Stannaries
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This is the particular town where the Lord-Warden of the Stannaries always holds his famous Parliament of miners, and for stamping of tin.
From From London to Land's End and Two Letters from the "Journey through England by a Gentleman" by Morley, Henry
An interesting light is shed, by a speech of Sir Walter Raleigh's in Parliament, when Lord Warden of the Stannaries, on the men and their earnings.
From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson
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
When I was appointed private secretary to the First Lord of the Stannaries, I told my friend Whip Vigil that those were the terms on which I accepted office; and Vigil agreed with me.'
From The Three Clerks by Trollope, Anthony
He too is a monopolist of tin, as Lord Warden of the Stannaries.
From Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time by Kingsley, Charles
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