Private Feudal Court of The High Lord of Blondel -

The Chief Pleas of the Seignorial court of Fief Thomas Blondel were held annually at the mounting block or steps (perron) of the Church of St. Pierre-du-Bois. Today, St Peter's Church, known officially as Saint Pierre du Bois is a parish in Guernsey.  https://www.stpeterschurchguernsey.co.uk/4/homewelcomeour-building  It is the centre for the Guernsey Western Parishes which includes Torteval, St Saviour's and the Forest. The old Guernesiais nickname for people from Saint Pierre was etcherbaots which means The Beetles. Wikipedia

The Feudal Courts have existed for over 800 years.  Even the title to the Fief Blondel shows the court and jurats transferring the Fief from Janette Blondel to Thomas de la Court in 1440. 

As Fief Blondel is one of the Last Feudal Private Fiefs in the World, The Lord and Officers may conduct court at anytime and anywhere in the world in ceremony.

The Fief of Thomas Blondel in the parishes of Torteval and St. Peter in the Wood is an authentic Norman Viking Frankish title. The Seignuers (Free Lords) of Blondel existed before formal Baron titles were created.  Fief Blondel is part of the former large Fief of Canelly, once held by William de Chesney (1284) and before him by the Le Canellys until the separation of Guernsey from French Normandy in 1204.

Feudal Courts still meet to this day as reported by the BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-27962557 

Commissioner Mentz, Seigneur of Fief Blondel et Eperons at the Steps of the Fief Court at the Church of St. Pierre Du Bois or St. Peter in the Wood

Seigneur of Fief Blondel, Commissioner Mentz meets lords spiritual and temporal and Governor of the Islands

Seigneur of Fief Blondel participates in Ancient Feudal Procession for Chief Pleas

Officers of a Fief - Here is the Example of The Fief de Blanchelande below:

The court of Fief de Blanchelande consists of senechal (or steward), four vavasseurs (jurats or vassals) and officers who include the greffier and his deputy (court clerks), a prevot (sheriff), a sergent (sergeant to serve summonses) and a grenetier (grain store-keeper) The court always met at least three times a year at Chief Pleas after Michaelmas, Christmas and Easter, although since the German Occupation this has reduced to the one Chief Pleas after Michaelmas. However, this sitting has continued the long tradition of having a court lunch immediately afterwards, at La Barbarie Hotel.  http://www.labarbariehotel.com/PDF/History.pdf 

Guernsey Feudal Lords and their Fiefs

The administration of a feudal manor has been regarded from two points; (1) the old view, which represented every- thing feudal as a grinding tyranny, whether from the king as supreme in the State, down to the lord of the manor ; (2) the modern view, which sees the power both of king or baron great, but not absolute. The king, the chief of the State, but regarded by his barons rather as chief among equals than as a superior. As the barons of Aragon said to their king — 4; We, each of whom is as good as you, all together better than you."*

So the feudal baron ruled his estate as chief among his principal tenants, who formed his court and administered justice under his representative, the seneschal. This system is clearly shown in the records of manor courts in England, and by the old " franchises " of our Guernsey Fief du Comte, the earliest copy of which dates from 1406. Here we find the seneschal, or president of the Manor Court, and the greffier, or clerk, appointed by the Lord of the Manor. The eight vavassors, or judges of the court, were the seigneurs of the eight principal frank-fiefs of the manor, who held their land  by suit of court. By the sixteenth century only three of these frank-fiefs retained hereditary seigneurs, namely those of Du Groignet, Du Pignon, and De Carteret, the two first  held by the Le Marchants, and the latter by a Blondel. These seigneurs served as vavassors either in person or by deputy chosen by themselves, subject to the approval of the Seigneur du Comte. The vavassors of the other five franc- fiefs, De Longues, Des Reveaux, Du Videclin, Des Grantes, and De La Court, were chosen by the lord of the manor, and presented by him to take oath before the Manor Court. They bore the title of seigneurs of the franc-fief they represented whilst acting as vavassors.

