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Stannaries

British  
/ ˈstænərɪz /

noun

  1. a tin-mining district of Devon and Cornwall, formerly under the jurisdiction of special courts

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The Crown in May, 1599, had arrogated a right of preemption of tin in the Duchy of Cornwall, and had committed the management of the business to the Warden of the Stannaries.

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)

Not only was Ralegh Lord Warden of the Stannaries and Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, but he was also what Edwards calls Captain of Industry in Ireland.

From Great Ralegh by Selincourt, Hugh de

In 1198 appears a letter from the Warden of the Stannaries to the Justiciar.

From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

It is really, of course, a part of the Stannaries.

From First and Last by Belloc, Hilaire

He was Seneschal of the Duchies of Cornwall and Exeter, and held the wardenship of the Stannaries; and in 1586, as well as formerly in 1584, we find that he possessed a seat in Parliament.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)