Stannaries
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He had become Warden of the Stannaries and Captain of the Guard.
From Spenser by R. W. (Richard William) Church
To hunt 'notable Jesuit knaves' and to sit on the granite judgment-seat of the Stannaries were well, but life offered more than this to Raleigh.
From Raleigh by Andrew Lang
There he held on various occasions his Court as Lord Warden of the Stannaries, and heard important suits.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
The particular iurisdiction is exercised by Constables, Stewards of Courts Barons, and Leets, Franchises, Hundreds, & Portreeues, & Maiors; of boroughs & corporations of the Stannaries, we haue spoken already.
From The Survey of Cornwall And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue by Richard Carew
As a reward he was appointed in 1742 Warden of the Stannaries.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
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