The next important officer, the prevot or grangier of the manor, whose duties in some measure corresponded with those of the prevot or sheriff of the Royal Court, was curiously chosen by the tenants of the thirty-two vellein bouvees of the manor. Two of these bouvees in turn choosing the prevot for the year. That this rather important officer, who also acted as receiver of the revenue of the manor, should have been elected yearly by the vellein tenants is a very interesting fact, one certainly quite contrary to the generally conceived notions on feudalism. The same custom prevailed in most of our Guernsey manors, with the exception of that of La Rosiere, belonging to the Seigneur d'Anneville, of which the " prevote " was hereditary in the family of Prey, who were considerable landowners near " Les Grandes Capelles."

There were also seven bordiers of Fief du Comte who held their lands called " bordages " by service of acting as police officers to the court. They had to attend its sittings, execute its orders, help the prevot in arresting tenants of the manor, and taking them to prison ; also in early times they had to assist him in receiving from the hands of the  king's officers, felons, tenants of the manor condemned to execution by the Royal Court, and hang them on the manorial gallows, otherwise the king and not the lord of the manor, got their escheats.  Citation

The Seigneurs and Dames of the Ancient Fiefs have been asked in 2022 to join the Court of Chief Pleas that is run by the Crown's Government.  All of the lords temporal and spiritual show up to the Ancient Royal Court to proclaim attendance. The Courts have existed since Guernsey was part of France over 800 years ago where the Courts were held at St. Michael in 1204.  These may be the oldest courts in the world still in operation. To  this day, the Royal Courts invite Seigneurs and Dames (Free Tenants) of the ancient Guernsey fiefs to pay suit to the court.  The Chiefs or Lord Seigneurs have been in existance in Guernsey for more than 800 years.  Year 1179 provides us with the key to many puzzles. It proves the existence of a Royal Court in Guernsey at that date, a curia regis presided over by a vicomte.

The Vicomte's Court was a feudal court in which the Seigneurs or tenants-in-chief of the Fiefs, the notables of the district, sat as assessors under the presidency of the vicomte as they sat in the courts of the Anglo-Norman Sheriffs of the period.

The oldest Courts of Guernsey can be traced back to the 9th century. The principal court is the Royal Court and exercises both civil and criminal jurisdiction. Additional courts, such as the Magistrate's Court, which deals with minor criminal matters, and the Court of Appeal, which hears appeals from the Royal Court, have been added to the Island's legal system over the years.

A projet de loi is the equivalent of a UK bill or a French projet de loi, and a law is the equivalent of a UK act of parliament or a French loi. A draft law passed by the States can have no legal effect until formally approved by Her Majesty in Council and promulgated by means of an order in council.[50] Laws are given the Royal Sanction at regular meetings of the Privy Council in London, after which they are returned to the islands for formal registration at the Royal Court. The States also make delegated legislation known as Ordinances (Ordonnances) and Orders (ordres) which do not require the Royal Assent.

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Fief Blondel is a Moiety of the Fief au Cannely

The Assize Rolls of 1309 and 1320, and a deed at Warwick Castle throw light on this last entry, as they show that Drouet de St Martin had married Guillemote, and Thomas de Vic, Lucie, daughters and co-heiresses of Sir Henry Le Canelly, Knight, Seigneur of Le Canelly, an important Guernsey manor which stretched over part of the parishes of Torteval, St Peter-in-the-Wood and St Saviour.

Henry de St Martin
Henry de St Martin, eldest son of Drouet, succeeded his father as Seigneur of Trinity. In 1315 he had a lawsuit with his brothers Drouet and Philippot, who claimed a share of the "franc fief de la Trinite" but were nonsuited by the Royal Court, who declared the manor was not divisible. At the Assizes held in Guernsey, 1309, Henry de St Martin and his brothers John, Drouet, Symon and Philip were summoned to declare before John Fresingfeld and his fellow justices, by what right they and Avice de Vic claimed aid from their tenants in the parishes of Torteval and St Peter-in-the-Wood, suit of court, the right of chase and court of their tenants.

