CASTLE CORNET. 355 



But of much greater importance than these are the 

 Accounts of the Warden, Thomas de Hampton, of which 

 unfortunately all that remain concerning Guernsey are those 

 from the 20th June to the 29th September, 1342.* They 

 contain long lists of payments of the wages of the men 

 engaged in besieging Castle Cornet. Also those of 31 

 seamen employed in a barge, watching round the castle 

 from the 1st August to the 29th September, to prevent 

 supplies being brought to the garrison from Normandy.* 

 These prove that during the month of August, and thus 

 at the date of the naval battle off Guernsey, the castle 

 was very closely beleaguered. Hence it is probable that 

 the Countess de Montfort and her force touched at Guernsey, 

 and after leaving the island, — which is the natural translation 

 of Froissart's expression u an departement de File de 

 Guernesey "f fell in with the fleet of Don Louis in all 

 probability at some distance from our shores. 



The lists of names of the men employed at this period 

 in the siege of Castle Cornet are of interest as they show 

 the force contained a considerable contingent of Jerseymen. 

 Among whom were John and Guilbert des Augrees, Guilbert 

 Lempriere, Guilbert Dumaresq, Walter de la Hougue, William 

 Payn, Thomas Hascoil and many others.^ This no doubt 

 is the origin of Palle's very exaggerated version of the part 

 played by Jersey in the recapture of the castle. 



We also find the names of many Guernseymen taking 

 part in the siege, among whom were Nicholas Cokerel, Robert 

 Blondel, Nicholas and Peter Vivemer, Peter Russel, John 

 Cokerel, John, William and Robert de la Court, Nicholas 

 Guille and others. The 31 seamen employed watching the 

 castle in a barge were nearly all Guernseymen, namely, 

 William Guillot, John Belet, Ralph du Vivier, Robert Gouye, 

 Richard de la Court, John Ollivier, Richard de la Launde, 

 Ralph and Jordan Choffyn, &c4 



For the next few months the Rolls are chiefly occupied 

 with the affairs of Jersey. The oppressions of Thomas de 

 Hampton and of his Lieutenant, Henry de la More, had 

 created great discontent in that island, and the people 

 of Jersey petitioned the king for protection. § On the 

 14th March, 1343, || William de Chesney, John de Tamworth 

 and John de Hungerford were appointed as Commissioners to 



* Bull. XVI., Societe Jersiaise, Accounts Thos. de Hampton, pp. 3942. 



t See Dupont, Vol. II., p. 306. 



t Bull. XVI., Societe Jersiaise, pp. 39 to 42. 



§ Societe Jersiaise, Ancient Petitions, pp. 74 and 75. 



II Calendar Patent Rolls, 1343, p. 83. 



