Stannaries

/ ˈstænərɪz /

noun

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

Example Sentences

He writes in despair to the Prince, and Frederick sends kindly and reassuring messages in reply; but he was now ruined, and his last prospects vanished with the Prince of Wales, on whose death he was superseded in the Stannaries; this perhaps marks the date of his final catastrophe.

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As a reward he was appointed in 1742 Warden of the Stannaries.

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

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In 1201 King John issued a charter to the Stannaries.

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In 1305 the Cornish Stannaries were in part dissociated from those in Devon.

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