The de St Martin brothers declared that Henry de St Martin and Avice de Vic held the inheritance of 'Le Kenele' between them, and Henry and Avice declared that, with the exception of the 'aid' which they did not claim, their ancestors had enjoyed these rights from time immemorial. Through some subsequent redivision of lands between the brothers, the de St Martin's share of Le Canelly went to Sire Symon de St Martin, Rector of St Saviour, Guernsey, sometime before the Assizes of 1320. St Martin and de la Court families - Jerripedia (theislandwiki.org)

Thus, "Suit of Court" was part of the moiety of Le Kenele or Fief au Cannely

Brief Description of the Norman Fief of Blondel and Eperons - Est. 1179

Commissioner George Mentz is the Seigneur of the Fief Blondel & Eperons of Normandy which is an 800 year old territory on the Norman Islands. From the great Viking Rollo to the present day of the rule of King Charles, these islands have allowed feudal law and courts on the fiefs and island shores. The Fief Blondel and Eperons and its Seigneur are registered directly with the Royal Courts of the Crown and The Duke of Normandy and King Charles. Much like the Seigneurs of Monaco, the lords of French Andorra, Sovereign Gozo of Malta, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), The Papal Monarch of the Vatican City, and The Lord of Sark, The ancient Fiefs in the Channel islands are recognized by both nobility law and international law.

Commissioner Dr. George Mentz was elevated as the 26th Free Lord & Seigneur of Fief of Blondel et L'Epersons) on the island of (Dgèrnésiais - Guernsey French) in Dec. 2017. Mentz also registered the fief direct with the courts using the feudal legal system of Conge and Tresieme which is the official way to transfer a fief from one noble leader or peer to another owner. The Fief of Thom. Blondel is One of the Last Great Private Fiefs in Europe to be privately owned where the lord owns the Beaches, Water, Foreshores and Seasteds including international Waters. In other local cultures, the free-lord Seigneur is known as a Frhr. Friherre in Sweden, a Frhr. Vrijheer in Dutch, and a Frhr. Friherre in Denmark.

The Lords of Fief Blondel et Eperons appear to be older than the Seigneurs of Monaco as the Grimaldi family settled in Monaco in 1297 and Fief Blondel is also older than ancient Sheikhdom of Kuwait, Kingdom of Moscovy Russia 1362, Kingdom of Spain 1479, Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Belgium. Fief Blondel may also be older than the Ottoman Empire, Habsburg Empire, and the Kingdom of Lithuania.

French: Le commissaire George Mentz est le seigneur du fief Blondel & Eperons de Normandie, un territoire vieux de 800 ans situé sur les îles normandes. Du grand Viking Rollo jusqu'à l'époque actuelle du règne du roi Charles, ces îles ont permis l'application du droit féodal et des tribunaux sur les fiefs et les côtes des îles. Le fief Blondel et Eperons ainsi que son seigneur sont enregistrés directement auprès des Cours Royales de la Couronne, du Duc de Normandie et du Roi Charles. Tout comme les seigneurs de Monaco, les seigneurs de la France, Andorre, le Souverain Gozo de Malte, l'Ordre Souverain Militaire de Malte (SMOM), le Monarque Papal de la Cité du Vatican et le Seigneur de Sark, les anciens fiefs des îles de la Manche sont reconnus à la fois par le droit de la noblesse et par le droit international.

