Stannaries
Britishnoun
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He was knighted in 1584, and made Warden of the Stannaries in 1585, and subsequently received many other profitable grants.
From State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) by Stephen, Harry Lushington, Sir
Nine years later, in 1534, the same press printed the Statutes concerning the Devonshire Stannaries or Tin Mines.
From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)
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 Lang, Andrew
He had become Warden of the Stannaries and Captain of the Guard.
From Spenser by Church, R. W. (Richard William)
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 Northcote, Rosalind
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