Jethou; or, Crusoe Life in the Channel IslesSuffling, Ernest R. (Ernest Richard)
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Jethou; or, Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles
Suffling, Ernest R. (Ernest Richard)
Channel Islands; Jethou
"His Majesty King James II. of England certainly gave a good deal of
trouble during his lifetime, and is now proving a nuisance indirectly in
a very extraordinary way, one hundred and ninety years after his death.
According to an ancient local legend, James, who died at Saint
Germain-en-Laye, hid away somewhere in the neighbourhood of the
monastery of Triel, the royal crown of England, the sceptre, and other
baubles of a total value of some L2,000,000. For more than forty years
past the owners of the estate on which are the ruins of the monastery,
have sought for the regalia by digging long trenches in all directions,
always starting from the building itself. This having become a serious
danger to the neighbouring village, the mayor is taking steps to prevent
any further delving by the seekers after hidden treasure."
Jarrold and Sons, Printers, Norwich, Yarmouth, and London.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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