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The Mappa Mundi concedes Cornwall as separate and Dave Cole refers to the Stannaries or do you perhaps pay tribute to Gododdin or the Kingdom of Strathclyde?
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Stannaries, and he found that his duty in this capacity required him to assist the Government whip in making and keeping houses.
The Three Clerks 2004
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Stannaries always holds his famous Parliament of miners, and for stamping of tin.
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Stannaries always holds his famous Parliament of miners, and for stamping of tin.
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Stannaries always holds his famous Parliament of miners, and for stamping of tin.
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Careful instructions are sent as to the choice of watchmen for the beacons and their duties; and a brief note refers to a letter written by the Council to Sir Walter Raleigh, then Warden of the Stannaries, demanding the muster-rolls of the tinners, both horse and foot, 'who poured to war' as well from Dartmoor's as from 'Mendip's sunless caves.'
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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He was made 'Steward of all the King's Manours and Stannaries in the county of
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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Master Forester, besides being Lord Warden of the Stannaries.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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In the estimation of Henry VIII. he rose still higher; by that monarch he was made Lord Warden of the Stannaries, Lord Admiral of England and
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 548, May 26, 1832 Various
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Sir Walter left the Temple for the sea, then went to fight in Ireland, and at the time of the Armada he was Lord Warden of the Stannaries, and responsible for the companies of tinners, who had turned to soldiering.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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