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... HIGH STEWARD OF THE COUNTY Of Derby , HIGH STEWARD OF THE CORPORATION OF DERBY , D. C. L. & c . & c . MY LORD DUKE , A HISTORY of DERBYSHIRE has necessarily a claim upon the patronage of your Grace ; because that extensive influence ...
... HIGH STEWARD OF THE COUNTY Of Derby , HIGH STEWARD OF THE CORPORATION OF DERBY , D. C. L. & c . & c . MY LORD DUKE , A HISTORY of DERBYSHIRE has necessarily a claim upon the patronage of your Grace ; because that extensive influence ...
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... High Peak , in the county of Derby , and those in the forest of Mendip , in the county of Somerset , were the prerogative royal of the crown , and not the property of those who had by long custom worked them ; + but he permitted the ...
... High Peak , in the county of Derby , and those in the forest of Mendip , in the county of Somerset , were the prerogative royal of the crown , and not the property of those who had by long custom worked them ; + but he permitted the ...
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... High Peak , unto this time , save in a certain place there called Man Dale , in which place all buyers of ore , are prohibited to buy ore by the space of four years last past by the burghmaster . 11th . And for what cause the miners may ...
... High Peak , unto this time , save in a certain place there called Man Dale , in which place all buyers of ore , are prohibited to buy ore by the space of four years last past by the burghmaster . 11th . And for what cause the miners may ...
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... high as to heat the wire gauze red hot ; but on examining a lamp which has been in constant use for three months , and occasionally subjected to this degree of heat , I cannot perceive that the gauze cylinder of iron wire is at all ...
... high as to heat the wire gauze red hot ; but on examining a lamp which has been in constant use for three months , and occasionally subjected to this degree of heat , I cannot perceive that the gauze cylinder of iron wire is at all ...
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... high pressure under which it is assumed coal has been formed . All this , how- ever , is vague conjecture ; and hypothesis happily now receives but little attention or respect , and this dogmatism , in reference to the first creation of ...
... high pressure under which it is assumed coal has been formed . All this , how- ever , is vague conjecture ; and hypothesis happily now receives but little attention or respect , and this dogmatism , in reference to the first creation of ...
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1st lime 3rd lime 4th lime Alfreton Ashbourn Ashover Bakewell Barlborough Belper berwick borough aforesaid Breadsall Buxton canal Captayne Castleton cavern CHAP Chapel-en-le-Frith Chesterfield church clay coal formerly Colonell Gell colour common county of Derby Crich Cromford Dale Derbyshire Derwent died Doveridge Dronfield Duffield Earl Edward enemy Eyam feet Ferrars The King ffoott fforces Francis gent George Glossop grey grit Hathersage heirs and successors Henry de Ferrars Hill hundred inches ironstone July to August June to July King The King knight lands lead Levenot limestone Lord Major Mollanus March Matlock mayor and burgesses Middleton miles miners mines Monyash moor Nottingham places presents Ralph Fitzhubert Richard Ridge Robert rock Roger Samuel seig shale side Sir John Gell Staveley stone strata Thomas Ticknall Tideswell toadstone town Trent Westmin William William Peverel Wingerworth Wirksworth woods Wormhill yards yellow Yolgrave
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