_o polity_n of_o this_o isle_n whoever_o the_o king_n of_o england_n send_v to_o govern_v it_o be_v the_o supreme_a magistrate_n he_o substitute_n a_o bailiff_n who_o with_o twelve_o juror_n choose_v out_o of_o each_o parish_n by_o their_o respective_a parishioner_n to_o sit_v and_o assist_v he_o have_v the_o trial_n of_o plea_n in_o capital_a cause_n he_o be_v to_o have_v seven_o of_o these_o assessor_n with_o he_o in_o civil_a three_o only_a island_n only_a a_o very_a particular_a account_n of_o the_o island_n of_o jersey_n be_v late_o publish_v by_o mr._n philip_n fall_v rector_n of_o s._n saviour_n in_o that_o island_n twenty_o mile_n north_n west_n of_o this_o lie_v another_o 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