Le commissaire George Mentz a été élevé au rang de 26ème Seigneur Libre et Seigneur du fief de Blondel et L'Epersons) sur l'île de (Dgèrnésiais - français de Guernesey) en décembre 2017. Mentz a également enregistré le fief directement auprès des tribunaux en utilisant le système juridique féodal de Conge et Tresieme, qui est la manière officielle de transférer un fief d'un noble leader ou pair à un autre propriétaire. Le fief de Thom. Blondel est l'un des derniers grands fiefs privés en Europe à être la propriété privée où le seigneur possède les plages, l'eau, les rivages et les estrades maritimes, y compris les eaux internationales. Dans d'autres cultures locales, le seigneur libre Seigneur est connu sous le nom de Frhr. Friherre en Suède, un Frhr. Vrijheer en néerlandais, et un Frhr. Friherre au Danemark.

Les seigneurs du fief Blondel et Eperons semblent être plus anciens que les seigneurs de Monaco car la famille Grimaldi s'est installée à Monaco en 1297 et le fief Blondel est également plus ancien que l'ancien émirat du Koweït, le royaume de Moscovy Russie 1362, le royaume d'Espagne 1479, le royaume de Bohème, le royaume de Belgique. Le fief Blondel pourrait également être plus ancien que l'Empire ottoman, l'Empire des Habsbourg et le royaume de Lituanie.

German: Kommissar George Mentz ist der Seigneur des Fiefs Blondel & Eperons der Normandie, das ein 800 Jahre altes Territorium auf den Normanneninseln ist. Von dem großen Wikinger Rollo bis zur heutigen Zeit unter der Herrschaft von König Charles haben diese Inseln feudales Recht und Gerichte auf den Lehen und Inselküsten ermöglicht. Das Fief Blondel und Eperons sowie sein Seigneur sind direkt bei den Königlichen Gerichten der Krone, dem Herzog der Normandie und König Charles registriert. Ganz ähnlich wie die Seigneurs von Monaco, die Herren von Frankreich, Andorra, dem Souveränen Gozo von Malta, dem Souveränen Militärorden von Malta (SMOM), dem päpstlichen Monarchen des Vatikanstaats und dem Herrn von Sark werden die alten Lehen auf den Kanalinseln sowohl vom Adelsrecht als auch vom Völkerrecht anerkannt.

Kommissar Dr. George Mentz wurde im Dezember 2017 zum 26. Freien Herrn & Seigneur des Fiefs von Blondel et L'Epersons) auf der Insel (Dgèrnésiais - Guernsey French) erhoben. Mentz registrierte das Lehen auch direkt bei den Gerichten unter Verwendung des feudalen Rechtssystems von Conge und Tresieme, das die offizielle Art und Weise ist, ein Lehen von einem adligen Führer oder Peer auf einen anderen Eigentümer zu übertragen. Das Fief von Thom. Blondel ist eines der letzten großen privaten Lehens in Europa, das privat besessen ist, wo der Herr die Strände, das Wasser, die Küsten und die Meeresstädte einschließlich der internationalen Gewässer besitzt. In anderen lokalen Kulturen ist der freie Herr Seigneur als Frhr. Friherre in Schweden, ein Frhr. Vrijheer im Niederländischen und ein Frhr. Friherre in Dänemark bekannt.

Die Herren des Fiefs Blondel et Eperons scheinen älter zu sein als die Seigneurs von Monaco, da sich die Familie Grimaldi 1297 in Monaco niederließ und das Fief Blondel auch älter ist als das alte Scheichtum Kuwait, das Königreich Moscovy Russland 1362, das Königreich Spanien 1479, das Königreich Böhmen, das Königreich Belgien. Das Fief Blondel könnte auch älter sein als das Osmanische Reich, das Habsburgerreich und das Königreich Litauen.

Italian: Il commissario George Mentz è il signore del Feudo Blondel & Eperons della Normandia, un territorio di 800 anni situato nelle isole normanne. Dal grande vichingo Rollo ai giorni nostri sotto il regno di Re Carlo, queste isole hanno permesso l'applicazione della legge feudale e dei tribunali sui feudi e sulle coste delle isole. Il Feudo Blondel ed Eperons e il suo signore sono registrati direttamente presso i Tribunali Reali della Corona, il Duca di Normandia e Re Carlo. Molto simili ai signori di Monaco, i signori della Francia, Andorra, il Sovrano Gozo di Malta, il Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta (SMOM), il Monarca Papale della Città del Vaticano e il Signore di Sark, gli antichi Feudi delle isole del Canale sono riconosciuti sia dalla legge nobiliare che dal diritto internazionale.

