NameAmice De Carteret Seig De Handois-Trinty, 893
Birth Date1559
Birth PlaceSt Ouens Manor Jersey
Death DateApr 1631 Age: 72
Death PlaceGuernsey
Burial PlaceTown Church St Peter Port
EducationWinchester, Cambridge Uni
ReligionPresbyterian
Spouses
Birth Date1560
Birth PlaceTrinity Manor Jersey
Death Date1610 Age: 50
Death PlaceCastle Cornet, Guernsey
Burial PlaceTown Church St Peter Port
Marr DateOct 10, 1578
Marr PlaceTrinity Jsy App.2 Gen XXI
Family ID370
ChildrenPhilip , 136 (1579-)
 Edward , 137 (1581-)
 Sarah , 897 (1587-1625)
 Joshua , 895 (-1631)
 Elizabeth , 900
*New [OCCU] notes for Amice De Carteret Seig De Handois-Trinty
Baillif Of Guernsey, acting Lt Govenor for 19 years .Witch Hunter.
Notes for Amice De Carteret Seig De Handois-Trinty
Amice second son of Helier ,and Godson of Amias Paulet had been created Baillif of Guernsey in 1601 a good man ,originaly a jurat of the court Lt Baillif ,had been one of the elders of the church in Jersey before being offered the post of Magistrate in Guernsey.”a greatman of repute and beloved of the islanders”Chroniques de Jersey 1585.While in Jersey he had apparently tried to increase the daily rate of the workmen of Elizabeth Castle from 8 pence a day.
“Perhapse the common touch deserted Amice when he took up the post in Guersey trying those accused of Witchcraft,from March 1601 to April 1631 having to Judge 63 trials in that time of these 35 where burnt 19 banished,the other 9 seem to have been aquitted”
Amice was aquinted with James the first who came to the Throne of England in 1603 King James it was said was much moved by the movment on the continent with regard to witches
A born calvinst determined to keep his people dependent on presbyterian authority as long as possible,for that reason Guernsey was only very slowly turned to the Kings religion,from 1610 to 1629 Amice took the role of Baillif and Lt Governor,the effect on the lives of the population was total,after his death in april of 1631 the number of Witches sent to the stake dropped”1
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