Stannaries
Britishnoun
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Early in November 1600, Raleigh was in Cornwall, improving the condition of the tin-workers, and going through his duties in the Stannaries Court of Lostwithiel.
From Raleigh by Andrew Lang
This is still the principal town of the Stannaries, wherein the court is held relating to those causes.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 484, April 9, 1831 by Various
Nine years later, in 1534, the same press printed the Statutes concerning the Devonshire Stannaries or Tin Mines.
From Fine Books by Alfred W. (Alfred William) Pollard
As Lord Warden of the Stannaries his duties were to look after the interests of the tin-miners in Devonshire and Cornwall.
From Great Ralegh by Hugh de Selincourt
He was made 'Steward of all the King's Manours and Stannaries in the county of Cornwall,' and later on was appointed to other posts of importance.
From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Rosalind Northcote
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