1 82 CHARLES II. IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. 



he visited the country gentry, often sleeping at their houses and 

 receiving their liberal hospitality with good humoured gracious- 

 ness. Amongst those whom he visited the Hampton nes are 

 specially mentioned, and it was at these times, no doubt, that 

 those collections of royal relics, which are as much prized by the 

 Jerseymen of to-day as those that still exist in England are by 

 their respective owners, began to be formed. The above- 

 mentioned Armorial of Jersey gives an account of those belonging 

 to the Hamptonne family, still religiously preserved by its 

 descendants. 



Returning again to the record of the King's stay in the island, 

 we find that he finally left Jersey in February, 1649-50, for 

 Cotainville en route for Holland once more, where he stayed 

 until crossing over the border with his Scottish allies. In the 

 following year he entered upon that series of strange events, 

 the Dorset portion of which we are met here to celebrate to-day. 

 Here the two records of his wanderings the Jersey and the 

 English meet. 



After the restoration in 1660 the King seems to have remem- 

 bered with gratitude his loyal Jerseymen and, amongst other gifts 

 and benefactions, presented the States with a very fine silver- 

 gilt mace said to be the tallest in existence and a couple 

 of handsomely-carved oak chairs, in one of which the Baily, as 

 Chief Judiciary of the island, presides in the Royal Court, and 

 on the other the Governor of Jersey may, when it so pleases 

 him, sit beside him. 



These interesting and valuable marks of the royal favour to 

 the loyal islanders I have not been able to bring before the 

 members, nor have I been as successful as Dr. Hoskins appears 

 to have been, in obtaining such interesting relics from newly- 

 ciaimed relatives or friends on the island as are depicted in the 

 Jersey Armorial, but I have been able to bring something over. 



This consists of a very interesting fine old linen pocket- 

 handkerchief bearing the royal initials C.R., surmounted by a 

 royal crown, beautifully worked in some red thread or silk, 

 which, through the kindness of my friend, Mr. Charles Janvrin 