Il commissario Dr. George Mentz è stato elevato al rango di 26° Signore Libero & Signore del Feudo di Blondel et L'Epersons) nell'isola di (Dgèrnésiais - Guernsey French) nel dicembre 2017. Mentz ha anche registrato il feudo direttamente presso i tribunali utilizzando il sistema giuridico feudale di Conge e Tresieme, che è il modo ufficiale per trasferire un feudo da un nobile leader o pari a un altro proprietario. Il Feudo di Thom. Blondel è uno degli ultimi grandi feudi privati in Europa a essere di proprietà privata, dove il signore possiede le spiagge, l'acqua, le rive e le città marittime, comprese le acque internazionali. In altre culture locali, il Signore libero Seigneur è conosciuto come Frhr. Friherre in Svezia, un Frhr. Vrijheer in olandese e un Frhr. Friherre in Danimarca.

I Signori del Feudo Blondel et Eperons sembrano essere più antichi dei Signori di Monaco, poiché la famiglia Grimaldi si stabilì a Monaco nel 1297 e il Feudo Blondel è anche più antico dell'antico sceicco del Kuwait, del Regno di Moscovia Russia 1362, del Regno di Spagna 1479, del Regno di Boemia, del Regno del Belgio. Il Feudo Blondel potrebbe anche essere più antico dell'Impero Ottomano, dell'Impero degli Asburgo e del Regno di Lituania.

Spanish: El comisionado George Mentz es el Señor del Feudo Blondel & Eperons de Normandía, un territorio de 800 años en las Islas Normandas. Desde el gran vikingo Rollo hasta la actualidad bajo el reinado del Rey Carlos, estas islas han permitido la aplicación de la ley feudal y los tribunales en los feudos y las costas de las islas. El Feudo Blondel y Eperons y su Señor están registrados directamente en los Tribunales Reales de la Corona, el Duque de Normandía y el Rey Carlos. Al igual que los Señores de Mónaco, los señores de Francia, Andorra, el Soberano Gozo de Malta, la Orden Militar Soberana de Malta (SMOM), el Monarca Papal de la Ciudad del Vaticano y el Señor de Sark, los antiguos Feudos de las Islas del Canal son reconocidos tanto por la ley nobiliaria como por el derecho internacional.

El comisionado Dr. George Mentz fue elevado al rango de 26º Señor Libre y Señor del Feudo de Blondel et L'Epersons) en la isla de (Dgèrnésiais - Guernsey French) en diciembre de 2017. Mentz también registró el feudo directamente en los tribunales utilizando el sistema legal feudal de Conge y Tresieme, que es la forma oficial de transferir un feudo de un líder noble o par a otro propietario. El Feudo de Thom. Blondel es uno de los últimos grandes feudos privados en Europa en ser de propiedad privada, donde el señor posee las playas, el agua, las costas y las ciudades marítimas, incluidas las aguas internacionales. En otras culturas locales, el Señor libre Señor se conoce como Frhr. Friherre en Suecia, un Frhr. Vrijheer en holandés y un Frhr. Friherre en Dinamarca.

Los Señores del Feudo Blondel et Eperons parecen ser más antiguos que los Señores de Mónaco, ya que la familia Grimaldi se estableció en Mónaco en 1297 y el Feudo Blondel también es más antiguo que el antiguo jeque del Kuwait, el Reino de Moscovia Rusia 1362, el Reino de España 1479, el Reino de Bohemia, el Reino de Bélgica. El Feudo Blondel también podría ser más antiguo que el Imperio Otomano, el Imperio de los Habsburgo y el Reino de Lituania.