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whole estate, which for ten years together was possest by his 

 compatriotts who were of a contrary party and upon that 

 accompt his implacable enemeys. And yet at his returne (not- 

 withstanding all these sufferings) as a further aggravation of 

 Misery was forced to pay two yeares composition to the ruyne 

 of himself e and family. He humbly prayeth that yo r Majesty 

 would be graciously pleased to coiniserate these his sufferings 

 and to restore him to the said place and office with the fees and 

 advantages thereunto belonging, whereby he may be in some 

 measure enabled to repayre these his lossess and doe yo r Ma- 

 jesty further service." 



This petition was granted in September 1660. 



By the following extract from a letter from Captain 

 Waterhouse, Lieut.-Governor of Guernsey, to Amias Andros, 

 it is evident that during the rule of the Parliamentarians not 

 only had his Royal patent of Bailiffship been ignored and his 

 office filled by Mr. Peter de Beauvoir, Seigneur de Hommet, 

 but also that his Seigneurie of Sausmarez had been seques- 

 tered : — 



" This day I had the States assembled to recall De Homett's com- 

 mission by them. That passage of yours in my letter that De Homett 

 told you he was forced by the States to take your employment on him 

 made most of them laugh, though some bitt their lipps, being unwilling 

 to heare anything to his disgrace. All is salved for De Homett in yt he 

 hath desisted. Elizee Samarez & Will March ant averring the same, 

 and that he never presented anything to the Parliament but as a privat 

 man. Yo r Lady needeth not my assistance about the tythes, for the 

 last weeke Bonamy sent unto her yt she should come and take her 

 dues in Gerbourck. Yo T Lady sent him word yt he might take his 

 home provided he brought hers into her Hay yard, he brought his owne 

 away ; whereon a Clamor de Haro was made and Bonamy veiy orderly 

 brought yours which hath caused much laughter, it falling on him, who 

 is as you know, the instigator of all troubles . . . My respects to 

 Mr. Charles, Mr. Edmund, Captain White, &c. 



Aug. 25th, 1660. Charles Waterhouse." 



But Amias Andros's troubles were nearly at an end. By 

 the Order in Council of August 13th, 1660, " Sir Henry 

 de Yic, Knight and Bart. ; Monsieur Amice Andros of 

 Saumarez, Bayliffe of the said Islande ; Mr. Edmond Andros, 

 sonne of the said Amice ; Mr. Charles Andros, brother of 

 the said Amice, and Mr. Nathaniel Darrell were especially 

 exempted from the indignity of inclusion in the general 

 pardon granted by Charles II. to the inhabitants of Guernsey, 

 because they " have to their great honour during the late 

 Rebellion, continued inviolably faithful to his Majesty." 



On May 2nd, 1661, Amias was at last officially sworn-in 

 as Bailiff of Guernsey, and on June 28th, 1664, Lord Hatton 

 sent him a commission of " Sergeant Major" (or Major as we 



