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- noun Plural form of
stannary .
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Examples
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His name was Simon Carfax, and he came as the captain of a gang from one of the Cornish stannaries.
Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004
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The first statutes of the stannaries that ever were printed were printed here: a 'Confirmation of the Charter perteynynge to all the tynners wythyn the co [= u] ty of Devonshyre wyth their Statutes also made at Crockeryntorre by the whole ass [= e] t and c [= o] set of al the sayd tynners' -- of the date 1510.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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In very early days the abbots were 'lessees of the Devonshire stannaries ... and controllers of the issues of royal mines in Devon and part of Cornwall,' says Dr. Oliver.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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This Prince 'much augmented the powers of the stannaries of
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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A sixth part of the gross produce may be reckoned the average rent of the tin mines of Cornwall, the most fertile that are known in the world, as we are told by the Rev.Mr. Borlace, vice-warden of the stannaries.
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The queen's favor developed into magnificent gifts of riches and honor, and Raleigh received various monopolies, many forfeited estates, and appointments as lord warden of the stannaries, lieutenant of the county of Cornwall, vice-admiral of Cornwall and Devon, and captain of the queen's guard.
England in America, 1580-1652 Lyon Gardiner Tyler 1894
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Cornewall and Exeter, and L. Warden of the stannaries in Deuon and Cornewall.
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VIRGINIA, DISCOWRED BY ENGLISMEN sent thither in the years of our Lorde 1585. att the speciall charge and direction of the Honourable SIR WALTER RALEGH Knigt Lord Warden of the stannaries in the duchies of Corenwal and Oxford who therin hath bynne fauored and auctorised by her
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His name was Simon Carfax, and he came as the captain of a gang from one of the Cornish stannaries.
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A sixth part of the gross produce may be reckoned the average rent of the tin mines of Cornwall, the most fertile that are known in the world, as we are told by the Rev.Mr. Borlace, vice-warden of the stannaries.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Adam Smith 1756
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